Health, Safety & Environmental Officer

Kane Group are an established, and successful multi-disciplinary building-services solution contractor, with our Head Office based in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.

We're an innovative, forward-thinking company with continued steady growth serving residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors with offices in Northern Ireland, London, Birmingham, Glasgow and the Republic of Ireland.

We are actively seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Officer based in Bristol to monitor, advise and support the health, safety, and environmental performance of the project.

Key Responsibilities

• · To oversee and monitor the HSE activities to ensure the project team are effectively supported.
• · Build effective relationships with client H&S teams and our supply chain partners.
• · Build, maintain and develop Kane operational team relationships / engagement
• · Complete formal H&S inspections and audits.
• · Facilitate the Kane site H&S meetings with our supply chain and attend client H&S meetings.
• · Assist in the creation, development and review of risk assessments and method statements and review supply chain RAMS.
• · Complete, oversee or assist with accident/incident investigations and reports.
• · Liaising with local authorities and statutory bodies such as HSE as required.
• · Promote the Kane H&S Vision, supporting campaigns and workshops and encouraging individual ownership across the business.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• NEBOSH National Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years in the construction industry
• ISO 45001 Health & Safety Management Systems
• Client / Principal Contractor / Subcontractor engagement

Desirable

• NEBOSH National Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety - Construction
• NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate or equivalent
• M&E experience, facilities/maintenance
• ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
• HSE / EA Regulator engagement

Subject Matter Knowledge

Essential

• CDM
• Working at Height
• Electricity at Work
• PUWER
• LOLER
• HAVS
• COSHH
• Manual Handling
• Asbestos
• Noise
• PPE / RPE
• Safe Systems of Work (Permit Control)
• · Accident / Incident Investigation

Abilities and Skills
Essential

• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels with persuasive and well-reasoned responses to challenging questions.
• Able to prioritise workload by focusing on the things that will make the biggest difference, delegating and escalating as required.
• Be able to work on own initiative but also be effective as a team player
• Take responsibility for providing the best possible support, by assisting with the development of new systems, tools and processes and applying lessons learnt
• IT literate, competent to create: Presentation slides (MS PowerPoint), data analysis (MS Excel) & Reports (MS Word)
• Formal training qualification (PTTLS, ILM - Train the Trainer) or equivalent
• Proficient in using cloud-based platforms, including innDex, Procore, Viewpoint (Field View / 4Projects), Autodesk, and Holobuilder.
• Experience with data analysis and reporting tools, particularly Microsoft Power BI.

Desirable

Benefits

• Cash Health Plan to include Employee Assistance Programme
• 4 x Salary Death in Service cover
• Auto Enrolment Company Pension scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
• Company Sick Pay Scheme, which is available upon successful completion of probation, and increases with service
• Enhanced maternity & paternity benefits
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Variety of employee discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Corporate Gym discount for Kane employees
• Branded clothing
• Active Social and Wellbeing Committees
• Annual Health Checks
• Awards for long service
• Additional annual leave based on length of service
• Training and development opportunities

Kane is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.