HSEQ Advisor in Belfast

Lagan MEICA Ltd (part of the Lagan Specialist Group) is now recruiting for an HSEQ Advisor. Lagan MEICA Limited is part of the Lagan Specialist Group (£300m turnover business) providing specialist contracting services across the globe. Lagan MEICA Ltd is a leading specialist in process, mechanical, electrical, and automation engineering, delivering comprehensive design, installation, and commissioning services for new-build water and wastewater treatment plants. With a broad range of in-house expertise, we offer fully integrated turnkey solutions setting us apart from the competition. We are proud to be an Investors in People Platinum organisation, recognising our values and commitment to being a great place to work.

Due to continued growth and sustaining new and exciting projects, the position of HSEQ Advisor has become available in Lagan MEICA Ltd, to work alongside our HSEQ Manager.

What you’ll do:

• Support all projects and departments to meet the requirements of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Management systems.
• Support the organisation on the CDM requirements on large scale projects, ensuring requirements are met and sufficient governance completed.
• Provide input into the development, delivery, and maintenance of effective and proactive strategies for managing HSEQ risks, and for improving performance.
• Provide advice on HSEQ matters for project teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with HSEQ legislation, standards and company procedures.
• Assist in developing and implementing site specific HSEQ plans and risk assessments.
• Support the development and delivery of internal/external training to operational teams (and other parties, where required).
• Support the Senior operational managers and project teams on a broad range of HSEQ issues, helping them to embed policy and process where appropriate.
• Conduct and review investigations and reports, providing technical advice to operational teams in the investigation and resolution of accidents and incidents.
• Carry out and oversee internal and site-based audits and ensure safety alerts are delivered.
• Produce and communicate safety alerts / toolbox talks to promote learning and prevention.
• Reporting on KPIs and HSEQ statistics, identifying trends and advising on action required.
• Support operational teams in measuring the effectiveness of HSEQ policy implementation through inspection/audit, the review of appropriate performance measures, and by contributing to the monthly HSEQ (and operational) reporting cycle.
• Provide intelligence to the business on existing / emerging HSEQ legal requirements and sector/client-specific standards.
• Support environmental responsibilities to drive compliance and continuous improvement.
• Monitor our contractors and identify key improvement areas.

What you’ll bring:

• Ideally you will come from an HSEQ background and work well under minimal supervision within a team.

Essential Criteria:

• Qualification in a relevant subject related to construction health and safety management (e.g., NEBOSH Certificate) or equivalent qualifications/experience.
• Experience in working within confined space entry and controls.
• Experience revolving around working at height controls and management.
• Proven experience in implementation of HSEQ Management Systems.
• Sound working knowledge of HSEQ law, and relevant sector specific HSEQ standards in relation to construction/building, or M&E.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Full valid driving license.

Our Values:

Our values are important to how we run our business. We have been awarded Platinum Investors in People in recognition of our people management practices and investment in learning and development. We are therefore looking for candidates that can demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values and continue with our culture of putting people first: Caring, Trust, Respect, Fun, Open & Honest, Safety.

How we’ll reward you:

In return, we offer a competitive salary plus a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programs, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities.

Our Core Benefits Include:

• Generous Annual Leave allowance, increasing by one day in each of your first five years.
• Ability to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave.
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme potential up to 10%.
• Pension Contributions through Salary Sacrifice.
• Life Assurance Scheme four times annual salary.
• Health Cash Plan discounted Health & Wellbeing services, including optical, dental and physio.
• Paid Membership fees of a relevant Institution or Professional Body.
• Cycle to Work Scheme spread the cost and save on a new bicycle or cycling equipment.
• Subsidised Gym Membership and use of our private Company Gym at Head Office in Belfast.
• Employee Assistance Program access 24/7 GP, Legal Advice and Counselling Helpline.
• Learning & Development opportunities.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay.
• Annual Volunteer Day to support your choice of volunteering activity.

Your application:

At Lagan Specialist Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we want you to know that we’ll work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support we’ll do whatever we can to help.

Lagan Specialist Group are an equal opportunities employer - We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.