*HSE Advisor*

Contract: Fixed-term (18 months)

Hours: 37.5 per week – Full time

Department: HSEQ

Location: Aberdeen, UK

Altrad Sparrows is a specialist lifting and mechanical handling contractor that delivers equipment, technology and integrated engineering services to the global energy industry. Our solutions support our clients to optimise their efficiency by ensuring the performance, reliability and safety of critical equipment and people.

With our headquarters in Aberdeen, we employ over 1,600 people across numerous operational locations across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

The main purpose of the role is to support in the overall delivery of the Company’s business objectives, by providing guidance, advice and support in order to meet the commitments in the Sparrows HSEQ Policy Statement and to ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental standards and legislative requirements. The position shall have a primary focus within operations in a coaching capacity in addition to supporting the corporate HSEQ function.

*Main responsibilities*

The HSE Advisor is responsible for:

· Providing coaching and advice to operational managers and supervisors in respect of managing the HSE aspects of their day-to-day undertakings

· Contribute to the induction process and to pre-mobilisation briefs

· Developing and delivering HSE awareness training sessions

· Closely engage with onshore and offshore workforce to promote the understanding of safety requirements, systems and processes.

· Identify hazardous conditions and work closely with the workforce to eliminate them or to reduce risk to as low as reasonably practicable

· Attend safety meetings, tool box talks etc.

· Ensure that safety improvements and actions are followed up and implemented at the worksite

· Ability and willingness to travel offshore to engage closely with the offshore workforce

· Development and maintenance of the Sparrows HSEQ Management System to facilitate delivery of the requirements of international standards

· In conjunction with the Group HSE Lead, develop and implement an HSE internal compliance and assurance audit programme

· Attending industry/client arranged meetings and seminars in relation to aspects of HSE

· Liaising with Operational Managers to develop and implement HSE Plans

· Participating in incident investigation as a root cause analysis specialist

· Developing sound working relationships and co-operate with the workforce, clients and others

· Conducting reviews and amendments of processes to ensure legal and other compliance in respect of all aspects of HSE management

· Assisting operations teams in conducting risk/COSHH/manual handling assessments

· Assisting in the development of HSE processes and supporting guidance

*HSEQ responsibilities*

· It is mandatory that the incumbent is familiar with the Company's HSEQ Policy and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Sparrows Integrated Management System. The incumbent must report any incidents, near misses, actual or potential problems with products, services or systems to their Line Manager.

· The incumbent also has legal responsibilities under country-specific health and safety legislation to follow all Company processes and procedures and familiarise themselves with the emergency response arrangements applicable to them. The incumbent is also responsible for the health and safety arrangements of subordinates (if any) and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises.

*Qualifications and experience*

· Proven track record in a similar role

· Current BOSIET/MIST certificate

· NEBOSH General Certificate or Health & Safety NVQ

· Kelvin TOPSET Lead Investigator

· Internal auditor qualification

· COSHH assessor

· Able to deliver training on a range of HSE topics

· Proficient use of Microsoft Office

· Experience with CDM Construction Design & Management regulations desirable but not essential

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract Contract length: 18 months

Benefits: * Company events * Company pension * Free parking * Life insurance * On-site parking * Private medical insurance * Sick pay * Work from home

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 9795