Established in 2013, Sapphire Utility Solutions has quickly become the partner of choice for many clients across the UK in our chosen markets.
We provide award winning services to the clean water, wastewater, gas, multi utilities and the highways sector. We are passionate about working alongside our client’s and partners to maintain the utility services essential to modern life throughout the UK.
Due to growth within our team, we are looking to appoint a Health & Safety Advisor, based out of our new facilities in Leyland. Working closely with the Health & Safety Managers and Directors, you will be responsible for providing training, advice, guidance and support to operational staff across some of the main contracts.
Working Hours & Location:
* Working hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
* Location: Leyland, Preston
* Company vehicle
* 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
* Company Pension
* Death in Service
* Employee Assistance / wellness Programme
Key Responsibilities
* Support managers in the monitoring and management across multi-discipline contracts, with specific focus on risk identification, management and control through site inspection and audit. Collaborate to deliver support, general safety advice and guidance on relevant company standards and safe working practices.
* Assist and advise on risk assessments, ensuring employee involvement and timely review.
* Work with the HSEQ department to implement the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Strategies and delivery plan.
* Support on the development, administration, and upkeep of the Safety Management Systems.
* Work collaboratively with the client and as part of the wider safety team to ensure efficient working and the reduction of travel by supporting managers within your geographical region.
* Support managers in the investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses across the service platforms are completed in a transparent and fair way, ensuring appropriate corrective and preventative actions are identified and implemented.
* Support in the management of reporting requirements, ensuring all notification and report are sent in a timely manner for the service platform and appropriate and timely reports are produced covering key leading and lagging indicators and that these are supported by appropriate analysis to ensure both that the function is effective and tackling the most pressing issues and that management are held account for individual and platform performance.
About You
We are looking for individuals who have:
* NEBOSH Qualification or equivalent
* Previous HSEQ experience from a utilities / civils engineering background gained within the UK market.
* Full UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 penalty points
* Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative
* Ability to prioritise in a busy, changing environment
* Proficient in the writing of suitable and sufficient risk assessments and method statements
* Team player with an ability to build good working relationships across all levels of personnel
* A flexible approach to working
Why Join Lanes Group?
At Lanes Group, nothing is more important than the health, safety, and well-being of our people and customers. As the UK’s largest independent specialist infrastructure delivery partner, we:
* Have a turnover exceeding £530 million (EBITDA £45 million)
* Employ over 4,000 brilliant people nationwide
* Operate through a countrywide network of operational locations
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that our differences make us stronger. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups.
Lanes Group is also a proud signatory of the ‘Charter for Employer Positive About Mental Health’, run by Mindful Employer.
Join us and be part of a team that makes a real impact!