Average Safety Advisor salary in Cambridge

East Cambridgeshire District Council have an exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Advisor to join their team. Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire (CB7 4EE) Salary: £39,186 - £44,428 PA, Plus Benefits Package Job Type: Full - Time OR Part - Time, Permanent Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:45 am - 5:00 pm (Fridays finish at 4:30 pm) Close Date: 2nd of June 2024 About Us: East Cambridgeshire boasts excellent transport links, stunning countryside, vibrant markets, and welcoming communities and it one of the UK's happiest and healthiest places to live. The District Council takes pride in its innovative approach to delivering sustainable and economically driven services that benefit residents, stakeholders, and the environment. With a track record of financial stability, environmental stewardship, and economic growth, we are dedicated to providing new affordable housing, commercial spaces, and supporting infrastructure through strategic planning initiatives. We are about to commence for on a new future focused local plan. Health and Safety Advisor - The Role: East Cambridgeshire District Council has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to come and work as a Health & Safety Advisor. The selected candidate will be responsible for internal Health and Safety in the Council’s buildings as well as being jointly responsible for planning responses to major incidents such as adverse weather. The work will be interesting, diverse, stimulating and rewarding, as you will be expected to undertake specific health and safety projects and civil contingency issues that fall within the council’s remit. Health and Safety Advisor - Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain contingency plans reflecting legislative requirements and best practices - Ensure services have appropriate emergency planning and business continuity arrangements - Foster collaborative relationships with agencies for joint planning and governance - Provide support and training for staff involved in emergency planning and business continuity - Advise on legislative changes and best practices - Lead incident management efforts effectively - Promote resilience within communities and maintain warning systems - Represent ECDC at multi-agency meetings - Develop and deliver effective training programs - Audit compliance with Civil Contingencies Act duties - Contribute to risk management as part of the Council’s Risk Management Group Health and Safety Advisor - You: Essential: - Graduate level educated or equivalent with a minimum of five years’ experience as a professional in health and safety, emergency planning, business continuity or a similar related field - Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) or working towards (current Tech or Grad IOSH) - Experience in completing health and safety management audits against HSG65 / OHSAS 18001 and implementing action plans to meet audit findings - Demonstrable knowledge and experience of emergency planning and business continuity (minimum 2 years) - Recent proven experience of working in a health and safety / emergency planning role at a similar level and bringing about cultural change within an organisation - Clear understanding and experience of the responsibilities within which a local authority must operate to deliver the role including statutory requirements - Experience in delivering training, coaching and mentoring to develop health and safety / emergency planning knowledge and expertise - Experience of successfully managing projects - Experience of communicating with stakeholders at various levels within an organisation - An ability to work under pressure, prioritise conflicting demands and meet strict deadlines - Excellent interpersonal skills including a professional approach and manner and ability to use tact and diplomacy to influence people at all levels of the organisation - Excellent organisational skills and high level of attention to detail and accuracy Health and Safety Advisor - Benefits: - Flexible working - Childcare scheme - Training, development and payment of professional fees - Holidays, sickness and salary pension scheme entitlements Application Process: The deadline for applications is Sunday the 2nd of June 2024. Interviews will take place the W/C the 10th of June 2024. To submit your application for this exciting Health and Safety Advisor opportunity, please click 'Apply’ now.

We are proud to be supporting this groundbreaking scientific business, with sustainability at its core, in their search for a new Health & Safety Advisor to join the team.With their technology in full development and ready to make a positive impact to sustainable manufacturing globally, this is an incredibly exciting to join as the business is growing exponentially.You will work closely with the senior team to ensure robust HSE processes are embedded in the core of the organisation. As the businesses' subject matter expert for all HSE matters, you will business partner to embed best practice across the organisation.. There is a significant personal development plan on offer for the right candidate. There will be travel to a sister site in East Anglia, with all expenses covered, one day a week. The company premises are to the North of Cambridge City with ample parking.Core duties include: Reporting to Management, act as Company Health & Safety expert supporting the creation, implementation, development, monitoring, and review of safety arrangementsMonitoring and enforcement of relevant safety rules and statutory safety requirements.Responsible for the creation, communication, and implementation of safety initiativesWork with any external advisors to ensure the business is working to current best practice for health and safetyAct as chair of the Safety Committee reporting to managementTraining research staff so that they can operate effectively and safely in the laboratory.Full in-house auditing of H&S systems and training Role Requirements: Holds a NEBOSH qualification and knowledge of working to ISO45001.2-3 years’ experience working in a Health and Safety role, ideally in a research based environment with sound knowledge of the principles of good laboratory practice and good occupational safety.Excellent communicator and flexible team player that is comfortable working with and being the interface across different divisional teams.Highly organised with a strong attention to detail, with the ability to plan, design and have fixed deadlinesExperience of troubleshooting with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage several tasks simultaneously If you're looking to step un in your Health & Safety career in a business that is committed to a greener future, this could be the role for you! This is a site based role, 40 hours per week., Monday to Friday. The business is flexible regarding start and finish times. Apply today for immediate consideration!

Role overview ID: 2024-5638Entity: Vistry ServicesRegion: Vistry ServicesDepartment: Safety, Health & EnvironmentContract Type: Permanent - Full TimeJob Location: Cambridge, Huntingdon Date Posted: 07.05.2024 We have a great opportunity for a Safety, Health & Environment Advisor to join our team within Vistry Services, covering sites across Cambridgeshire. As our Safety, Health & Environment Advisor you will be responsible for supporting Vistry Group in the safe planning, delivery, and review of a variety complex projects across all areas of the construction and maintenance industry whilst ensuring compliance with the Vistry Group Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Policies, Standards and legislation. Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you... Competitive basic salary and annual bonusCompany car, car allowance or travel allowanceAgile working possible (dependent on role)Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidaysPrivate Healthcare Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leaveCompetitive contributory pension schemeLife assurance – 4 x your annual salaryShare incentive schemesEmployee rewards portal with many more benefits... In return, what we would like from you... Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and QualityMust have NEBOSH Construction or equivalent diploma.Experience in the construction industry would be beneficial.Experience in a Safety Advisor role within Residential Construction or Tier 1 Contracting.Member of a Professional Body, progressing to Chartered status.Experience in housebuilding desirable. More about theSafety, Health & Environment Advisor role... Identify the roles and responsibilities of Vistry Group in respect of the CDM Regulations for each project and agree a course of action with the Business Manager and Site Manager to satisfy these requirements.Facilitate the implementation of policies and procedures within business units to help reduce risk and support a positive SHE culture.Proactively drive and promote the Vistry Group’s behavioural approach through site visits, management meetings and forums.Support the successful implementation of the Group’s ActivSHEQ database through promotion and of the system at site level and input of data required by an SHE Advisor in accordance with company guidance and timescales.Support SHE line management in the implementation of all Group SHE Standards and report any issues arising on site or within business units which may have an impact on SHE compliance and/or SHE resource requirements.Actively support the business units as an Advisor in regular SHE Management Reviews, to assess and improve performance. Support the business in planning reviewing and achieving SHE objectives.Support the business in measuring and monitoring performance against the Group and Divisional Sustainability Route Maps.Maintain a dynamic and driven approach to promoting and supporting SHE across the Group.Promote Vistry Group as a business which effectively manages SHE through communications with relevant external professionals, e.g. legislative authorities and industry associations, forums, etc.Provide specialist support through advice and guidance for the completion of pre-qualification and tender documentation.Assist site management in preparing the construction SHE Plans prior to a project commencing and review them at each monthly safety, health, and environmental review to plan for future activities.Carry out a formal SHE reviews on all sites, on a monthly basis as a minimum, to ensure compliance with the Vistry Group SHE Policies, Standards and legislation. Ensure that all reviews are thorough, factually based, independent and show a truthful reflection of site conditions and compliance with Vistry Group Standards.  All formal reviews must include a review of forward planning for up-and-coming works for at least, but not limited to four weeks.  Where practicable, carry out informal interim site visits to offer support, advice, and guidance to site teams once minimal review requirements have been met (this will include cross over visits to other sites and/or other regions as directed by the Regional SHE Manager)Where working practices pose a significant risk to safety, health, or the environment, ensure that the unsafe operation is stopped, that site and business unit management are informed immediately and provide the appropriate support, advice, and assistance in identifying and implementing the necessary remedial actions.Provide suitable safety, health, and environmental information to the business in the form of staff briefings, annual update forums, workshops, presentations, etc. and support and participate in any company induction programmes, as appropriate.Assist in the collation of SHE information for monthly reports and input the relevant information into the Vistry Group database.Identify areas/operations that require specific safety, health and/or environmental instructions and organise and undertake this instruction on site, as required.Provide information in the form of instructions, Best Practice Guidance, Codes of Practice, Information Sheets etc., and ensure site teams are provided with Group communications on safe working practices and alerts.Ensure induction instructions are reviewed every month for relevance to current operations and ensure they are effectively carried out on each project.Assist project teams in the review of high-risk contractors’ method statements, provide any assistance required in assessing other method statements and monitor the implementation of the same on site.Assist business units in the performance management of subcontractors.Ensure, by instructions, advice, information, and training, that projects are being carried out to meet Vistry Group SHE standards.Ensure that the Site Manager is advised if the project is not achieving Vistry Group SHE standards and further advise the Operations Director, Business Unit Managing Director, Regional Environmental Advisor, Group Environmental Manager and Group SHE Director, as appropriate.Communicate effectively with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regarding the Health and Safety Policy and all relevant inspections, accidents, and i