HSE Advisor

We are now seeking a HSE Advisor to join busy HSE Team. The successful candidate will be part of our Local Public Services HSE Team, focusing primarily on the Glasgow University Projects, monitoring the delivery of effective HSE, business systems, risk management and resilience.

This is an on-site role based out of Glasgow University. This is a 12 month FTC contract. We’re truly committed to building a diverse and representative workforce and as part of our strategic plans we are aiming to accelerate gender and ethnic representation in leadership. As such we would particularly welcome applications from people who are female and/or are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

What you’ll be doing :

• You will be accountable for all Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) related activities within your respective Business Unit as directed by the Senior Manager – Health and Safety .

• You are responsible for all ensuring that all sites and field workers within your Business Unit are compliant with HSE requirements.

• You will manage HSE Champions to ensure implementation and sustainment of the Capita HSE Policy, HSE Standard and HSE Management System.

• You will ensure appropriate reporting and investigation of all RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) reportable events, incidents and HIPo’s (High Potential Near Misses) in your BU, as well as identify corrective actions and track to completion.

• You will communicate the HSE Policy, HSE Standard and HSE Management System to the appropriate levels within your Business Unit, ensuring all positions are aware of their responsibilities for all HSE requirements.

• You will undertake site assurance events and raise corrective actions, tracking to completion, to ensure implementation and sustainment against the company HSE Management System.

• You will prepare and disseminate appropriate HSE reports for the Group Risk & Assurance committee, your Business Unit Senior Leadership Team, line managers and employees.

• You will ensure CASPER is updated regularly and ensure HSE requirements are completed in a timely manner.

• Circa 5 years’ experience in Health and Safety

• Experience in Construction, Electrical/Mechanical installation preferred

• Solid understanding of CDM – Construction Design Management Regulations 2015.

• Experience in Accident Investigation

• NEBOSH General or NEBOSH Construction Certificate.

• CSCS card:

• Experience in health and safety auditing, risk management, governance and business processes within the construction or outsourcing sector.

• Ability to provide competent HSE guidance, to all levels.

• Advanced MS Excel Skills, Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

• A competitive basic salary of up to £45,000

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27 ) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Auto-enrolment to our company pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

At Capita, we’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, we want to hear from you if you’d like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you to discuss. For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team – CPScareers@capita.com