30th Nov, 2020 Read time 5 minutes

Safety, Health, Environmental & Quality (SHEQ) Advisor

Company Website: https://rwltd.peoplehr.net/
Location: Staverton
Last Updated: 31st December 2020

About R&W: R&W provides a comprehensive range of civil engineering, traffic management and environmental services with specialist expertise in highways maintenance. We have been successfully operating across the south of England for over 39 years.

Our people continue to embrace our founders traditional values of reliability, adaptability, trust and integrity. Whilst the range of services we offer has hugely expanded since 1981, our aim continues to be to provide all of our customers with a first-class service.

We offer complete solutions for government agencies, main contractors, local councils and other private clients. From bridge reconstruction to groundworks; drainage schemes to vehicle restraint systems; we plan, build, repair, maintain, refurbish, and recycle through our five businesses: R&W Civil Engineering; R&W Environmental; R&W Rail, R&W Langley and R&W LTD.

Our highly skilled and motivated workforce embrace the R&W values of being safe, showing respect and always delivering. This approach the R&W Way has helped us develop enduring and effective relationships with our clients as well as win awards for superb service, operational excellence and positive environmental impact.

Benefits: R&W offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits packages including; healthcare, pension and high street discounts (incl. cinema and gym).

The Role: (Can be based out of Staverton or Cranborne) To be a focal point within the R&W Civil Engineering business for professional and consistent advice on Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality matters enabling others to achieve the R&W Way of working.

Neither a policing role nor a remote subject matter expert the Advisor would need to build strong links with operational teams, so they are actively engaged in supporting delivery.

Seen as a role model who embodies the right behaviours the SHEQ Advisor would be able to aide operational teams, including supply chain partners, to meet the desired R&W and legislative standards, whilst taking a practical approach to understand operational constraints and work with teams to achieve the right outcome.

The Advisor will conduct regular inspections to measure the Company’s performance/compliance against the Business Management System and to promote best practice. Leading investigations the Advisor will need to be impartial in fact finding and confident in presenting to senior managers and clients.

Duties will include:

Role Management

= Work proactively with all employees, clients and supply chain to establish and maintain safe systems and places of work.

= Support and advise in the production of key documents for example, Construction Phase Plans, Environmental management plans, Risk Assessments and Works Package Plans.

= Carry out regular site inspections to evaluate the effectiveness of the business management systems and procedures, producing detailed reports to the SHEQ Managers and operational teams.

= Leading investigations of accidents, incidents, close calls and non-conformances ensuring lessons learnt are implemented and remain effective

= Promote the reporting of close calls and positive interventions, monitor trends and ensure close out of actions.

= Provide support to the Contracts Manager and Heads of Department to ensure all risks and environmental impacts are considered at the planning stage

= Attend Client forums, workshops, Close Call meetings and promote R&W best practice

= Liaise with Client counterparts and representatives, work with them to ensure required standards are met and provide professional advice if required.

= Support drafting of Tool Box Talks and Safety Alerts.

= Ensuring R&W and those working with us comply with current health, safety and environmental legislation, industry and R&W standards and approved codes of practice, including Sector Schemes.

= Participate in the promotion of SHEQ programmes and schemes that we or our clients run and disseminate / develop this information within R&W

Role Leadership

= Set an example as an inspiring and effective R&W Employee using innovative ideas and providing support to your peers

= Ability to manage changing workload and conflicting priorities

= Manage and drive individual performance

= Confidence to challenge and work with teams to overcome conflicting demands

= Promote the R&W Way values across the company & be a role model.

Qualifications/Training

Essential:

= NEBOSH Certificate

= Environmental Awareness Training

= Investigation Training

= Appropriate CSCS Card

= Full Driving Licence

Desirable:

= Auditor Training

= IEMA Qualification

Technical Skills and Experience

= Minimum of 2-years’ experience in a similar role and working environment (Civil Engineering/Construction)

= Previous experience of working with management systems, policy’s and procedure’s

= Be confident in leading investigations and effective report writing

= Good knowledge of a wide range of SHEQ current best practice.

= Be a confident and engaging individual, who can motivate others and who has strong influencing skills

= Manage the constraints of the operational environment, legislative and R&W standards

= Demonstrate a high-level commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace

= Demonstrate creativity, initiative, diplomacy, resourcefulness and resilience, in a demanding and fast-paced environment

= Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Excel and Word.

= Well-developed written communication skills with excellent ability to maintain confidentiality.

= Able to demonstrate behaviours which embrace ‘The R&W Way’

We aim to respond to your application within two weeks. If you do not hear from us within this time-frame, then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We guarantee an interview for all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria on the person specification.

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