Summary
Job Description for Safety Advisor:
A development opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to join the EHS&Q dept. as a trainee Safety Advisor. The successful candidate must have a keen interest in conventional safety and an understanding of the main UK health and safety legislation applicable to UKNNL.
The post holder should be adaptable with an enthusiastic attitude and be a strong communicator able to interact with multi-disciplinary teams and build effective partnerships.
Main Responsibilities for Safety Advisor:
1. Supporting the EHS&Q manager, management & work colleagues in providing compliant occupational health and safety and environmental advice.
2. Attend stakeholder meetings for project or facility related work.
3. Championing change to ensure efficient and effective EHS processes.
4. Undertake EHS compliance audits/inspections.
5. Detailed involvement in the implementation of EHSS&Q improvement plan tasks and the achievement of defined targets.
6. Investigate accidents and incidents and deliver intelligent corrective actions.
7. Deliver EHS training courses, inductions, briefings and tool-box talks.
8. Review and approve risk assessments/method statements, procedural instructions.
9. Management of EHS related dashboards, metrics and actions.
10. Where required undertake training and provide SME lead on specialist key conventional occupational health and safety topics ( Fire, Asbestos and Work at Height).
Essential Criteria for Safety Advisor:
11. A strong self-starter with a proactive and conscientious approach.
12. Excellent communication skills.
13. Good overall general knowledge and experience of working on nuclear sites and facilities.
14. Good or developing presentational skills.
15. Drive to produce a quality product to time and cost with a high level of attention to detail.
16. A genuine interest in EHS&Q.
17. An ability and a willingness to appropriately challenge processes, practices and investigation findings to drive improvements and efficiencies.
18. Health and Safety Qualification (s) NEBOSH Diploma or minimum NEBOSH General Certificate(s) or suitable equivalent.
19. Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).
Desirable Criteria for Safety Advisor:
20. Well developed training/coaching/mentoring skills.
21. Working knowledge of management systems (ISO 45001) including auditing.
Why join us?
UKNNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.
We also offer a range of employee benefits:
22. Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
23. UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%.
24. Annual Leave: Benefit from days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
25. Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
26. Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
27. Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
28. Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
29. Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
30. Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
31. Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
32. Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
33. Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).
About The Company
UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.
This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.
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