Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for Permanent Operational Safety Advisor to join our Transport Infrastructure division working in our Woodside Viaduct project in Glasgow, as part of our NMC SW account, we are working in partnership with Transport Scotland Southwest since August 2020, we are responsible for inspections, cyclical maintenance, asset management, scheme delivery as well as winter maintenance and incident response.

The Woodside Viaduct Project is a major Civil Engineering Project being delivered as part of the wider Network Maintenance Contract for the South West Trunk roads network. With Amey you will be working as a key member of the Principal Contractor’s management and delivery team in collaboration with with a number of major sub-contractors across different engineering disciplines supporting the project delivery.

This is a full time role working on site. The standard hours of work are Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week. This role may require evening or night shifts.

The Operational Safety Advisor will be responsible for:

Working alongside our developments in legislation, regulation and industry to demonstrate best practice through an ongoing process of formal continuing professional development
Develop briefings on safety topics and procedures to enable information to be cascaded via the operational team
Support the operations team on local incident / accident investigations assisting to implement effective preventive actions through a process of root cause analysis.
Supporting the operations team Outline safe operational procedures which identify and consider all relevant hazards.
Provide account level feedback on effective policy and procedure implementation
Understand the HSEQ strategy and support the operational business to implement the Amey model. Undertaking site visits and engage with employees on a regular basis
Undertake inspections as part of the Business Unit Audit & Inspection Plan
Monitor the effectiveness of risk measures in place and propose improvements
Positively participate in account level Health and Safety Site meetings.
Fully understand Amey’s safety policies and procedures, providing guidance to the operational team on how to apply them
Analyse data and information to identify trends within the account and develop improvement plans with the operations team.
Undertake regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
Support the operations team to carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced.
Apply safety knowledge to observe, inspect and audit as necessary developing improvement plans with the operational team.

We want to hear from you if you have:

The ability to achieve a sustainable step-change in the culture, capability and performance of the business relating to HSEQ
Sound safety knowledge to support the operational team to facilitate compliance and support the shift towards a positively reinforced learning culture
An engaging communication and influencing style able to work with the business
Previous experience working in a similar role supporting the operation team with safety measurements
The ability to work collaboratively across the Operational Safety team
Great IT skills to help produces consistently high-quality communications (such as presentations, reports and emails) to the business when required

It is essential you will have a NEBOSH qualification or equivalent to be considered for this role.

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!