Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ) Advisor – Civil Engineering

Do you want to work for a worldwide, market leading Company? A multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy organisation providing services globally for more than 30 years, with market leading capabilities across the construction, renewable energy, and rail sectors.

We have an exciting opportunity for you at RSK to join our Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Department. We are looking to recruit a Safety Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) advisor who has knowledge and experience of civil engineering, especially excavation and ground investigation work. This includes working with large plant, surveying, avoidance of buried services and overhead power lines, as well as excavations and temporary works. The applicant would have good knowledge of HSG47, PAS128, avoiding overhead service lines, as well as temporary works planning and supervision.

The opportunity to make a material difference to the business from the very start. Helping to achieve Zero Harm, you will take an active role in projects, campaigns, and initiatives to safeguard our workforce and save lives on construction sites, commercial and domestic premises, and other places of work.

You will be part of our Technical Services SHEQ Team reporting to the SHEQ Lead giving health and safety advice, guidance, and assistance, as well as practical support in making sure our projects meet the necessary safety, health, and environmental criteria, and leave a positive legacy on the communities we work in.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing expert support to our business units in the civil engineering, ground investigation and remediation sectors.
• Assisting the SHEQ department in providing SHEQ compliance, advice, guidance with applicable legislation and industry best practice
• Preparation and review of risk assessments, method statements and processes
• Carrying out inductions, training, and toolbox talks
• Monitoring, delivery of internal audits, on-site inspections, and reporting on SHEQ performance for business operations, office, and field-based activities.
• Lead on the investigation of incidents, analyse data and present findings to the management team.
• Vendor review, audit, and inspections
• Preparation of reports in relation to performancecommunications.tives, targets, and SHEQ performance, as well as supporting on associated communications
• Assist with the implementation of divisional and Group SHEQ initiatives.
• Draw on your own experience to assist our designers, engineers, and supply chain in making the construction process safer, healthier, and sustainable.
• Provide support to the SHEQ Divisional Leads

Person Specification:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a health and safety position in the civil engineering, construction, or ground investigation sectors.
• A NEBOSH General Certificate, ideally Tech IOSH status, and experience with ISO standards
• In depth understanding of HSG47 Avoiding danger from underground services and PAS128 Underground utility detection, verification and location.
• Good technical knowledge of health and safety legislation
• Experience of delivering training
• ISO internal auditor qualification an advantage but not essential.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Travel (UK, and occasionally internationally) for up to 50% of workload

Salary & Benefits:

• £30,000 - £40,000 per annum subject to experience and qualifications
• Your professional institution fees and training will be covered, and we will support you in achieving your professional membership goals including where appropriate the attainment of chartered status
• Life assurance
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership

Please See The Full Job Description Under Documents.

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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