Location: Based in Sunbury, some travel maybe required to other locations such as London

We are currently looking for a Health and Safety Advisor for our client based in Sunbury, North London. This role will be reporting to the Senior Control of Works within the Engineering team. The role will be to manage the safety of all works across site, to issue permits for disciplines including hot works, working at height, excavation etc, and provide health and safety guidance to the technical, facilities and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor all high and low risk activities carried out on site where they will be required to liaise with contractors, project managers, engineering, and soft services team.
• Building permits on the electronic permit system.
• Issuing permits for high-risk activities such as working at height, ground disturbance, hot works etc.
• Reviewing risk assessments and method statements providing comments back to work owners and contractors.
• Writing risk assessments and method statements for the Engineering team.
• Liaising with contractors and work owners on a daily basis.
• Conducting daily work safety audits.
• Undertaking regular job-related training such as management of work at heights, hot works, management of confined spaces etc.
• Working with a team of 2 other Control of Works.

Candidate requirements

• Very good understanding of health and safety regulations and guidance for disciplines such as working at heights, hot works, lifting operations etc.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Comfortable engaging with clients, contractors, senior management etc.
• Proficient in IT skills such as Word, Smartsheet and Excel.
• IOSH passed within the last 2 years
• Previously issued high risk permits such as working at height, hot works etc – preferred
• IPAF, PASMA – preferred
• Must be open to working weekends – 1 in 4 (paid at overtime rate)

Benefits

• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays).
• Ability to buy and sell holiday – buy 5 and sell 2.
• Life assurance.
• Purchase electric vehicle via salary sacrifice.
• Employee discounts with various high street retailers and brands.
• Learning and development programmes.
• Training and career opportunities.

If you are interested in this role please call Tom at our Walsall office or apply accordingly.