Occupational Health & Safety Advisor

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting an Occupational Health and Safety Advisor to join the Team. This role will be to primarily support construction operations in our Western region.

The position will involve a mixture of working from home, on site and working across our southern construction business. Travel will be necessary around the South of England.

Your mission

Keep up to date with recommended codes of practice, health and safety literature and changes in legislation.

• Participate in sharing best practice

• Keep H&S Manager informed regarding compliance with the support procedures as well as making them aware of the day-to-day monitoring of H&S within the Business Units.

• Perform the duties of H&S Adviser in accordance with the relevant statute.

Advise all levels of management on:

• Preventing injury to personnel and damage to plant and equipment.
• Further improvement in existing safe working methods.
• Legal requirements affecting safety, health, welfare.
• Provision and use of protective clothing and equipment.
• Potential hazards arising from new contracts before work starts on site including safety organisation arrangements and fire precautions.
• Maintain links with authoritive bodies and reference documents to ensure that changes in legislation remain current throughout all Health & Safety documentation.
• Content of Project Health and Safety Plan

• Assist in ensuring the formulation, monitoring and use of BAM’s Health & Safety Policy and procedures for legal compliance and industry best practice.
• Liaise with BAM Design Managers to advise compliance with the Construction [Design and Management] Regulations.
• Carry out site inspections and audits, in association with site management to ensure that only safe methods of working are in operation and that company and statutory requirements are being observed.
• Investigate and determine the cause of accidents or dangerous occurrence, near misses and report accordingly and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Assist with safety training for all levels of employee and promote awareness of safety and accident prevention.
• Maintain contact with official and professional bodies, e.g. Health and Safety Executive, Fire Authorities, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and other safety organisations.
• Foster within BAM Construct UK Ltd an understanding that safety and accident prevention are an integral part of business and operational efficiency.

Who are we looking for?

Personal Specification:

Qualifications:

• A degree is preferable but not essential.

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate (minimum)

• Chartered Member of IOSH or working towards it

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint plus other digital technologies

Skills and requirements:

• You will be self-motivated and enthusiastic

• Ability to work with little direct supervision

• Exemplary written reporting skills

• Time management and organisation skills to a high level

• Ability to present to large and small groups including delivery of formal training courses

• You will be able to research subjects and report on your findings

• Clean UK driving licence

What’s in it for you?

A challenging and continuously changing environment in a forward-thinking organisation. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal growth and development.

Your work environment

People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process, what you need to know?

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.

Closing date Monday 13th June