Safety Advisor

Job description

**Role**: Safety Advisor (Construction)

**Digital/Non Digital**: Non Digital

**Contract Length**: 12 months

**Location**: Thurso

**IR35**: In scope

**Client qualify for GIS**: Yes (Disability Confident Scheme)

The Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR) at site is a former test and development nuclear power station now undergoing decommissioning. To support the decommissioning programme over the duration of the programme several infrastructure upgrades and new facilities are required as well as demolition of existing support buildings. This includes the following:

- Replacement and repairs to external building fabric
- Maintenance of building structures
- Construction of a new ventilation plant room and tie into existing facilities
- Demolition of disused store buildings and construction of a replacement modern standards store.

The balance of projects will include scope where PFR is acting as both the Client and Principal Contractor CDM roles as well as acting as the Client with an appointed Principle Contractor. An experienced Construction Safety Advisor is required to support the PFR team and contractor staff to monitor the overall construction safety envelope and interfaces and provide specialist advise to the facility management team.

**Core requirements of the role**:

- Review and comment on contractor documentation and site management system documents where required
- Provide Industrial Health and Safety advice to Site construction and demolition projects
- Advise and assist projects with the preparation of pre-construction information
- Mentor other Safety Advisors in the field of construction and CDM Regulations
- Design and deliver Industrial Health & Safety Training
- Liaise with stakeholders, including Regulators and auditors on Health and Safety issues
- Undertake and report on planned and unplanned industrial health and safety inspections, report observed safety deficiencies and suggest remedial action
- Represent client at internal forums
- Contribute to and on occasion lead risk assessments
- Chair or contribute to investigations

**Skills/Experience**:

- Experience of construction site management
- Suitable accredited training for construction safety professionals e.g. CITB/IOSH
- CDM Compliance experience
- Temporary Works supervisor/coordinator experience
- Requires relevant NPORS/CITB training and construction industry experience

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As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.