Occupational Safety Advisor

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

12/3/2024

About The Role

Base Location: Orkney or rotating to Orkney

Salary: £47,600 - £71,600 + car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible working options available

What is the Role?

At SSE, Safety is our number one value. We live by our licence, if it's not safe, we don't do it. We focus on ensuring that we have no injuries or serious environmental incidents and that people are healthy and happy at work. Our Safety, Health & Wellbeing (SHW) function helps our teams across SSE to deliver this and ensure that we get everyone home safely at the end of the working day.

The Occupational Safety Advisor is a highly technical, competent, professional role in the Offshore Delivery team that provides proactive and pragmatic safety advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders during the execution of large capital projects.

Your Responsibilities Include

• Assisting Projects and Project teams with a range of safety advice and support to ensure the successful implementation of the Safety Management System.
• Performing visits to worksites to monitor CDM compliance and engage with Contract Partners to help deliver an incident free Project.
• Developing and reviewing Client, Principal Designer and Contractor safety related documentation in a timely manner and to a high standard.
• Actively participating in risk assessments, safety inspections, incident investigations, performance analysis and safety campaigns.
• Fostering a positive safety culture by driving safety standards across all areas and championing the use of SSE’s Safety Licence: if it’s not safe, we don’t do it!
  
  

The role is required to support worksites in Orkney. The position is open to Orkney based personnel or persons living in the UK Mainland on a rotational position.

What do I need?

• You should have demonstrable qualifications and experience in safety on large construction projects, with a pragmatic, flexible, people centred approach.
• You should have sound knowledge and application of Health & Safety legislation, in particular Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015.
• You'll demonstrate professional internal and external stakeholder management skills to drive cross business collaboration to build a high performing, commercially and customer focused safety culture.
• You should hold a graduate qualification in Occupational Safety (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma) or relevant equivalent or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge through experience. Membership of IOSH (or equivalent organisation) is also preferred.
• You should be an excellent communicator with a natural ability for building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. You'll have the ability to use a wide range of techniques to influence change at all levels of the organisation and will possess a well-structured, systematic approach with the ability to identify and analyse complex technical issues and understand risks in order to provide appropriate solutions.
  
  

Due to the nature of travel associated with this role, a valid UK Driving Licence is essential.

About Our Business

At SSEN Transmission, we take immense pride in owning and operating the high-voltage electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to wherever it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're committed to upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future. By developing, building and maintaining a network for net zero, we're creating secure power for generations to come.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact andrew.torrance@sse.com / 01738 275370.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.