Health & Safety Advisor - Fixed Term

The Marine Bulk Import Facility (MBIF) is a major temporary marine infrastructure project supporting the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast. The facility enables the delivery of large construction materials by sea and includes a 463m-long jetty, steel and precast structures, and a cantilevered traveller system (Cantitravel) for modular construction.

Key Project Features Relevant to Roles

• Construction Methodology: Marine piling, modular steel and precast concrete assembly, cantilevered traveller erection system.
• Workstreams: Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), Test Piling, and Main Works.
• Delivery Timeline: August 2025 – November 2026.
• Contract Model: NEC3 Option C – Target Cost with Activity Schedule.

Our Mission: Proud to create sustainable geotechnical solutions through Trust, Partnership and Excellence.

Our Values: In line with our Mission Statement, the main Values that shape our behaviours, unify us a team and help us build long lasting relationships with our clients are: TEC-TAC = Teamwork, Excellence, Creative, Trust, Accountability, Caring.

The Role

This is a 1-year fixed-term contract role working on a shift basis.

To assist the HSE Manager with the day to day management of the department will be the key function of the role and also provide support and advice to operational teams on all aspects of health and safety management, developing health and safety documentation, meeting legal, company and project standards and helping deliver a safety culture of continual improvement and delivering the highest standards. Understand the Clients and Regulators requirements to ensure their health and safety requirements are complied with and work with supply chain to ensure they meet their legal and contractual obligations. Support the site teams to eliminate, minimise and mitigate risk to protect the operational teams, project management, visitors and members of the public.

What You'll Be Doing

• Ensure that legal, contractual and procedural compliance is delivered
• Provide advice and support to operational management and teams on health and safety matters
• Work to parent company and projects codes of conduct and terms and conditions of employment
• To promote a positive culture across all levels of the team and challenge behaviours not consistent with the strategy and ethos
• To advise and support the project teams on their specific H&S duties, and provide guidance, monitoring and reporting on compliance with these responsibilities.
• To provide support to project site management and supervision to ensure that all operations and activities are effectively planned and undertaken in compliance with site and project HSE requirements.
• To provide the project team with competent advice on current HSE legislation applicable to the activities, any hazards present relevant to the scope of works
• To contribute towards building a positive team spirit on all H&S matters on the project.
• To actively challenge and report any unsafe actions and unsafe conditions.
• To ensure all enquiries from the project teams are dealt with accurately and promptly.
• Deliver suitable safety training programmes for all project personnel (including routine project inductions, toolbox talks and topic specific presentations as necessary to achieve the project goals).
• Participate in the regular reviews and updates of the project HSE management system via internal audits and with external accreditation bodies.
• Provide support to the site teams for internal and external audits.
• Maintain a visual presence on site and assist with coaching and mentoring of project personnel to ensure continuous improvements.
• Support the project management teams with the development and maintenance of project management, construction phase plans and project risk assessment and method statements.
• Undertake internal Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Audits to identify possible gaps within the management system.
• Initiate and oversee incident investigations by putting investigation teams together, deliver time bound investigations/reports, monitor the corrective actions and close outs and share the learning with the team.
• Maintain relationships with regulators, clients, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee the management of hazard and observation reporting on a project wide basis to ensure prompt feedback is given and actions are closed out.
• Ensure the health and safety management system is maintained in line with changing standards and legislation, customer and project requirements.
• Ensure on site compliance with Health, safety and environmental legislation and coach teams in applying controls and mitigations.
• Support the resources and project teams to deliver training in line with the competency matrix and requirements from the project HSE Action Plans.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturers to implement a PPE management system and ensure that all employees on site have appropriate PPE for their role.
• Support the HSE Manager to produce monthly reports from the Board and key stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Technician Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health working towards Chartered status/
• Member of International Institute of Risk & Safety Management
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate
• Managers and Professionals CSCS card
• A detailed knowledge of health and safety legislation, regulations and guidance.
• Construction and civil engineering industry experience and in particular CDM 2015
• A detailed knowledge of the risk assessment process.
• Effective computer skills; knowledge of the latest editions of Microsoft Office software and other company and discipline specific software applications.
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable:

• Knowledge of major civil engineering and geotechnical engineering terminology and processes
• Experience of deep foundations, piling techniques and processes
• Internal health and safety auditor qualification
• Experience of HAZID and HAZOPs and working through to delivery
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent2
• Accident Investigation Training
• Experience of working in a marine environment

Why Bachy Soletanche?

When you join the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you’re part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground‑breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction.

As well as being part one of the largest specialist geotechnical contractor and working in a collaborative environment, we offer:

• Discretionary annual bonus (based on personal/project performance)
• Company car scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (min. 5% company contribution)
• Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation)
• Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25-days annual leave + Bank Holidays per year (increasing with service)
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Paid annual professional memberships
• Volunteering days
• Professional growth and development

Bachy Soletanche is committed to equal opportunities in employment with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity.