SHEQ Advisor

Job Introduction

At Griffiths, our people are our company. The way in which we treat people – both our employees and the communities in which we live and work – is a core value that has driven our continued growth over the past five decades. We also have huge ambitions for the future and want to continue our growth and innovation to remain at the leading edge of our industry. We are a Welsh regional civil engineering and construction contractor. Operating out of regional centres across Wales and England we construct new roads, bridges and railways as well as maintaining existing developments.

We are currently looking to recruit a SHEQ Adviser (Rail) to join our team covering the North/Mid Wales region. Our Head Office is in Abergavenny we will however; require candidates to be flexible in their working locations. This role will involve travel and overstays to our sites predominantly in North Wales and on occasion to our Central and South Wales sites. Therefore, we welcome applicants also from Central and South Wales and also from the West Midlands.

We have extensive experience of working in partnership with Network Rail, Transport for Wales and local authorities on the design and construction of rail infrastructure projects, including renewal of existing build and construct assets, and multi-discipline enhancements projects.

You will be entitled to a highly competitive basic salary and a great range of benefits including:

25 days holiday per annum

Standard people’s pension

Training and Development opportunities

Car Allowance

Role Responsibility

• Proactively promoting SHEQ best practice across projects within the region, identifying practical and deliverable measures to continually improve the overall performance
• Working with operational management/supervisory teams across the business in the implementation of SHEQ standards and procedures necessary to ensure compliance with current applicable legislation and client requirements.
• Providing professional occupational health and safety advice and guidance to project management, supervisors, workforce and contractors
• Being in conjunction with management to assist with formal accident, incident and close call investigations
• Undertaking site safety tours and inspections on behalf of the business
• Supporting operations, undertaking safety stand-downs and focused briefings within your area of responsibility
• Providing projects with Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental direction to ensure the business discharges its legal duty

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the following skills:

• Strong personal and organisational skills
• To be self-motivated with a pro-active can do attitude and approach
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload

Education/Experience Requirements:

• To have proven experience in a Rail SHEQ Advisory role
• Recognised occupational Health and Safety with membership of IOSH. (Ideally NEBOSH Construction, NVQ Level 5/6)
• Environmentally qualified with membership of IEMA (Desirable)
• Detailed knowledge of both rail and civil engineering interfaces and practices
• PTS and CSCS card

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