PSR Rail are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Advisor for a Rail project in Birmingham

Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability

• Oversee activities on behalf of the Head of Health & Safety & Wellbeing to ensure the client complies with all HS Legislation & Alliance Partner requirements.
• Provide professional advice and guidance on the maintenance of the safety management system to ensure continual improvement and use of best practice.
• Monitor HS performance and effectiveness for projects allocated to you, ensure audit plans / targets are achieved. Undertake HS inspections when required and co-ordinate thorough investigations into incidents and accidents.
• To manage the reporting of all HS issues and performance to the Head of Health & Safety.
• Assist the Head of H&S in developing, communicating and implementing OSH strategies & initiatives.
• To be responsible for data management including supporting admin to maintain a monitoring system that captures and reports workplace Health & Safety progress & KPI data.
• To conduct personal, venue and activity risk assessments as required.
• To contribute to the development of systems and procedures, and the whole team approach in meeting quality and performance targets.

Person Specification

The job holder will have a strong and successful background in occupational safety management and supporting systems and will demonstrate a self-starting and goal focused approach

Knowledge of:

• Risk Assessment techniques - trained Risk Assessor.
• Behavioural based safety techniques.
• Competent in training development and delivery.
• Computer literate and highly proficient in use of Office applications: Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Behavioural / Collaboration knowledge.

Qualifications - Essential

• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Member of an appropriate professional institute, achieved or working towards CMIOSH.
• Experienced in HS management including understanding of legislation, issues, policies, procedures and practicalities within the infrastructure or construction industry.
• Highly developed organisational and communication skills.