Health & Safety Consultant Glasgow, Derby, London, York or Bristol Permanent Office/Home Hybrid Working Do you want to be part of a business that says 'No' to fossil fuel projects?
Can you contribute to our growth?
Are you qualified to the level of NEBOSH Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health & Safety?
Then, join us to shape a safe and sustainable world.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow To support growth within our business through recent project wins, we are looking for a Health & Safety Consultant to join us.
Working on a range of Infrastructure and Energy projects, you'll collaborating with our project team and JV partners to support delivery of Health, Safety & Wellbeing requirements across the project.
Your key responsibilities will be: Working with our H&S team to support HSW across the wider business Undertaking monitoring of project activity for compliance with H&S legislation, client standards and management systems and procedures and raise concerns to the appropriate level as required Delivering Health & Safety training to project staff as required, to ensure sound understanding of the principles, regulations and relevant COWI UK processes Providing support and guidance to the design and onsite teams for them to plan, coordinate and monitor site project work, considering the principles of prevention Implementing actions to transform our approach to HSW through the full project & infrastructure lifecycle Supporting our project and office locations– HSE Planning, Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Work Supporting the review and assessment of competency (skills, knowledge, experience and organisational capability) of external designers, consultants and contractors being considered for appointment on the project, as appropriate Participating in accident/incident investigations on site and brief lessons learnt Reporting findings to the COWI UK Senior Leadership Team where concerns arise or where improvements should be made to current procedures to improve HSW Acting as an ambassador to demonstrate to external bodies the proficiency of COWI UK HSW capabilities Undertaking site audits and inspections Promoting best practice in all elements of Health, Safety & Wellbeing both internally and externally Your skills.
Our team.
Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers.
Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises.
And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you'll have: Experience working within a HSE team, ideally in the Engineering/Tunnelling/Wind sector A knowledge of Health and Safety in Construction and a relevant qualification, such as NEBOSH Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health and Safety HSE Chartership or as a minimum have a Cert.
IOSH level or similar accreditation and be working towards full chartership Sound knowledge of national H&S legislation The ability to influence teams to adopt the highest Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards A clear understanding of how health and safety is monitored through the design process to construction, maintenance, end use and demolition Experience of facilitating HAZID/HAZOP workshops An enthusiastic presence in external HSW forum groups and professional organisations Experience of the audit process and have an ability to identify and express areas of concern The ability to demonstrate management and coordination skills to motivate and influence internal and external teams Good English communication skills, including writing, proofing, and editing with an eye for detail