Health + Safety Consultant

Job Description

Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, the main purpose of the role is to support the development, management and implementation of health and safety policy, strategy and agreed operating plan objectives across ScottishPower. The aim is to achieve world class performance levels working in partnership with employees, contractors, customers, and members of the public.

What you'll be doing

• Engaging with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure suitable controls are established, monitored and controlled in order to provide a safe working environment for the area of the post holder's area of responsibility
• Provide professional leadership and direction to Senior Management and Project Managers across ScottishPower Renewables (SPR)
• Lead and deliver projects and programmes to meet operating objectives within performance metrics and agreed deliverables
• Undertaking continual improvement projects demonstrating ability to impact assess options and provide recommendations for implementation.
• Supporting hazard analysis exercises and technical risk management support for projects
• Undertaking, as Lead Auditor, audits assessing compliance with ISO 45001 and site inspections assessing general operating practices
• Collaborating with other Health and Safety professionals on developing new renewable technology projects e.g., Solar, Battery Storage and Wind
• Supporting projects and operational business in assessing and evaluating design risks
• Develop opportunities for best-practice exchanges including regular facilitation of workshops.
• Providing H&S support to our operational sites (over 2000MW across 40+ locations), working within a team of H&S consultants
• Supporting the safe delivery of our construction programme covering wind, solar and battery storage projects, from conception to operational handover
• Leading on H&S projects and initiatives designed to reduce risk or to improve standards across our portfolio

What you'll bring

• Educated to degree level or significant compensatory experience
• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
• Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health is desirable
• A self-starter and able to work on own initiative with minimal direction
• Knowledge and experience of project management
• A clear understanding of the whole value chain and the key processes within each business
• Ability to operate and positively influence at all levels in the organisation and with external stakeholders
• Ability to devise practical solutions to complex and risk-based problems or challenges

As a minimum, you will demonstrate:

• Educated to degree level or significant compensatory experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
• Proven experience in a H&S role within the utility, engineering or construction sectors
• Proven experience of delivering and performing H&S audits and inspections for a large business area and presenting reports
• Proven experience of acting as H&S subject matter expert from creation of procedures to coaching the associated best practice
• Proven experience of supporting incident investigations

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we're at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.