Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ) Advisor

This role offers a unique chance to make a significant impact within an organisation committed to advancing its Health and Safety culture, with unwavering support from senior leadership. As a company that has demonstrated consistent year-on-year growth, it continually opens up exciting new opportunities for its employees to thrive and grow alongside it.

Assured Safety Recruitment is delighted to be working alongside a well-established and expanding provider of utilities and infrastructure support services as they enhance their Health & Safety team.

The Role

This role will involve managing various projects across the region. You will be tasked with offering guidance and support to ensure compliance with SHEQ management systems and legislative requirements. Through effective communication, you will help promote a positive safety culture and work towards achieving health and safety excellence.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Champion and support SHEQ across the organisation, and project sites under your responsibility.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, management systems, and risk controls that minimise risks and nurture a positive SHEQ culture.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders, as well as supporting clients to plan, assess, and meet SHEQ targets and objectives, while encouraging continuous improvement and assisting in the execution of the Occupational Health and Safety Plan.
• Conducting site visits to monitor performance, providing feedback through audit and inspection reports, and advising on corrective actions to address any non-conformances.
• Building and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including operational management teams, employees, and external partners.
• Attending client SHEQ forums when necessary, acting as a representative for the business.
• Assisting in the preparation of RAMS, Job Packs, and delivering briefings to employees and contractors, including supporting the development of Construction Phase Plans.
• Assisting operational management teams with client, project, and subcontractor pre-start meetings/workshops to ensure work is effectively planned and executed safely.
• Offering guidance, support, and advice to operational management teams.
• Leading accident/incident investigations.
• Carrying out audits and assisting in the execution of SHEQ assurance audits.

About you:

• You will hold the NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent as a minimum Health & Safety qualification.
• Proven experience in Health & Safety within Construction, Power or Utilities related sectors.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative approach.
• Must have a UK driving license and be prepared to travel.

Assured Safety Recruitment are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company operating across the UK. We recruit all roles in the Health and Safety industry including Health and Safety Advisor, Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director, and HSE, HSEQ, SHEQ, QHSE, EHS positions.

Once we have received your details, we will be in touch within 14 days if your application has been successful for the role. Wherever possible we do try to contact all of our applicants directly, however sometimes due to a large volume of applicants this isn’t always possible. If you have not been contacted within 14 days of applying, unfortunately this means your application has not been successful, but we may keep your details on file for future opportunities.