Senior Safety Consultant

Job Description

At Natural Power, we have been pioneers of positive renewable change for 30 years. If you're looking for a new challenge or a job in the renewable energy industry, we could be just the place to advance your career.

As we continue to grow, we are seeking to strengthen our construction project management team with a Senior Safety Consultant at Glasgow, Stirling or St John's Town of Dalry, Castle Douglas. This will

Our Team

The construction project management team comprises a professional and passionate group of engineers and construction management professionals supporting our clients deliver their renewable energy projects on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. We operate in a cooperative, constructive and open manner and support all staff in developing to their full potential. We operate in a variety of geographies, but principally the UK, Ireland, France and the Nordic countries.

You will be working with great colleagues in a global organization with the opportunity to be close to our core business, which is developing and supporting renewable projects all over the world on behalf of our clients. We work as one team with respect, credibility, and dedication as our core values. Overall, you will have a unique and challenging job where you have every opportunity to learn and develop your skills as a team member of a friendly, but highly professional environment with a strong technical and commercial commitment.

Purpose of Role

The purpose of the role is to lead and provide a comprehensive health and safety consultancy service offering as part of Natural Power's services to the renewable and energy infrastructure sector. The role will combine professional technical safety advice and solutions in the UK market, with a strong emphasis on the CDM regulations across all project phases, including decommissioning. Safety advice in other geographies will also be included within the remit of the services. The role will include a proportion of site based experiential and best practice observations, ensuring that application of safety services has a tangible direct influence, in addition to the desk-based consultancy services and an understanding of a broad range of technology sectors and associated risks will be required. A key aspect of the role is to work closely and collaboratively with service delivery teams, clients, designers and contractors across design, construction and operational phases to ensure health and safety is practically embedded, proportionate and aligned with real world project delivery. The overall aim of the role is to lead a profitable, professional team who provide market-leading advice to clients whilst developing and improving safety standards, methods and leadership across the organisation.

• The role is a Senior Safety Consultant responsible for managing, coordinating and delivering health and safety advice across various stages of the project lifecycle.

• You will input, contribute to, and deliver the following:

• Lead a team delivering health & safety consultancy service provision during pre-planning, planning pre-construction and construction phase services in connection with UK and wider European and global renewable developments.

• Develop and implement industry-leading methodologies, systems and processes for the delivery of the services.

• Interact proactively with clients, contractors, statutory authorities and other project stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to manage complex and challenging renewable energy and energy infrastructure projects.

• Construction project safety consultancy services including the preparation of design risk assessments, Principal Designer duties and hazard meetings (HAZID, HAZCON, HAZOP), in accordance with Construction, Design and Management (CDM) Regulations (or other local equivalent).

• Lead or assure the review of HSE related documentation such as Employer's Requirements, HSE plans, RAMS etc.

• Attend project sites from an audit and safety leadership perspective to maintain direct industry knowledge, invite practical and professional feedback from operatives and seek to involve those at most risk in the management of H&S related matters.

• Preparation of timely, concise, high-quality reports as required for project and internal purposes.

• Oversee and contribute to development and delivery of HSE training where aligned to departmental and company objectives.

• Provide oversight and leadership of significant or high-potential HSE incident investigations.

• Accountability for project financial performance, including budget oversight and forecasting.

• Identify and assist in undertaking business development activities for the purpose of successfully growing and developing the services within the team

• Line management of the safety team, including on-going personal development reviews.

• Work in close partnership with clients, regulators, O&M teams, designers and construction site teams to ensure H&S advice is practical, proportionate and aligned with delivery realities.

• Engage early with design and engineering teams to influence safe-by-design outcomes, ensuring risks are reduced at source and solutions remain buildable and operable.

• Facilitate feedback loops between site teams, designers and clients to continuously improve safety processes, standards and practical application.

• The role requires a mixture of desk-based and site-based attendance.

• You will maintain your CPD and training requirements to complement your workload and project requirements. This includes HSEQ requirements and general management elements.

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.

This is a Permanent, Full-Time role, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

We will offer an engaging, collaborative and fast-paced environment alongside an excellent benefits package, including generous annual leave, flexible working, employee assistance programme, personal insurances, health plans, discounts and salary sacrifice options.

Natural Power is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

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