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Area Health & Safety Lead
Altrad Services UK
Hinkley Point C

Role Purpose:

The purpose of the Health and Safety (H&S) Area Lead is to provide H&S leadership across a significant scope of works including but not limited to Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC Alliance (MEHA) works with their designated area.

Accountabilities:

• The purpose of the Health and Safety (H&S) Area Lead is to provide H&S leadership across a significant scope of works including but not limited to Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC Alliance (MEHA) works with their designated area.  
• The purpose of the H&S Area Lead is to fully support the deputy Head of HSE by Leading and ensuring exemplary MEHA Health and Safety standards on the HPC project are consistently met.  
• The Area H&S Lead is appointed to manage a specific area within the MEHA area management model.  
• The Area H&S Lead directly manages a team of HSE Advisors allocated to their area.  
• The role will be responsible for the deliverables of the allocated H&S Advisor field team, paying full regard to HPC, MEHA policies and procedures.  
• The role holder will support construction deliverables by advising the construction teams on best practice and assisting in the maintenance of the overall MEHA HSE management system.   
• The role is primarily focussed on H&S leading indicators including analysing information, trends from reports and observations and then taking corrective measures prior to events occurring.  
• The role will engage with Construction teams throughout the planning and delivery of the scope of works ensuring lessons learnt are actioned to provide the highest H&S performance. 
• The role will ensure effective communication site monitoring of working practices of all MEHA employees and contract partners allocated to the area.

Key Deliverables:

• In line with our key values this position holder will demonstrates Humility through sharing success as a team; demonstrates Positivity through always striving for solutions; demonstrates Respect through valuing other points of view; demonstrates Clarity through sharing information simply and concisely and demonstrates Solidarity through adopting a "One Team" MEH approach, ensuring and committing to the "HPC Way" 
• The H&S Area Lead will set and manage audit assurance programmes within their respective area. 
• The H & S Area Lead will support the Deputy head of H & S with client, P.C, delivery partner and ONR audits and intervention. 
• The role will provide competent specialist advice on identified topics, subject to the roles holder's area of expertise. 
• The role holder will Champion the HPC Way including its pillars in all activities undertaken and play a key role in the MEHA integrated HSESS team.  
• The H & S Area Lead will ensure project and employee K.P.I's are managed across their area. 
• As required the H & S Area Lead will support other area Leads as required, also providing cover for holidays and sickness. 
• The H & S Area Lead will attend coordination , client and internal HSE Meetings. 
• H & S Area Lead will ensure all data for the area is captured within monthly dashboards including incidents, lessons learnt, leading & lagging indicators. 
• Area H & S Lead will manage all investigation within their area. Ensuring the Deputy Head of HSESS  is kept updated in real time of all learnings. 
• Area H & S Lead will be responsible for setting and improving improvement programmes within the areas.

Qualifications:

• Chartered IOSH Member or Working towards Chartership 
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
• Willing to undertake Level 3 Award in Education & Training / PTLLS or equivalent if required

Experience:

• Construction background with a minimum 8 years' experience. 
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in order to explain HSE procedures and expectations to a range of people  
• Working knowledge of the Health and Safety Regulations  
• Experience of interactions with Regulators, presenting and hosting Site visits. 
• Experience with managing teams of HSE professionally. 
• Experienced auditor
• Suitable site experience in a similar role, preferably in the construction or nuclear industry   
• Willing to undertake Level 3 Award in Education & Training / PTLLS or equivalent if required  
• Basic understanding of Nuclear Site Licence Conditions  
• An investigative mind and a keen eye for detail  
• Ideally experience of Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, Scaffolding & Coatings.
   

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.