Overview
Health & Safety Coordinator / Advisor – Location: Rochester (office-based 5 days per week). Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum DOE. Benefits: Company van + fuel card; travel to sites for auditing (as role develops).
About the Role
You will join a specialist passive fire protection organisation based in Rochester providing high-quality fire-barriers, intumescent coatings, fire doors, penetration sealing and related services across multiple sectors.
As Health & Safety Coordinator/Advisor you will be principally office-based (5 days per week) but with increasing site visits and auditing responsibilities. You\'ll review and sometimes compile RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements), ensure compliance with H&S actions, audit site practices, and champion passive fire protection compliance and safety across projects.
Responsibilities
* Review existing RAMS and supporting documentation for projects, ensuring they meet HSE and company standards.
* Compile new RAMS (or assist in their compilation) where required, especially in relation to passive fire protection works.
* Monitor and track H&S compliance actions across projects and sites; ensure timely closure of actions, maintain logs.
* Conduct office-based tasking and support the H&S Manager (or similar) in delivering H&S strategy.
* Visit project sites periodically to audit H&S compliance (site conditions, documentation, passive fire protection installations, fire door integrity, compartmentation, etc).
* Liaise with site operations, project managers and subcontractors to ensure H&S standards are maintained and improvements identified.
* Report findings from audits, prepare clear action-lists, follow up to ensure corrective/preventive measures are implemented.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and best practices especially around passive fire protection, compartmentation, fire stopping, fire doors, intumescent coatings.
* Assist with safety inductions, toolbox talks and awareness sessions as required.
Candidate Requirements
* NEBOSH Certificate or Diploma or IOSH (Managing Safely / Working Safely) - essential.
* Practical industry experience in health & safety coordination/advisory roles, preferably within construction, fire protection or passive fire protection sectors.
* Demonstratable knowledge of passive fire protection systems: compartmentation, fire-barriers, fire-doors, intumescent coatings, penetration sealing etc. (the business\'s core area).
* Strong documentation skills: able to review, interpret and compile RAMS, identify gaps, propose improvements.
* Excellent communicator - able to engage with site teams, operations staff, subcontractors and senior management.
* Full UK driving licence (due to requirement to travel to site audits) and comfortable traveling regionally as required.
* Proactive mindset: able to identify issues, drive improvement, work independently in the office and on site.
What You\'ll Get
* Base salary up to £50K depending on experience and suitability.
* Company van and fuel card provided.
* Office-based 5 days per week with planned progression to increased site auditing/travel scope.
* Opportunity to work within a specialist and growing passive fire protection environment, making a critical contribution to safety and compliance.
* Support and professional development in H&S and fire protection disciplines.
How to Apply
If you meet the essential requirements (NEBOSH or IOSH, H&S advisory experience, passive fire protection awareness) and are looking for a stable, office-based role with site auditing travel built in, please submit your CV and a brief covering note highlighting your relevant experience.
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