Health & Safety Officer

Location: Sheffield / Site

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum plus company car and package

Summary

A long established and highly successful civil engineering contractor specialising in railway engineering is looking to hire a Health & Safety Officer to join their team.

In this role you will provide advisory, compliance monitoring, and inspection services to all employees, managers and directors, ensuring that risks are minimised, and CML operates within legislative requirements, regulations, and codes of practice.

You will offer expert advice on health & safety legislation and statutory frameworks to all employees. You will conduct a program of audits to ensure compliance, and compile detailed reports with findings, lessons learned, and future requirements.

The role involves collaborating with managers to investigate accidents or incidents, so the ability to communicate well and influence is essential. You will collate and analyse data from audits,

inspections, close calls and reports to inform future activity planning, and assisting in reviewing and updating health & safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. You will support employee wellbeing and direct managers to appropriate resources, work alongside team members to share good practices and specialist knowledge, and undertake special projects as directed by the Health & Safety Manager

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Assisting site management staff to effectively implement and comply with CML's Integrated Management System and promoting continuous improvement in the company's HSE performance.
- In conjunction with the relevant Site Manager assist in the preparation of contract specific HSE and Risk management plans to comply with the client's requirements and to maintain CML HSE Policies and KPI targets.
- Assist HSE Manager & Compliance Manager in undertaking regular site visits to ascertain effectiveness of the relevant HSEQ and Risk Management plans and to ensure their implementation by the Site Manager. Provide Site Visit reports and discuss and agree with the HSE Manager and the Site Manager the follow up actions required.
- Ensure that all Sub-Contractors, Hired and Internal Plant and Equipment, and Suppliers on site conform to the Client's requirement and to CML Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Policies.
- Provide assistance to the relevant Site Manager in carrying out effective site inductions and toolbox talks, or in arranging any necessary skills training. Report and progress the agreed activity and determine the effectiveness.
- Assist the HSE Managers Incident and Accident investigation in accordance with CML procedures. Monitor and report compliance with the requisite corrective action plans.
- Assist in the reporting of Company and Contract accident frequency rates and safe working statistics. Classify and analyse all near misses. Report the effectiveness of the resultant corrective action and/or changed site procedures.
- Audit and close out records of all calibration certificates, operator and plant certification, rope access, confined space lifting equipment and PAT testing validity on site.

Candidate Specification

- NEBOSH construction or general certificate as minimum qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience, knowledge, and skills.
- At least 3 years in a similar role within Civil Engineering / Construction and Rail
- Current knowledge of health & safety regulatory requirements, legislation, frameworks, and policies,
- Membership of a relevant professional body (Desirable)
- Strong report writing skills
- Knowledge and experience in drafting and implementing risk assessments
- Strong presentation skills
- Nationwide Site visits & inspections

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