Health and Safety Advisor

Health and Safety Advisor

£35k plus with £5K car allowance

Bedford

KAP Technical are working with a company that provides engineering services and process technologies to the utilities, food, beverage, power, and industrial process industries.

Our client has an exciting opportunity to join a growing H&S team looking after our Framework projects in the Severn Trent area.

Located in the Bedford area of the UK, where our fabrication workshop and engineering design office is located.

This role’s key responsibilities will include:

- To assist the H&S Manager in planning and promotion of health safety and environmental performance for our Framework projects.

- Monitor the health, safety, environment, and quality performance on the framework projects under your control and take such steps as are necessary to improve the performance.

- Undertake audits and inspections of framework projects (on site). Advise actions and ensure actions completed.

- Attend client meetings as and when required.

- Undertake investigations and reporting of accidents and near misses. Liaison with external parties such as HSE.

- Prepare monthly health & safety reports both for the client and internally.

- Ensure that the requirements under the company’s integrated management system are followed accordingly and to ensure that the projects you cover are doing the same.

- Co-ordinate with the SHEQ Department in all health, safety, environment, and quality matters.

This role will be based at our offices in Kempston as well as on site - across Leicestershire, Shropshire, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire.

Requirements

- Proven track record of providing health, safety, and environmental support to the water industry.

- Good spoken and written communication skills

- Good negotiation skills

- A tactful but assertive manner

- Logical thinking and problem-solving ability

- Good organisational skills and attention to detail

- The ability to cope under pressure.

- The ability to understand and interpret relevant laws.

- Computer literacy

- Report writing.

- Self-motivated but able to work as part of a team.

Qualifications

- NEBOSH General/ Construction Cert/TechIOSH membership (or equivalent)

- Full UK Driving license

- Incident investigation

- Good Communications

- Team player

- Self-manage

The company

- Competitive salary (dependant on experience)

- 23 days annual leave rising to 25 over time (plus statutory holidays)

- Generous car allowance

- Life Assurance x 3 salary

- Medical Paycare benefit

- Generous company pension contribution