SHE Advisor

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a SHE Advisor to join our Construction West team in Manchester, supporting the Construction West region and on occasion may be required to support out of region in the West Midlands Area.

If you are SHE Advisor with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our SHE Advisors are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role is to provide professional SHE support, advice and coaching at regional business level; engaging with Project Teams, Ops Directors and supply chain peers to ensure that the business SHE policy is promoted and effectively deployed.

As our SHE Advisor you will:

• Be conversant with current and impending health, safety, and environmental (SHE) legislation, and assist in maintaining the company’s SHE Management System and associated documentation.
• Support Directors, Managers, Department Heads, and Supervisors in implementing the company SHE Policy.
• Visit and inspect sites and projects to monitor safety and environmental performance, produce SHE Support Reports, investigate hazardous practices, and provide guidance, including the authority to cease work until remedial actions are taken.
• Provide support and coaching to project teams and supply chain members, reinforcing the company’s SHE Management systems and associated documentation.
• Review absences due to accidents or injuries at work, ensure reportable occurrences are notified to the relevant enforcing authority, and investigate accidents and incidents, gathering factual information, conducting interviews, and formatting reports within the given timeframe.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

You should have previous experience in Building Services or Construction on a range of large-scale projects and hold a NEBOSH General or Construction certificate to demonstrate a basic level of the required safety knowledge. You should also have knowledge of PASMA, IPAF, asbestos, and other general construction equipment, systems, activities, and associated legislation. Excellent communication and coaching skills, along with highly developed influencing abilities, are essential.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working 
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) 
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) 
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity. 

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

  Basic Check:

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.