SHEQ Advisor

Department: SHEQ & Growth

Location: Borehamwood

Description

The SHEQ Advisor, within the Regional SHEQ Team, will have responsibility for supporting effective delivery within their region. Supporting the operational management in their endeavours to keep our people, assets, and the environment safe from harm.

At OCU, safety isn't just a policy — it's one of the core values that drives everything we do. As a SHEQ Advisor, you'll play a crucial role in upholding our commitment to safety by ensuring that every project reflects our dedication to creating secure, responsible, and sustainable solutions for our clients and our people.

We believe growth is earned through delivery—by consistently exceeding expectations, driving innovation, and creating value for our clients. As our new SHEQ Advisor, you’ll be at the heart of that mission, leading strategic delivery that fuels our expansion and deepen our impact.



Key Responsibilities

• Notify any changes in your duties to all others who may be affected by these changes.
• Shall ensure strict adherence to the reporting and recording procedures for accidents and dangerous occurrences as required under RIDDOR, as directed by the SHEQ Manager.
• Shall be responsible for providing specialist advice on the company's safety policy and procedures and compliance with statutory obligations throughout the company.
• Shall monitor arrangements to ensure that health and safety standards applied by contractors are satisfactory and in accordance with contractual arrangements, company specifications, policy and procedures.
• Shall ensure that site employees work in accordance with the company’s health and safety requirements, policy’s and procedures along with those of its Clients.
• Shall recommend disciplinary procedures where any member of site supervisory staff fails to discharge their safety responsibilities satisfactorily.

Shall take appropriate action when notified of disregard of safety on site.

Shall ensure the provision of a safe and healthy working environment for persons working in or visiting any company operation, site and/or premises.

Shall monitor provision and effectiveness of adequate and existing welfare facilities.

Promote the reporting of near misses throughout the company.

You are required to work at any site on which the Company operates, as authorised and as determined by the needs of the business. You will not be required to work outside the United Kingdom.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Some key skills and expertise for this position -

• Excellent Spoken & Written Communication Skills
• Positive people Management skills
• The ability to act with initiative
• A mindset of continual improvement
• Good negotiation skills
• A tactful but assertive manner
• Capable of delivering confident articulate presentations
• Logical thinking & problem solving ability
• Good organisational skills & attention to detail
• The ability to cope under pressure
• Be able to interpret and understand relevant Laws
• Competent in MS Word, Excel Power Point & Teams
• Report writing (including, incident investigation, Robust RCA)
• Self-motivated but able to work as part of a team
• Trustworthiness and discretion, when handling confidential information
• Smart appearance and professional manner
  Required Qualifications
• NCRQ level 6 / NVQ level 6 / NEBOSH diploma
• Minimum 5 years experience working in the utilities sector ( Power sector preferred)
• Minimum 5 years experience Working within Live Substations ( Desirable)
• Experience working with management systems and the NERS Accreditation ( Desirable )
• Experience working in DNOs and IDNOs
• EUSR or CSCS in General Health and Safety
• Proficient in compiling reports
• MUST HOLD CURRENT FULL UK DRIVERS LICENCE
  
  

To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing recruitment@ocugroup.com.