Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Advisor

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Advisor
Gateshead | £50,000 + Car + Benefits

Irwin & Colton has been engaged by a high profile Tier 1 contractor to recruit a Health and Safety Advisor within their infrastructure division. The role is focused on helping to ensure the safe delivery of major capital works projects within the water utilities sector. The organisation has an excellent track record across health and safety and this role is critical to this continued success.

Responsibilities of the HSE Advisor will include:

• Implementing health and safety policies and procedures on site, ensuring compliance and keeping updated with key changes to legislation
• Engaging with staff and contractors on SHEQ performance on a day to day basis and support the delivery of objectives and targets
• Conducting audits, inspections, and accident investigations. Constantly seeking areas for improvement and development in health and safety performance
• Engaging with the client and other external stakeholders, acting as key point of contact

The successful HSE Advisor candidate will have:

• Proven experience in a similar role ideally within civil engineering or utilities
• A NEBOSH Certificate and ideally Tech IOSH status
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• A strong technical knowledge across relevant health and safety legislation, compliance and regulations

This position will require an experienced Safety professional who can contribute and lead at a strategic level. Contact Callum Wilson on or 01923 432 677. Ref CW2784

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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