Site Safety & Health Specialist

Description:

Site Safety & Health Specialist

The Site Safety & Health Specialist will support the site project management team to deliver project specific Safety & Health management, leadership, and advice at the field location. This position will create and implement safety policies, procedures, processes and plans to ensure a safe, healthy, and incident-free work site in a heavy construction, high compliance environment.

To support all site operations with health, safety, and compliance to ensure that the planned work is delivered safely and on time, and to standard. Provide support and guidance to members of the site management and delivery team on your allocated projects and support the UK Health & Safety Manager with the implementation and development of all policies, procedures, processes, and plans.

Complete all necessary internal reporting to a high standard and lead by example when interfacing with external parties such as clients, project stakeholders, consultants, subcontractors, enforcement agencies, local planning authorities & statutory bodies.

Ideally the individual should have experience of working in live substations or on new substation builds.

Duration

12 months with likelihood to extend beyond

Job Duties

Understand Health, Safety and Environmental (SHE) Policies and Processes and statutory requirements and ensure the requirements are implemented at a project and site level.

Communicate, reinforce, and champion the ‘Safety First’ approach.

Support project teams in the development of project Health & Safety construction plans and arrangements, and review to drive continual improvement.

Monitor project risk registers to ensure design and construction risks are captured, managed, and mitigated.

Provide project and site management with advice on the prevention of incidents.

Lead on data collation for SHE KPI’s including any client specific measures and put in place plans to meet objectives and targets.

Support safety by design concepts, working with construction and engineering design teams.

Work with the H&S Manager to develop, manage, implement, and monitor conformance with the Safety, Health, and Environmental Management System.

Establish, manage, and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including customers, clients, local authorities, enforcement agencies, impacted communities and other interested parties.

Undertake site visits, inspections, and audits to help assure compliance to CDM and other HS&E legislation.

Coordinate with the operational team to ensure actions are delivered. Track actions resulting from audits and inspections through to completion.

Review and provide guidance on the preparation of safe systems of work, Risk, Assessments and Method Statements

Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis and reporting of SHE performance. Utilise data to highlight areas for further consideration, evaluation, and intervention.

Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents.

Prepare and deliver health & safety training/briefings.

Promote and capture good practice and harness innovation.

Set standards and lead by example.

Maintain own professional development, knowledge, and competency in relation to Health, Safety and Environmental Management and responsibilities.

Deputise for the Environmental Advisor when they are not on site.

Assist with the onboarding of project and site personnel making sure they receive inductions and check that they have suitable competencies and provisions for their activities.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ experience in a construction environment, including: strong knowledge of electricity networks construction, HSE and IOSH Standards.

Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a construction environment, including: strong knowledge of electricity networks construction, HSE and IOSH Standards.

Full driving licence

Strongly Recommended

Working Knowledge of Electricity in Construction, (Cabling, Transmission, sub stations),

Good knowledge of data analysis & risk assessment

Strong organisational skills

Good working knowledge of CDM Regulations

Understanding of Incident Investigation Techniques

Desirable

NEBOSH Diploma

Chartered or working towards chartership of a relevant professional Institution (e.g. IOSH etc.).

National Grid Person Training

Skills / experience

Experience of delivering presentations, training etc.

The ability to thrive in pressure situations.

Proactive and pragmatic approach

The ability to empathise, communicate and influence stakeholders and the project team.

Excellent organisational, communication and time management skills.

A passion for Health & Safety improvement and sustainable outcomes.

Be able to work on own initiative.

Computer literate.

Physical Requirements Site based role. Must have the ability to safely manoeuvre around a construction site including uneven and rough terrain on foot for up to 10 hours per day.

For the office element they must have the ability to use repetitive hand motion and the ability to grasp and type using general office equipment. Must be able to sit for long periods of time, talk, hear, walk, and stand. Must be able to lift and or move up to 10 pounds.

Cognitive Requirements Requires the ability to collect, analyse and assess information to make decisions. Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment and solve problems; the ability to organise and prioritise responsibilities; the ability to read and apply financial and quantitative analysis; the ability to articulate and speak in front of others; good interpersonal skills; the ability to work under stressful situations, good cognitive skills, ability to maintain accuracy in work, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time. Must have the ability to understand and apply written/verbal instructions and the ability to delegate instructions.

Schedule and Work Activities

40 hours a week with possibility of additional hours based upon project needs, work schedule based upon project needs, working on project site locations, with the possibility of changing locations frequently, travel required.

Travel

Ability to travel nationally is required for the role. Level of travel may vary over time depending on project and client requirements.

The individual should be able to book and arrange all their own travel and accommodation