Construction Safety Advisor

Highways Magazine; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier construction firm in Scotland is seeking a Permanent Construction Safety Advisor for the Woodside Viaduct project in Glasgow. This full-time on-site role requires strong safety knowledge, NEBOSH qualification, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include supporting incident investigations, conducting safety inspections, and enhancing safety procedures. The company offers career development, competitive benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Career Development

Generous Pension scheme

Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible benefits scheme

Community Involvement Days

Qualifications

• Ability to foster a positive safety culture within the business.
• Experience in supporting operational safety teams.
• Great skills in producing quality communications.
• Ability to analyze data and develop improvement plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement safety briefings.
• Support local incident investigations.
• Conduct regular site inspections.
• Monitor risk measures and recommend improvements.

Skills

Safety knowledge

Communication skills

IT skills

Education

NEBOSH qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for Permanent Construction Safety Advisor to join our Transport Infrastructure division working on the Woodside Viaduct project in Glasgow. This is a full time role on site.

As part of our NMC SW account, we are working in partnership with Transport Scotland Southwest since August 2020. We are responsible for inspections, cyclical maintenance, asset management, scheme delivery as well as winter maintenance and incident response.

The Woodside Viaduct Project is a major Civil Engineering project delivered as part of the wider Network Maintenance Contract for the South West Trunk roads network. With Amey you will be working as a key member of the Principal Contractor’s management and delivery team in collaboration with a number of major sub-contractors across different engineering disciplines supporting the project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Working alongside our developments in legislation, regulation and industry to demonstrate best practice through an ongoing process of formal continuing professional development.
• Develop briefings on safety topics and procedures to enable information to be cascaded via the operational team.
• Support the operations team on local incident / accident investigations assisting to implement effective preventive actions through a process of root cause analysis.
• Support the operations team by outlining safe operational procedures which identify and consider all relevant hazards.
• Provide account level feedback on effective policy and procedure implementation.
• Understand the HSEQ strategy and support the operational business to implement the Amey model. Undertaking site visits and engaging with employees on a regular basis.
• Undertake inspections as part of the Business Unit Audit & Inspection Plan.
• Monitor the effectiveness of risk measures in place and propose improvements.
• Positively participate in account level Health and Safety Site meetings.
• Fully understand Amey’s safety policies and procedures, providing guidance to the operational team on how to apply them.
• Analyse data and information to identify trends within the account and develop improvement plans with the operations team.
• Undertake regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
• Support the operations team to carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced.
• Apply safety knowledge to observe, inspect and audit as necessary, developing improvement plans with the operational team.

Qualifications

• The ability to achieve a sustainable step-change in the culture, capability and performance of the business relating to HSEQ.
• Sound safety knowledge to support the operational team to facilitate compliance and support the shift towards a positively reinforced learning culture.
• An engaging communication and influencing style able to work with the business.
• Previous experience working in a similar role supporting the operation team with safety measurements.
• The ability to work collaboratively across the Operational Safety team.
• Great IT skills to help produce consistently high-quality communications (such as presentations, reports and emails) to the business when required.
• It is essential you will have a NEBOSH qualification or equivalent to be considered for this role.

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program.

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

At Amey, you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.
• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website (remove any links in the final output): Amey

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!

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