Health and Safety Officer

Argee LTD

Job Description

Primarily in the residential sector, is currently seeking a suitably qualified Health & Safety Officer to join their permanent staff.

The Company’s main activities are:
• Residential build groundworks for houses and flats
• Drainage
• Streetworks
• Foundations
• Reinforced concrete structures.

Your Responsibilities and Job Description mean that you will be Responsible for management and promotion of on-site Health and Safety throughout the company’s sites. This will include:
• Promoting positive H&S culture within the Company
• Company policy formulation
• Production of method statements & risk assessments
• Site visits, inspections - stop any unsafe working practices that are observed and raise the matter with site management / Disciplinary action as appropriate
• Permits to Work procedures
• Deliver and monitor site Toolbox talk programmes
• Investigate accidents and dangerous occurrences and report as necessary
• Undertake audits & reporting
• Monitor the effectiveness of arrangements for the management of health implementing systems
• Ensuring company compliance with the CDM regulations
• Identify training needs and provide necessary training courses
• Maintain a training / qualification system to ensure the company meets requirements of current COSHH assessments.

Background:
Ideally you will have a minimum of 3 to 5 years experience working on construction projects as a Health and Safety Manager or Health and Safety Advisor. Experience of multi storey construction is an advantage, whilst experience in Building / Construction with an emphasis on Groundworks / Civils is a requirement. You should be familiar with Associated Legislation eg:
• LOLER
• PUWER
• COSHH
• Hand Arm Vibration & Noise Management
• Working at Heights
• Excavations
• Confined spaces
• Manual Handling

Qualifications:
You should be in possession of formally recognized Health and Safety qualifications. NEBOSH General Certificate, the minimum acceptable qualification with a NEBOSH Construction Certificate preferred, NVQ level 3 etc (at a very minimum) NEBOSH Diploma 1 preferred. You should also be a member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) at Technician Member (or above).

This is an opportunity to take a pro-active role and the company directors will give you every support. You should be able to encourage Safety without the need to continually enforce Safety. You must be able to work well with the existing company staff, contractors and have a proactive communicative approach to the role. You must have good written and communication skills and an ability to develop and implement Health and Safety performance related systems and procedures where required. Only candidates legally entitled to live and work in the UK will be considered for the position.

Salary:£35-£45k neg. plus car / allowance plus benefits