Junior, Mid-Level
Health and Safety Consultant
Job Description
Overview
Health & Safety in Design/CDM Consultant
Are you ready to be part of a world-leading, inspiring and ambitious team? AtkinsRealis is a leading global consultancy with over 80 years of design, engineering and project management expertise. With us, you’ll join a team that asks questions and dares to see things differently while engineering a better future for our planet and its people.
We are seeking to recruit a Health & Safety in Design/CDM Consultant to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to work for a dynamic and sociable company and make an impact.
You would be based in our Birmingham office but also have the opportunity to work from home and from our other offices in the Midlands, Southwest and Wales. Our clients are varied so a typical working week would include managing your diary to be on client sites, in the office, or working from home.
We are looking for a collaborative and motivated CDM Consultant to deliver a quality service for our Clients. Under CDM 2015 our CDM services focus on assisting designers with the Principal Designer role (both in-house and with our clients) and assisting clients to comply with their duties. You may be a chartered civil engineer or construction professional looking to specialise in H&S, or a H&S specialist with a good working knowledge of the construction industry.
Reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and being respected for the different opinions, strengths and experience you bring. We’re not all the same, and that’s our greatest strength.
Your role
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Advising and assisting clients in carrying out their duties under CDM 2015.
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Working with designers to carry out Health and Safety design reviews and advising them accordingly in line with legislation and best practice.
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Undertaking a wide range of CDM Consultant duties in line with agreed service deliveries.
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Undertaking H&S audits and Inspections.
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Reviewing RA/MS, carrying out accident investigation, H&S Policy and procedure writing and other H&S services.
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Learning and applying quality assurance principles.
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Keeping up to date and abreast of relevant legislative and best practice changes.
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Developing strong relationships with our existing clients.
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Developing relationships and opportunities with new clients.
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To be able to work autonomously and Professional chartership with IOSH or related profession (or working towards this). Good knowledge of CDM Regulations essential.
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Have construction industry experience and sound knowledge of construction design; experience in the following would be an advantage building control requirements, construction techniques and materials, fire safety in construction, temporary works, asbestos, demolition, scaffolding, working at height and lifting.
About you
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Experience in undertaking workplace audits and inspections of construction sites (desirable).
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Good communication skills and ability to contribute effectively to team meetings.
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A proactive attitude and a willingness to seek guidance on occasions from senior colleagues.
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NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or willing to undertake this).
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Ability to write professional reports to a good standard of English with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other software packages.
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Driving licence holder willing to travel across the UK.
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Advising on best practice CDM design risk management.
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Carrying out CDM design reviews and advising designers in line with legislation and best practice.
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Advising and assisting clients in carrying out their duties under CDM 2015.
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Supporting colleagues with health and safety expertise and providing general health and safety consultancy services to clients.
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Delivering H&S and CDM training. Learning and applying quality assurance principles.
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Keeping up to date and abreast of relevant legislative and best practice changes.
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A background in construction and/or design and experience of H&S training.
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Experience of ISO 45001 and other integrated management systems.
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This role has excellent prospects for an individual who has an ambition to progress and enjoys working collaboratively within a vibrant team. As well as technical competence, we are looking for someone with excellent client facing skills who will provide a first-class service to our Clients.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
Additional information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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Worker Type
Employee
Job Type
Regular
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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