Health and Safety Advisor

Job Description

O’Shea is one of the largest privately-owned construction and property development companies in London and the South East. Working closely with our private and public sector partners and clients, O’Shea has successfully delivered an impressive range of projects from mixed-use schemes to prestigious refurbishments, conversions of existing buildings, prestige high rise and high-end developments. 

We provide design, sustainable construction and project management services on projects ranging from £10m to over £300 million.

About the Role: Due to continuing expansion, we have a vacancy for a Health & Safety Advisor to join our team (reporting to the Senior Health and Safety Manager).

Candidate will be working on site with one other health and safety advisor.

The project is a £170m residential, commercial mixed unit scheme in Hackney Wick

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in developing and implementing Health and Safety strategies and policies to:

        - Help ensure the safety of all employees, contractors, and visitors

        - Ensure ongoing legal compliance

• Keep up to date with current UK health and safety legislation and industry best practice and where required share this information with health and safety wider team and site staff
• Maintaining/improving our overall safety performance and that of our supply chain partners
• Attend and chair health and safety meetings
• Review Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS) as required
• Developing effective relationships with the sub-contractor’s health and safety Representatives
• Sit with and mentor site management teams in site set up, preparing health and safety documents or presentations such as RAMS, toolbox talks, etc.
• Carry out site inspections
• Attend internal project meeting to discuss specific issues when activities on site require
• Take a lead in accident investigations and communicate findings to the senior health and safety manager
• Advise on health and safety training requirements

Assist in:

• Preparation of health and safety bulletins based on learnings from incidents/near misses/audits or review of health and safety policies & procedures
• Maintaining a comprehensive health and safety management system that meets the needs and requirements of the business while satisfying the requirements of ISO:45001
• Review of existing health and safety policies & procedures and communicate to all site staff
• The upkeep of the compliance tracker

About the Requirements;

• Hold relevant UK health and safety qualifications
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety requirements in UK Construction Industry 
• Good knowledge of current technical building requirements
• Strong drive to continuously improve systems, processes and self
• Ability to build strong working relationships with a wide range of people
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Proactive with strong problem-solving ability
• Effective time management
• Good IT skills

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation.