Kelly Services (UK) Ltd Looking for Project Health & Safety Specialist at London Full Time

The overall purpose of the role is to provide H&S support to the project in the pre-construction and construction phases of the project to ensure our client meets their legal H&S obligations and delivers on its ambitions in the development and delivery of the projects to ensure a world class health and safety performance and culture.
The role will cover all scopes and packages associated in the development and delivery of an offshore wind farm project both offshore and onshore. i.e., Wind Turbine Generators, Foundations, Transmissions and Civils.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support and advise the project team to assist them in ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety statutory obligations, codes and standards.
• Provide ongoing support and advise to the project team to assist them in ensuring compliance with safety objectives, expectations, requirements and safety management system obligations.
• Provide support in the execution of the duties of the Client, Principal Contractor, and Principal Designer as required under the Construction Design Management Regulations 2015.
• Contribute, support and where required lead in the implementation of the project safety culture program.
• Contribute, support and where required lead in carrying out safety studies and risk assessment activities.
• Assist in the development of the Project Emergency Response Plan, including emergency preparedness analysis and be part of the project emergency response team.
• Plan and Conduct drills/exercises to validate Emergency Response provisions across the project.
• Plan and execute Audit/Inspections to ensure that all activities under the project scope are assured.
• Oversee Incidents and safety observations and support in satisfactory closeout of resultant actions.
• Investigate incidents and review external Investigation reports for acceptance, ensuring all resultant actions are closed satisfactorily.
• Contribute to health and safety in the selection and procurement of supply chain partners.

• Implement lessons learned, safety alerts and other health and safety aspects and learnings.
• Support the development and update safety standards, instructions, codes and guidelines, and formalise them into company documented practices as required. Ensure sharing and implementation of these across projects.

Minimum Requirements

• You have proven experience as a H&S professional, preferably in Offshore Wind, energy or oil and gas sectors.
• You are educated to degree level within health and safety and/or a related engineering discipline
• You have a minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in an offshore projects construction environment.

• You have full and detailed understanding of applicable legislation, codes, and standards related to health and safety within offshore and onshore construction projects environments.
• You must be able to demonstrate a flexible, practical and proactive approach to managing operational challenges.
• You have experience with H&S management systems and auditing.
• You have experience managing H&S in the supply chain.
• You have experience with Client / Contractor relationships & management.

This position will be based in one of our client’s UK offices but it’s expected to have flexibility to work from home and undertake frequent travel as required.
For more information on this excellent long term contract opportunity with our market leading client please contact the recruitment team or apply online & we will get back to you

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