SHEQ Advisor

IBP are currently recuiting for a SHEQ Advisor based in the Bristol area. The SHEQ Advisor is a Regional role covering the South West. Reporting into the SHEQ Manager, the jobholder will support the Regional SHEQ Function. To deliver and maintain a positive Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) culture throughout the fibre build workforce across two operating businesses. Ensuring the effective delivery of associated management strategies / action plans to exceed client expectations and prevent incidents, injuries, work-related illness, damage to underground, overhead apparatus and domestic services and progress driver behaviour to reduce at-fault traffic collisions.
The main duties include but are not limited to:
* Instilling and promoting a right first-time approach to network build quality and ensuring that where non-conformity is identified, corrective and preventative actions are adopted to achieve continuous improvement.
* Decarbonising our operations and services to our clients
* Provide effective implementation of controls to address risk from working within and around occupied commercial and residential properties.
* Deliver the framework that promotes and encourages an organisational culture that champions an incident free environment.
* Identify and report any gaps in documentation, competence, and systems utilising the appropriate change request procedure.
* Contribute to the completion and maintenance of the business, contract and workstream risk register(s)
* Participate in external audits / verification of company accreditations.
* Provide the necessary support, advice and guidance to maintain CDM compliance, ensuring that adequate competent resource is appointed to undertake nominated duty holder roles within your area of responsibility.
* Support in the analysis and trending of root causes and non-conformities ensuring the effective delivery of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
* Collaborate with the management team and sub-contractors as appropriate to share best practice and ensure delivery of relevant targets and objectives.
* Communication and adoption of client related build/ SHEQ standards and specifications.
* Collaborate with the SHEQ Co-ordinator to ensure a fully competent workforce.
* Ensure all personnel receive the necessary induction / onboarding prior to being put to work.
* Capture and reporting of Scope 1,2 and 3 Carbon emissions for onward reporting into the SHEQ Manager and Head of SHEQ.
* Capture and collate waste management data derived from sub-contractor organisations for 2nd party assurance (chain of custody).
* Collaborate with drivers to support the management of Occupational Road Risk and progress driver behaviour to reduce at-fault traffic collisions and unreported vehicle damage.
* Ensure that incident investigations are to an exemplary standard and act as lead investigator were required.
* Provide effective delivery of health surveillance requirements (e.g., HAVS, Climbers Medical, Face-Fit Testing of RPE, Pre-employment screening, Drugs and Alcohol Testing etc.)
The Ideal candidate must possess the following skills and experience:
* A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all aspects associated with safety, health, environmental and quality risk management.Demonstrable experience of recognised best practice, risk management techniques and management principles.
* A comprehensive knowledge of current safety, health and environmental legislation, management, and standards.
* Ability to problem solve and implement solutions to mitigate risk.
* An effective advisor with highly developed skills regarding stakeholder engagement and experience of liaison and influence at management level.
* Ability to interpret and provide authoritative advice on safety, health, environmental and quality risk management issues.
* Proven, demonstrable experience in a similar role, ideally gained within the Telecoms sector.
* NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent) Working towards NEBOSH Diploma.
* Affiliate Member (AIOSH) (Internal Grade 3) ideally working towards Technical Member (TECH IOSH) or equivalent professional body grade.
* Technical Member IOSH (Tech IOSH) (Internal Grade 4), ideally working towards Certified Membership (Cert IOSH) or equivalent professional body grade.
* Up to date CPD.
* Experience of complying with and working to an externally audited management standard including ISO 45001, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001. Along with but not limited to Achilles, Carbon Reduce, NICEIC, Safe Contractor, FIRAS etc.
* Knowledge and experience in Streetworks, working at height, confined spaces, and Construction Design Management