Construction Health & Safety Advisor in London

GHPC is interested to hear from experienced Construction Health & Safety Advisors who have appropriate construction knowledge and membership of a relevant professional institution, who would be interested in joining our team to assist us in delivering a quality service to clients throughout the Midlands of England, and across the United Kingdom.

Who are we?

GHPC Group Ltd is a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy covering the whole of the UK. We offer an integrated development solution to the construction industry from an experienced team of Chartered Surveyors, Principal Designers, CDM Experts and Defects Claims Experts. Our extensive professional expertise allows us to have a very realistic view of the development process; as such, we are trusted partners to many UK based developers and clients, able to provide our clients with a value-added, quality service for a flexible & workable price, allowing them to use us as much as they need. We are committed to being our best, every single day!

The Role

We are looking to appoint a Construction H&S Advisor to join our team to provide high-quality Health & Safety advisory services to clients across the UK. Representing the company as a key client contact, you will be responsible for managing your own projects, being the key interface between members of client teams in relation to health & safety matters and providing H&S advice to project teams, including assisting client teams to identify, eliminate and control foreseeable risks. All of this will assist the clients to deliver projects in-line with their remit, programme and budget.

On a day to day basis, this role will involve:

• Producing high-quality information and advice as required (including carrying out SHE and compliance inspections and preparing the required reports within 24 hours).
• Reviewing Construction Phase Plans, Method Statements and Risk Assessments, and providing H&S advice.
• Liaising with project contacts, managing the information flow required, managing project admin (including company project budget management, organising client purchase orders and submitting invoicing).
• Providing support to the wider team.

You will take part in weekly team meetings, regular client project meetings, and regularly visit client sites to carry out site inspections.

The successful candidate should have previous experience of acting as a Construction Health & Safety Advisor in order to fulfil this position, and must also have current membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) with minimum designation of Tech IOSH, together with excellent IT skills. A thorough, excellent understanding of the health, safety & environmental legislation is also essential, including the Health & Safety at Work Act, the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations and specifically, the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015.

You will also have excellent knowledge of the built environment and construction processes with significant experience of working in the construction industry and an excellent understanding of construction and site health & safety good practice and the ability to interface with Site Management on H&S issues. An existing Health & Safety qualification is essential - preferably NEBOSH Diploma and/or NEBOSH Construction Certificate.

You may also have...

The following would be desirable for the right candidate:

• A degree or equivalent in a Built Environment subject and/or membership of other relevant professional bodies (MCABE, MCIOB, RIBA, MRICS, MAPM, MIStructE, MICE, CEng, etc).
• NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate or equivalent.
• CMIOSH Accreditation.
• Previous experience of working as a CDM Advisor and Principal Designer.
• Previous experience of delivering training and preparing & delivering presentations.

You’re going to be an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with a generally flexible attitude and a general commitment to do what it takes to get the job done. You’ll be relatively self-sufficient and able to work independently and unsupervised but enjoy working with the wider team. You’ll have the ability to build great relationships, establish good working rapport and communicate effectively with clients and site staff at all levels, being able to handle difficult situations with diplomacy.

Physical Requirements

Being out on-site regularly will mean you will need to be physically able to move around a construction site safely, climbing ladders, accessing scaffolding and potentially working at height. GHPC will of course supply you with all the PPE you need to do this safely, you just need to supply common sense, a careful approach and the energy you need to get around site!

Anything else?

To do this job effectively you will need to be extremely IT literate and competent, being a highly experienced user of general Microsoft Office software and mobile phone software and operating systems. Since your job will rely on communication & co-ordinating audit trail, you will need to have excellent English language skills as well as excellent report writing and communication skills with a high level attention to detail and ability to maintain a suitable audit trail using the company's systems. You will be exceptionally well organised and have the ability to prioritise workload and the flexibility to multi-task. Smart (business appropriate) appearance, discreet nature, common sense approach to business and client requirements and the ability to quickly and accurately read situations is essential.

And it goes without saying, you will need a full-clean driving licence since the post will require you to travel regularly - you will also need to have a roadworthy vehicle for business use that is suitable for all journeys to client offices, project and site meetings.

Don’t be put off if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements above! If you’re not sure whether you could be considered for the position, send us your CV and tell us a bit about yourself anyway - we are always keen to hear from people who have the drive and ambition to take control of their own careers and bring loyalty, commitment and quality to GHPC.