Senior Construction Safety Consultant - London or Birmingham

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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Delivering high quality services for large national infrastructure projects and frameworks, working for blue chip clients and public sector. Responsible for growing workload with regard to bidding and proposal writing, local resource deployment and managing infrastructure projects with existing and new clients. Working across all sectors as opportunities arise, including those within WSP supporting our own internal design teams, as well as wider external facing UK and international projects as appropriate. Being responsible for the management and delivery of key account. Providing project technical leadership and quality assurance for CDM roles and safety assurance services.

YOUR TEAM

We are a national team of health and safety professionals that manage and deliver construction safety and business safety assurance services to both internal and external clients across the UK and internationally. Working in the London or Birmingham team, you will be working for internal WSP teams, both local and central government bodies and large blue-chip organisations across the country. Our client base includes blue chip, national infrastructure, leading developers, and government organisations. Our client base continues to grow based on the services and quality we deliver. The culture of our team is inclusive ensuring these opportunities to develop in progress or afforded to all team members based on ambition, performance, and delivery.

It’s a cliché that often gets banded around but working for WSP and within the construction safety and safety assurances team means that no two days are quite the same. We work in a fast-paced competitive environment that provides challenge to our consultants but also both personal and career rewards working on some of the biggest and most prestigious projects and properties in the country.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate:

• Extensive experience of working in a consultancy environment delivering construction and business assurance services.
• Experience of managing and developing junior team members.
• Delivery of both CDM duties and support services as both the Designer and the Client.
• Delivered audits and inspections with regards to premises and management system compliance with excellent technical capability with a successful record of delivery.
• Experience of undertaking management system reviews, audits and development.
• Assisted with the development of commercial/bid proposals and project set up.
• Relevant academic qualifications and appropriate institution membership/s to demonstrate appropriate skills and knowledge to deliver the role.
• Are a good communicator able to manage projects and people within both a team and project environment.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world. With us, you can apply today.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Work-life balance: At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community. Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
• Inclusivity & Diversity: We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
• Health & Wellbeing: We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme. Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
• Flex your time: To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day. We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
• Your development: We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.