Lead Health & Safety Officer

Reporting to the Regional Health & Safety Manager (Snr. Health & Safety Officer) and Head of Health & Safety, the key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Ensure maintenance of the safety management system to ensure that the policies and procedures are consistent with best safety standards and that all elements comply with regulatory requirements and reflect continuous improvement initiatives

• Promote the highest standards of site safety by influencing the behavioral aspects of safety performance & ensuring all safety policies and procedures are met and adhered to

• Oversee and review site performance by completing routine inspections and audits, including analysis of all risk assessments and method statements

• Support the training, coaching and development of the project H&S team

• Proactively support and drive the operational teams to ensure continuous improvement, reduce risk, develop statistics and targets and objectives for the project

• Regularly review and update project Risk Assessments, Safe Operating Procedures and the Construction Stage Plan

• Lead Accident/Near Miss investigations processes

• Monitor and drive timely closure of actions agreed in response to health & safety related findings, e.g., audits, accidents, regulatory visits, statutory inspections, non-conformances etc.

• Identify new and on-going safety related training requirements, ensuring all mandatory training is reviewed and delivered on time

• Liaise and build effective working relationships with Senior Management, Clients and Local Authorities and continually strive to build our overall H&S performance