Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Advisor Birmingham, England
Job description
We’re looking for a Safety, Health and Environmental Advisor to join our National Grid Electricity Distribution Alliance. A role based from home but with regular visits to oversee the safety of our sites covering the Midlands and South West. Within this role, you can enjoy knowing that you not only manage projects that are beneficial for our employees but also help provide power to the local community - be a part of the future and be a part of it today.
Location: We can offer the flexibility to work from home, with visits to site and offices in the National Grid Network in the Midlands and South West.
Contract: Permanent - Full Time. Flexible and part-time hours may be available if desired, just let us know.
Salary: £30,000 50 £45,000 depending on experience + car or allowance (£4,500)
Responsibilities
As a SHE Advisor, you’ll be working within the NGED Alliance for Kier Utilities (Water & Energy), supporting our site teams in ensuring safety standards are upheld and to advise on minimising and avoiding risks around day-to-day work which will contribute to NGED's aim to provide power to the local area. Nothing is so urgent that we cannot take time to do it safely.
Your day to day will include:
Actively promoting Safety, Health and Welfare, leading and setting a good example to other employees and stakeholders.
Working closely with the operational teams in carrying out their roles and SHE responsibilities.
Assisting the operational teams in developing Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
Conduct regular and robust health and safety Inspections & Audits.
What are we looking for?
This role of SHE Advisor is great for you if you:
Hold a full UK Driving Licence.
NEBOSH certificate in occupational health & safety
Membership of relevant professional institution (e.g., IOSH, IEMA)
We’re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don’t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at [email protected] to discuss and arrange these.
We’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:
new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
A fantastic, matched pension scheme
Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our sharesave and share incentive plans.
24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
Kier’s Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website.
Who is Kier?
As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.
Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do.
We are collaborative, trusted and focused, and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives. You can see more about our D&I action plan here.
Closing Date: 6 April 2023
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early
