H&S Advisor

Would you like to be part of Vital Energi's Strategy of Growth? Our Energy and Asset Management activities provide Operation and Maintenance (O&M) support to customers across the UK, and we are looking for a H&S Advisor to support our teams working across London and the surrounding regions.

Ideally, you will have experience in providing proactive H&S support in a similar multi-site, high-hazard operational environment, and be comfortable in engaging teams to positively identify and manage risks. You will be able to act as a point of technical advice for operational teams and have experience of risk control methodologies such as permit to work systems and isolations, and be able to critically review risk assessments and method statements to ensure foreseeable risks have been fully identified and effective mitigation strategies are in place.

If you would like to work for an organisation that values health and safety, and be able to make a positive impact across a broad range of locations and activities, then we'd love to hear from you.

The Role:

• Work collaboratively with Energy and Asset Management teams to ensure an organisational approach to health and safety is implemented to a consistently high standard.
• Taking a risk-based approach when determining solutions and initiatives; giving priority to high-risk and complex situations to ensure site-based personnel are following VE policies and HSE regulations.
• Use specific knowledge and understanding to partner and provide insightful, timely challenge to colleagues and contractors/others in respect to managing H&S risks at project/site level applying the Principles of Prevention across all work activities in order to promote safe working environment/practices.
• Guide health and safety activities implemented by operational line managers and supervisors promoting early identification of potential hazards during the work planning stages, supporting the development of mitigation and response plans that reduce the likelihood of incidents and injuries.
• Ensure Energy and Asset Management teams are evaluating RAMS submitted by delivery partners to ensure working practices that are safe and comply with legislation.
• Carry out regular (monthly) inspections of work activities and locations to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented, determine whether hazards present have been satisfactorily identified and advise on safe operational practices which identify and take into account all controls needed to overcome relevant hazards present in the working environment to ensure so far as is reasonably practicable a hazard-free work environment.
• Keep records of inspection findings and produce reports that recognise areas of good practice and suggest improvements where appropriate.
• Work with Energy and Asset Management teams to review risk assessments for all high-risk and complex works supporting approval of subcontractors' safety plans for lifting and slinging, work at height, work in confined spaces and temporary works.
• Provide managers with advice on training requirements for employees on health and safety issues/risks.
• Ensure a timely and effective response to H&S incidents, conducting incident investigations to gather evidence necessary to identify the cause of incident and injuries to determine root causes, documenting findings and recommendations to prevent a re-occurrence.
• In conjunction with the H&S Manager, drive related health and safety projects, working with team members and as appropriate other colleagues to effect change as a result of incidents, injuries or recognised trends.
• Engage with Energy and Asset Management teams to ensure all employees receive a suitable and sufficient H&S induction, recording competency and identifying any special requirements for training associated with role/responsibilities.
• Support Energy and Asset Management teams to ensure employees receive weekly (minimum) toolbox talks and briefings on a mix of Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental topics.
• Facilitate employee engagement and participation through site safety committees and regular communication meetings including participative works planning for high-risk and complex works and working with the Energy and Asset Management team to respond to any employees' site safety concerns.
• Support registration and removal of hazardous (Special) waste and other waste streams from work sites.
• Help maintain safety standards in respect of emergency response; helping carry out drills and exercises to help manage emergencies.
• Work closely with appointed Occupational Health administrator to ensure fit for work certificates are in place for employees where required.
• Monitor H&S performance through the collection and dissemination of H&S performance data and monthly reporting, providing feedback to the Energy and Asset Management team and the H&S Manager.
• Assist in delivery of audit programmes to ensure compliance with management systems prompted under ISO 9001, 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
• Maintain a focus on delivering advisory support to enable operations to meet or exceed environmental and quality expectations.
• Assist the Energy and Asset Management team with the preparation, maintenance and handover (on project completion) of the Health & Safety file to the client.

The Person Skills and Experience:

• Whilst we will consider applicants on the basis of experience, the ideal candidate will also have at least NEBOSH Certificate (essential) in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH Diploma or similar preferred).
• Externally accredited internal auditor qualification (14001/18001/9001).
• Membership of recognised Professional body (e.g. OSH, IIRSM, IEMA).
• A full UK driving licence.

Applications will be processed within 28 days of receipt. If you have not heard from us within this time period it will mean that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest in Vital Energi.

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital status, physical disability or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Applicants must have the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment, without the need for sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to support visa sponsorship or employ individuals with time-limited permission or conditions attached to their right to work in the UK.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third-party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.