Safety Advisor Construction

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen within balance of site programme for a safety advisor construction.  The job holder will be responsible for providing authoritative advice on industrial health and safety matters as defined in Dounreay standards and procedures and associated regulatory requirements specific to the field of construction/demolition.

Hear from hiring manager:
The successful candidate will form an integral part of the safety, health, environment and quality team supporting the delivery of the balance of site and site services programmes.  The safety team provides a service to the projects and facilities from assisting with planning and project initiation to implementing correct safety controls and monitoring compliance with health and safety legislation and site arrangements.  The ideal candidate will enjoy a variety of tasks including walk rounds and inspections along with some desk-based activities, interacting with all levels of people on a regular basis including contractors and regulators.  The successful candidate will be expected to focus on advice on topics associated with construction design and management (CDM) and construction.

Main Responsibilities:

• Liaise with stakeholders, including regulators and auditors on health and safety issues 
• Represent Dounreay at internal forums 
• Advise and assist projects with the preparation of pre-construction information 
• Provide industrial health and safety advice to site construction and demolition projects   
• Mentor other safety advisors in the field of construction and CDM regulations 
• Design and deliver industrial health & safety training 
• Undertake and report on planned and unplanned industrial health and safety inspections, report observed safety deficiencies and suggest remedial action
• Review and comment on contractor documentation and site management system documents where required 
• Contribute to and on occasion lead risk assessments 
• Chair or contribute to Level 2 investigations 
• Perform the responsibilities of authorisations relevant to post   

Aptitudes and Experience:

• Membership of the Institute of Occupational Health & Safety
• Extensive post qualification experience of construction and/or demolition projects
• Fully conversant with CDM Regulations 2015
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong professional relationships
• Ability to influence the behaviours of others
• Ability to liaise with contractors and management at all levels in an appropriately professional manner
• A team player who can work with minimal supervision
• Ability to use own initiative, particularly when responding to real time situations
• Post specific capability analysis number 27

NRS attracts an excellent Benefits package:

• Standard full time working week with every third Friday off (unless subject to shift work) and paid overtime available
• Annual leave entitlement of 28 days, and in addition, 8 days statutory public holidays, 2 and a half days privilege holidays and 2 and a half days Christmas/New Year closure holidays
• Up to 13.5% employer pension contribution depending on individual contribution amount.
• Annual company bonus payment of up to 5% basic salary as at 31 March
• Relocation assistance (where appropriate)
• Dounreay recognises individual and team achievements or exemplary safe behaviour through the award of vouchers
• Maternity leave, adoption leave, shared parental leave and paternity leave that offers enhanced payments above the statutory minimum requirements for qualifying employees
• Additional paid time off for training purposes for local volunteer services such as the retained Fire Service, the Coastguard Rescue Service and Scottish Mountain Rescue. NRS also provide the same support to our employees in the Reserve Forces
• Access to our onsite Occupational Health Service
• Access to Aviva Digicare+ Workplace Health package which includes free annual health check, access to a digital GP, nutritional consultations, mental health consultations and second medical opinions
• Employee Assistance Programme including 24-hour telephone support & personal assistance service and access to an online wellbeing App
• Cycle to work and reduced gym membership fees
• Company sick pay scheme
• Access to training and development through the company performance management arrangements, supporting you in maintaining your personal Continuous Professional Development
• We have various different employee networks supporting our inclusion, diversity and wellbeing mission at Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS)

At Dounreay we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We therefore actively welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives and we are committed to ensuring that we work in an inclusive way that means everyone can perform at their best.

Dounreay is a member of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, Dounreay will interview the best candidates from within that group.