Health and Safety Advisor

calfordseaden is a leading multi-disciplinary construction and property consultancy. We provide a comprehensive range of services across the built environment, including Architecture, Building Information Management (BIM), Building Safety, Engineering, Fire Safety, Health and Safety, Surveying, Sustainability, and more.

Health and Safety Consultant

London or Orpington (Hybrid)

Full time, permanent

Are you a passionate Health & Safety professional with a strong understanding of design risk management and CDM 2015 regulations? We are seeking an experienced and proactive Health & Safety Consultant with a specialist focus on Principal Designer duties to join our team. You'll work closely with clients and project teams to ensure that health and safety is embedded into the heart of the design process across a diverse range of construction projects.

You'll be expected to provide a professional service to clients and project teams, assisting them with discharging their duties under Health and Safety legislation, CDM regulations and wider industry guidance. You'll also be working with the Senior Team to support the application of health and safety policies and procedures within the organisation.

What you'll be doing:

- Carrying out CDM services relating to the role of Principal Designer, Principal Designer Advisor and Client Advisor role.

- Liaising with the business and our clients in assisting with discharging health and safety duties.

- Monitoring the progression of projects and administering as required.

- Supporting in the delivery of presentations on CDM or Health & Safety related subjects to interested parties, including internal CPD.

- Carrying out assessments, and general Health and Safety consultancy where requested.

- Assisting in the production of health and safety procedures for the company when requested.

- Carrying out construction site and workplace H&S inspections and audits.

- Administration tasks including report writing and taking minutes

What you'll need:

Qualifications

- You will be qualified or working towards your NEBOSH Certificate (Construction or General)

- You will be qualified or working towards technical membership of IOSH, full membership of IIRSM and a registered member of APS.

Knowledge

- Good technical knowledge, good communication skills and have a clear understanding of CDM 2015, health and safety legislation and the requirements of the Building Safety Act.

- A knowledge of building construction/construction site activities and an appetite for learning more.

- An understanding of Risk Assessment, the Hierarchy of Control, the (H&S) responsibilities of an employer and the CDM Duties of the Principal Designer and the Client.

Skills

- Able to work with the minimum of supervision

- Strong attention to detail.

- Experience of writing good quality reports

- Capable of working with figures and general mathematics.

- Proficient in the use of basic Microsoft software (word, excel, MS Project etc).

- Good communicator (both written and verbal). Good people skills.

- Team Worker who is also able to work on own initiative

What we offer

People are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we invest in them at every stage of their career. We are proud to hold the Investors in People Gold award, which we believe demonstrates our commitment to nurturing our people. Structured Apprenticeships and work experience opportunities are available across the organisation to support those at the beginning of their careers. We also have career development pathways to help you understand and structure your professional development.

We provide a range of benefits including hybrid working, the option to buy and sell annual leave, enhanced annual leave for long service, sponsorship for qualifications, a recruitment referral bonus scheme, enhanced family leave policies, an employee assistance programme, and more!

Who we are

We're a multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy with offices in Orpington, London, Birmingham, Essex, Cambridge, and Hampshire. With 80 years of experience of delivering award-winning projects across all major sectors, we're committed to making a positive difference in the communities we serve.

Our vision is to be identified as a trusted client advisor; national in reach, local in service, and selected for our quality and expertise in the built environment. Our brilliant team consists of individuals who are passionate about delivering the best results and continuously demonstrate why our clients choose us to help bring their projects to life. You can find out more about our work on our website

Our values are integral in everything we do. They shape the way we work with clients and each other. Our values are:

- Collaboration - Being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential.

- Authenticity - Being true to ourselves and others and celebrating our differences.

- Giving Back - Recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact.

- Excellence - Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do.

- Support - Providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our People.

- Integrity - Being honest and doing the right thing

If you are a talented individual, with a commercial mind, and align to our values, please apply. If this job isn't quite right for you but you would like to start or progress a career within our construction consultancy, please connect with us so you can be notified about relevant future vacancies.

calfordseaden is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to supporting the principles of equality of opportunity in employment, training, and service delivery.