Health & Safety Consultant

Our client is a major design, engineering and project management consultancy who has been rapidly growing within various sectors. They currently have a new opportunity for a Health & Safety Consultant to join them. Based in either their Edinburgh, Glasgow or Aberdeen Offices you will cover a range of sectors including but not limited to: property, industrial and education.  

The role is primarily based on the delivery of CDM Services, although experience of delivering additional associated Health & Safety Services could be an advantage.  

You will be responsible for delivering a number of roles, which they have established following the introduction of CDM 2015, in all technical and contractual aspects of professional practice.  

Other responsibilities include:  

- Providing Health & Safety Services on both independent commissions and also to complement their wider project delivery services.  

- Production of pre-construction information, files and other associated CDM documents  

- Ensuring Designer compliance.  

- Reviewing contractors’ documentation.  

- Interfacing with clients and design teams on project basis.  

- Advise clients on procurement options and consultant appointment issues.  

- Pro-active in business development of the Services within the Region Keep updated with current legal developments in respect of construction and associated law.

- They require a consultant with suitable and relevant experience, ideally from a design or construction background. Technical.  

- Professional Qualification in Design or Construction.  

- NEBOSH qualified (minimum Construction Certificate).  

- Preferable Member of APS / IOSH.  

- Experience in a similar role.  

- Good IT skills and working knowledge of MS Office: Word, Excel, and Outlook.  

- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the component parts of CDM2015 and other Health & Safety issues.  

- Working knowledge of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.  

- H+S Training capability may be an advantage.  

The Person:  

- Strong Communication skills - experience of communicating with people at differing levels effectively through oral and written communication.  

- Client facing skills - experience of working with clients at a strategic/operational level and managing the relationships effectively.  

- Strong Planning and Organising skills - able to prioritise workload and deadlines and manage change effectively.  

- Effective problem resolution skills - solution orientated with the ability to manage problems and complaints assertively.  

- Teamwork skills - ability to work with others to achieve team and personal targets or objectives.