Health & Safety advisor – Highways

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a safety professional to join a leading civil engineering company with a particular focus working on highways contracts. The ideal candidate will have experience working on civil engineering or highways projects and have a NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum. The Role: To support the development of a strong Health and Safety focused culture across the project and promote good safety behaviours To be an expert in Health and Safety legislation and best practice to assist with compliance and continuous improvement To support the development of measurement systems to ensure that Health and Safety performance are accurately monitored To liaise with employees, subcontractors and suppliers on Health and Safety matters as required To identify possible operational risks or opportunities and work with central Health and Safety Team to ensure an appropriate and effective response To support the development of briefing and communication strategies to ensure that the Health and Safety plan and important information is understood and operated by all employees and subcontractors To promote company values in all dealings with other employees, clients, subcontractors and other external contacts Must have relevant Civil engineering experience Highway experience would be a distinct advantage Qualifications: 2-5 years health & safety experience NEBOSH Construction Certificate Tech IOSH