SHE Advisor

Location: One person South of England based and one person North of England based

Salary: Competitive (DOE)

Hours: Monday to Friday with some occasional extra hours.

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, finances and lifestyle:

• Holiday entitlement starting at 23 days per year plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 24 days after one year and 25 days after two years’ service
• Life assurance cover of 4x annual salary
• Pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with company contributions of 5% and employee contributions of 4% (with the option to contribute more)
• Access to a benefits platform offering instant discounts on shopping, dining and travel
• Discounted private health and dental care
• Gym membership discounts, with no minimum contract period
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Electric car scheme, available after successful completion of probation

Role Vision: As our Catalyst in SHEQT (Safety, Health, Environment, Quality, and Training), you are the glue that keeps our policies, procedures and practices together. With a practical approach, you will ensure compliance, deliver insightful toolbox talks and pre-start briefings, and be the beacon of Health and Safety, Environmental & Quality advice. This hands-on role is designed for a proactive leader who can balance business needs with client requirements while keeping an unwavering focus on SHEQT compliance.

Key Accountabilities:

• Aiding the project management teams in upholding the highest Health, Safety & Environmental standards across all projects.
• Executing meticulous inspections with a focus on SHEQ compliance, company and client management systems and industry best practices.
• Ensuring safe maintenance and risk management of plant and materials across projects (PUWER, LOLER, RAMS, CoSHH, FIRE etc).
• Building strong bonds with the workforce, nurturing a culture of safety and consistency through the group's LIFE behaviour program.
• Displaying team spirit by supporting operations planning and delivery.
• Managing contractors and ensuring steadfast adherence to HSEQ standards.
• Conducting equipment inspections, as required.
• Delivering accredited and bespoke training programs.
• Leading incident investigations.
• Actively producing and disseminating educational material.

Required Skills, Experience And Qualifications

Essential:

• Minimum of a NEBOSH Construction Certificate
• Valid CSCS card aligned to Job Role
• Experience and up-to-date knowledge of RC Frameworks and Ground Works
• Proficiency in Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
• Outstanding IT skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email
• Proven ability to foster robust, working relationships
• Exceptional time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines

Desirable:

• Work experience in Construction, Engineering TEEPs and TSTS
• IEMA Environmental Qualification
• Temporary Works Coordinator
• Fire Risk Assessor
• CoSHH Assessor
• Experience with lifting equipment i.e. Cranes
• Knowledge of Behavioural Safety
• Trainer / Teaching qualification
• Previously worked at HP

Company Background

The Joseph Gallagher Group is a family owned Civil Engineering business that delivers expertise whilst putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and quality, we understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in.

LIFE Culture

We're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our award-winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.

Disability Confident Committed

We are a disability confident employer and we're committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at HR@josephgallagher.co.uk.

We are one of the UK's leading civil engineering and tunnelling contractors, offering a wide range of construction and specialist services.