Health and Safety Lead

Health & Safety Lead

Jackson Civil Engineering is dynamic, innovative and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Here at Jackson, we are a big believer that happy people do a good job and we are now looking to expand our QHSE Team!

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Lead to work as part of our QHSE Team, based out of our Head Office in Ipswich. Travelling to various sites is essential for this role so a full UK driving licence will be needed.

The main purpose of this role is to support the QHSE & Business Improvement Director with the day-to-day health & safety advice and support across the company.

Main Duties

• Supporting the QHSE & Business Improvement Director with both strategic and operational health & safety initiatives
• Leading operational health & safety support and being the key point of contact for operational health & safety matters
• Managing a team of health & safety advisors
• Promoting compliance with our QHSE policies and company procedures
• Leading on incident investigation and recommending actions to prevent recurrence
• Promoting a positive QHSE culture across the sites, seeking best practice at every opportunity
• Leading and supporting the development of company health & safety related procedures
• Working in partnership with our operations team
• Building excellent working relationships with our clients and partners
• Driving positive QHSE behaviours

Are you the person we are looking for?

The ideal Health & Safety Lead must hold a NEBOSH qualification, be a member of IOSH or IIRSM, and have in-depth knowledge and experience of health & safety. An ability to engage, influence and persuade at all levels is essential. A pragmatic approach to health & safety combined with excellent communication skills are essential for this role as you will be required to communicate with all operations at all levels across the business.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and forward-thinking health & safety professional to join a progressive team, so if you believe you have the desire and ability to succeed in this role, please apply.

Although the role is predominantly health & safety based, knowledge and experience of both Quality and Environmental systems and standards would be an advantage along with construction or civil engineering experience.

Excellent Benefits Package

We don’t just offer a great place to work with a supportive, family atmosphere. We also offer:

• Life assurance cover (4x annual salary)
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office and 2 at home)
• Company car and car allowance
• Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with an option of buying more holiday)
• Extensive training programmes
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform
• Free on-site parking
• Company social calendar
• Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
• A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career.
• 'The Great Escape' - leaving work early every Friday!

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our very best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please do let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within two weeks, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.