Senior Health and Safety Advisor

Carmichael are seeking an experienced Senior Health and Safety Advisor to join the team working on a major project based in Southwark, London.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Establish and provide leadership in best practice in safety, health and sustainability matters on the project




• Advise and support Directors, Managers and Supervisors to discharge their H&S responsibilities regarding their employees and others to whom they have a duty as defined by Legislation and Procedures




• Liaise with Client on a regular basis, being able to establish positive relationships and trust




• Lead on ad-hoc health and safety projects i.e. Improvement Plans, Supervisor Development Programmes etc etc as required by the Project Director and the Client




• Ensure management controls are in place so that all personnel are aware of their statutory duties and responsibilities and to provide advice as and when required




• Take a lead with site management teams to ensure compliance with all requirements stipulated by the team




• If required, lead junior H&S Advisors ensuring support is provided as required




• Contribute to a culture of “Everyone Home Safe and Healthy every day”




• Manage & carry out surveillance/ regular inspections / audits of sites and workplaces to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with the Policy, Procedures and the relevant Statutory Provisions. Where appropriate make recommendations for improvement.




• Follow up on any required outcomes from inspections that have been carried out on sites




• Lead, partake and oversee accident / incident investigations in accordance with the procedure and, analysing all data, making recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences




• Manage, collate & review H&S statistics on HMJV to identify trends and areas for improvement




• Develop and implement lessons learnt sessions, H&S campaigns and improvement plans in agreement




• Assist the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager in the development, organisation and delivery of the induction process; ensuring everyone has attended a Project Induction and HUB day




• Manage and where required be involved in the preparation & review of documents including H&S plans and procedures, method statements and those of 3rd parties




• Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Legislation, procedures and Contract Requirements




• Provide reports, presentations and information as directed




• Ensure compliance with all relevant Schedule of Partners KPIs




• Stop work at any time H&S elements of the works are in question

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Relevant H&S Membership at Senior Level (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH, IEMA, CQI)




• Extensive experience in a H&S role, preferably in tunnelling industry




• Solid understanding of the requirements of the ISO 9001, 14001 and BS OHSAS 18001 standards




• MS package knowledge (e.g Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, MS Project)




• Commercial and contractual awareness