Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Temporary role - 12 weeks

In this role, you will help deliver our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy whilst assuring compliance with the Thames Water Management System, Standards, Processes, and Procedures. The role is primarily field-based, with some hybrid working. It will require frequent travel, generally within a specified region but occasionally throughout the wider Thames Water supply area.

What you’ll be doing as a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

• Lead site assurance visits to verify compliance against Legal and Thames Water Standards, procedures and processes
• Deliver and monitor performance against the Safety, Health and Wellbeing strategy and objectives, system, standards, processes and procedures
• Support stakeholders by providing relevant HSW performance data and promoting HSW initiatives through performance meetings
• Lead SHE Assurance of high and very high risk sites including COMAH
• Advise stakeholders and contractors on HSW matters including compliance with applicable legislation, industry best practice and Thames Water Management System, Standards, Processes, and Procedures, liaising with Enforcing Authorities and professional groups
• Support stakeholder produce accurate business case for HSW concerns including details of cost, time, benefit for any proposed mitigations
• Lead high risk incident investigations as well as support stakeholders complete low risk incident investigations. Investigations should identify non-compliance, root causes analysis and risks, with action plans agreed with the site management team
• Verify incidents, actions and safety observations being tracked to closure in a timely manner to avoid becoming overdue
• Support stakeholders identify training requirements including reviewing and monitoring of TSR’s etc
• Support in the delivery of toolbox talks, inductions and briefings regarding HSW campaigns or concerns
• Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders and Contractors to review and maintain performance, and drive continuous improvement
• Lead or participate in working groups for reduction of key operational risks, on some occasions gaining expertise to become Subject Matter Expert
• Performing face fit testing

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent AND/OR able to demonstrate significant experience of an operational environment
• UK Driving licence
• Willingness to work towards CMIOSH or equivalent - Candidates with excellent and relevant operational experience will be supported to obtain the relevant qualification to achieve CMIOSH or equivalent
• Technical knowledge of a related or operational industry e.g. utilities, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing or construction is advantageous, though not essential
• Understanding of process safety, CDM and or working in the highway

What’s in it for you?

Hourly Pay rate: £25
Expenses: Excluded
Location: (Travel to other sites required)
Length of assignment: 12 Weeks
Required Start date: ASAP
Hours: 08:30 – 17:00 - 36 hours

Please note you will be on assignment at Thames Water via Pertemps

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.
 
Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.
 
But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water

At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business.

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings.

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process

Find out more about working at Thames Water.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.