Job Title: Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor
Location: Suffolk, IP6
Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
At Persimmon, We Don't Just Build Homes - We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor, You'll Benefit From:
* Competitive salary
* Company Car or Car Allowance
* 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
* Life Cover & Contributory Pension
* Employee Benefits Platform - giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
* Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
What is the role?
The purpose of the role is to ensure that health, safety, and environment (HS&E) standards are met throughout the company.
Primary Responsibilities
* Develop, prepare, review, and enforce HS&E plans across the region to ensure safe and compliant operation of the region.
* Identify, risk assess, and report potential hazards and non-compliance issues during site visits, working with site management teams to ensure corrective action is taken and escalated where appropriate to maintain company safety standards.
* Produce accurate and timely management reports and management information, such as non-compliance figures, potential hazards, and further escalations to enable management teams to deliver a safety-first approach.
* Regularly inspect construction activity on site, meeting company targets, ensuring compliance with the Group HS&E Policy and overarching HS&E legislation. Including periodic out-of-hours inspections to ensure safe and compliant operation of the region.
* Carry out incident-led investigations and report applicable incidents to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under RIDDOR to ensure adherence to Government regulations.
* Manage and monitor contractors' performance against their Risk Assessment and Method Statements to ensure HS&E risks are minimised.
* Effectively communicate with Regulatory Enforcement Agencies such as the HSE, Local Authority, and Environment Agency, maintaining good relationships.
* Provide HS&E advice, information, and training to the business to ensure up-to-date HS&E standards are maintained, including regular HS&E meetings that are undertaken and recorded.
* Manage any referrals through the safety concerns line, to ensure that when necessary, corrective actions are taken to maintain the company values of being customer-focused and socially responsible.
* Develop strong, effective, and trusted working relationships, where collaboration and communication are key to promoting a safe working environment.
What experience do I need?
* Excellent organisational skills, being able to manage own time to meet targets and deadlines.
* Strong verbal communication skills, being able to develop strong relationships with all levels of the business from site teams to senior management.
* Excellent written communication skills, being able to produce accurate reports and maintain both written and IT-based reporting systems.
* A good understanding of Microsoft Products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
* Awareness of key HS&E workplace hazards.
* A NEBOSH National General Certificate in Health and Safety.
* Member of IOSH desirable but not essential.
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