Health and Safety Advisor

calfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplined construction and property consultancy. We provide a definitive range of services to the UK building and construction industry covering civil and structural engineering; chartered building and quantity surveying; project management; architecture and master planning; mechanical and electrical engineering; sustainability; fire consultancy; building information modelling (BIM); and health and safety.

Position

This is an exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Consultant to grow their career in our busy Health and Safety team.

You'll be expected to provide a professional service to clients and project teams, assisting them in discharging their duties under Health and Safety legislation, CDM regulations and wider industry guidance. You'll also be working with the Senior Team to support the application of health and safety policies and procedures within the organisation.

What you'll be doing:

1. Carrying out CDM services relating to the role of Principal Designer, Principal Designer Advisor and Client Advisor role.
2. Liaising with the business and our clients in assisting with discharging health and safety duties.
3. Monitoring the progression of projects and administering as required.
4. Supporting in the delivery of presentations on CDM or Health & Safety related subjects to interested parties, including internal CPD.
5. Carrying out assessments, and general Health and Safety consultancy where requested.
6. Assisting in the production of health and safety procedures for the company when requested.
7. Carrying out construction site and workplace H&S inspections and audits.
8. Administration tasks including report writing and taking minutes.

What you'll need:

Qualifications

1. You will be qualified or working towards your NEBOSH Certificate (Construction or General).
2. You will be qualified or working towards technical membership of IOSH, full membership of IIRSM and a registered member of APS.

Knowledge

1. Good technical knowledge, good communication skills and have a clear understanding of CDM 2015, health and safety legislation and the requirements of the Building Safety Act.
2. A knowledge of building construction/construction site activities and an appetite for learning more.
3. An understanding of Risk Assessment, the Hierarchy of Control, the (H&S) responsibilities of an employer and the CDM Duties of the Principal Designer and the Client.

Skills

1. Able to work with the minimum of supervision.
2. Strong attention to detail.
3. Experience of writing good quality reports.
4. Capable of working with figures and general mathematics.
5. Proficient in the use of basic Microsoft software (Word, Excel, MS Project etc).
6. Good communicator (both written and verbal). Good people skills.
7. Team Worker who is also able to work on own initiative.

Our values:

1. Collaboration: Being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential.
2. Authenticity: Being true to ourselves and others and celebrating our differences.
3. Giving Back: Recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact.
4. Excellence: Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do.
5. Support: Providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our people.
6. Integrity: Being honest and doing the right thing.

Our Vision

To be identified as a trusted client advisor; national in reach, local in service and selected for our quality and expertise in the built environment.

Our values are integral to everything we do and are reflective of our interaction with each other, our clients, our wider stakeholders and how we approach our work and present ourselves.

Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver the best results and are ultimately why our clients choose to work with us time and time again.

If you are aligned to our values and are a talented and commercially minded please apply, or if this job isn’t quite right for you but you would like to start or progress a career within construction consultancy, please send us your CV for one of our future roles.

Training and Development

We are proud to hold the Investors in People Gold award and of our offerings for Leadership and Management Development. Our IIP awards confirm our commitment to developing our people and we are keen to assist individuals in developing work-related professional interests. The Practice takes training seriously, providing practical and financial assistance to all eligible personnel.

calfordseaden is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to and support the principles of equality of opportunity in employment, training and service delivery.