SHE Advisor

Due to significant growth and contract wins OCU Services (part of the wider OCU Group) has new opportunities for experienced HSE Advisors to join our wider HSE Team. The purpose of the role is to provide Health Safety & Environmental information advice and training to all levels and departments within the OCU Business.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Notify any changes in your duties to all others who may be affected by these changes.
• Shall ensure strict adherence to the reporting and recording procedures for accidents and dangerous occurrences as required under RIDDOR as directed by the SHE Manager.
• Shall be responsible for providing specialist advice on the companys safety policy and procedures and compliance with statutory obligations throughout the company.
• Shall monitor arrangements to ensure that health and safety standards applied by contractors are satisfactory and in accordance with contractual arrangements company specifications policy and procedures.
• Shall ensure that site employees work in accordance with the companys health and safety requirements policys and procedures along with those of its Clients.
• Shall recommend disciplinary procedures where any member of site supervisory staff fails to discharge their safety responsibilities satisfactorily.
• Shall take appropriate action when notified of disregard of safety on site.
• Shall ensure the provision of a safe and healthy working environment for persons working in or visiting any company operation site and/or premises.
• Shall monitor provision and effectiveness of adequate and existing welfare facilities.
• Promote the reporting of near misses throughout the company.
• You are required to work at any site on which the Company operates as authorised and as determined by the needs of the business. You will not be required to work outside the United Kingdom.

Skills & Requirements

• Excellent Spoken & Written Communication Skills
• Positive people Management skills
• The ability to act with initiative
• A mindset of continual improvement
• Good negotiation skills
• A tactful but assertive manner
• Capable of delivering confident articulate presentations
• Logical thinking & problem solving ability
• Good organisational skills & attention to detail
• The ability to cope under pressure
• Be able to interpret and understand relevant Laws
• Competent in MS Word Excel Power Point & Teams
• Report writing (including incident investigation Robust RCA)
• Selfmotivated but able to work as part of a team
• Trustworthiness and discretion when handling confidential information
• Smart appearance and professional manner

Required Qualifications

• NCRQ level 6 / NVQ level 6 / NEBOSH diploma
  
• Minimum 5 years experience working in the utilities sector ( Power sector preferred)
• Minimum 5 years experience Working within Live Substations ( Desirable)
• Experience working with management systems and the NERS Accreditation (Desirable )
• Experience working in DNOs and IDNOs
• EUSR or CSCS in General Health and Safety
• Proficient in compiling reports
• MUST HOLD CURRENT FULL UK DRIVERS LICENSE

Company Information:

Established in 1994 OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK with a long successful track record in delivering customerfocused civil engineering solutions.

Working directly with many of the countrys leading bluechip power water telecoms and rail clients we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.

We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.

We believe that being successful is a choice.

We choose to be successful.

We are OCU One Company United.

We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.