jmac safety systems jobs in Stockton-on-Tees

Job Overview

The Senior Safety Advisor will be responsible for supporting and improving the company’s Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards across the business. This will be a hands-on role involving regular site visits, scaffold monitoring, inspections, accident investigations, RAMS, client liaison, audits, quality assurance, and continual improvement.

The role will be national in nature, but predominantly focused across the North of England, with the successful candidate required to travel regularly to company sites, projects, client locations, meetings and other locations as required. The individual must be flexible and willing to travel nationally, including occasional overnight stays, to meet the needs of the business.

The successful candidate will need to be confident, proactive and capable of working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and dealing professionally with employees, management, clients, subcontractors, auditors and external organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide competent HSEQ advice and guidance across the business.

Carry out any other reasonable HSEQ duties required to support the business.

• Carry out regular site safety visits and inspections.
• Undertake scaffold monitoring visits across company sites and projects.
• Carry out and oversee scaffold inspections in accordance with relevant legislation, NASC guidance and company procedures.
• Manage and coordinate the Inspection Team, ensuring inspections are completed to the required standard.
• Review inspection reports and identify recurring issues, trends and areas for improvement.
• Liaise directly with clients, principal contractors and site management regarding HSEQ and scaffolding matters.
• Attend client meetings, site meetings and project meetings where required.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences and produce investigation reports.
• Identify root causes and implement corrective and preventative actions following incidents.
• Write, review and update Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
• Ensure RAMS are suitable, sufficient and communicated effectively to the workforce.
• Monitor compliance with company HSEQ policies, procedures and legal requirements.
• Identify unsafe working practices and ensure appropriate corrective action is taken.
• Support and promote a strong positive health and safety culture across the business.
• Take part in and run the Monthly Internal HSEQ Meeting.
• Work closely with the Quality Assurance Team to improve company processes and procedures.
• Identify weaknesses, inefficiencies and recurring issues within current systems and processes.
• Develop and implement practical improvements to company policies, procedures and processes.
• Monitor the effectiveness of improvements and ensure actions are followed through to completion.
• Support the business with continual improvement and lessons learned.
• Prepare for and support external audits, including NASC, Achilles, Constructionline and client audits.
• Assist with maintaining company accreditations and compliance requirements.
• Manage audit actions and ensure non-conformances are closed out within agreed timescales.
• Assist with tenders, pre-qualification questionnaires and client HSEQ submissions.
• Support toolbox talks, HSEQ briefings, inductions and workforce communications.
• Identify training and competency requirements and work with management to address them.
• Maintain accurate HSEQ records, inspection records and compliance documentation.
• Produce HSEQ reports, spreadsheets and other management information as required.
• Use company IT systems and Microsoft Word and Excel to maintain and manage information.
• Provide practical HSEQ support to operational teams, supervisors and management.
• Assist with resolving client complaints, concerns and HSEQ-related issues.
• Represent the company professionally when dealing with clients, auditors and external organisations.
• Keep up to date with relevant health and safety legislation, industry standards and scaffolding requirements.
• Provide technical support using practical experience as an Advanced Scaffolder and Advanced Scaffold Inspector.
• Work effectively within a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Be flexible and willing to travel nationally, predominantly across the North East, to meet the needs of the business.
• Respond to urgent HSEQ matters and attend sites at short notice when necessary.
• Work collaboratively with Operations, Management, Quality Assurance and the Inspection Team.
• Take ownership of HSEQ actions and see them through to completion.
• Challenge poor standards and unsafe practices in a professional and constructive manner.
• Identify opportunities to reduce risk, improve efficiency and improve the overall performance of the business.

Requirements

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate – minimum requirement.
• CISRS Advanced Scaffold Inspection – mandatory.
• Must hold a current CISRS Advanced or Basic Scaffolder Card.
• Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) or Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS) experience – mandatory.
• Must be local to Teesside / Redcar or within a reasonable commuting distance.
• Demonstrable experience working on large-scale, multi-disciplinary construction/industrial projects.

Demonstrable multi-disciplinary experience, ideally including areas such as:

• Scaffolding - being the core
• Rope Access
• Coatings / Painting
• Insulation
• Other industrial construction disciplines
• Demonstrable experience working to NASC guidance and requirements.
• Scaffold design experience and a good understanding of design requirements.
• Strong experience in preparing, reviewing and implementing RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements).
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, high-risk project environment and communicate effectively with multiple disciplines, contractors and client teams.

Reporting Structure

Primary Reporting: Group HSEQ Director

JMAC Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone and make recruitment decisions based on merit alone. If you need any adjustments during the application process, please let us know upon contact.

Pay: From £55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Must have scaffolding experience

Work Location: In person