Job Overview
Spencer Quantum Ltd, a member of RSK Group, is a long established multi-disciplinary company with its land management division, and its geotechnical & geoenvironmental contractor and consultant division. Due to continued growth we now have a unique opportunity for a dedicated and experienced SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality) Advisor to join our organisation. The successful candidate will play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing our safety standards, environmental compliance, and quality assurance processes. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to a safe working environment whilst supporting organisational excellence. The SHEQ Advisor will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring policies that promote health and safety, environmental stewardship, and quality management across our operations. A proactive approach, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement are essential for success in this role.
Responsibilities
- Assisting the company's internal and parent (RSK Group) SHEQ team in providing SHEQ compliance, advice, guidance with applicable legislation and industry best practice
- Preparation and review of risk assessments and procedures
- Carrying out inductions, training, and toolbox talks
- Monitoring, delivery of internal audits, on-site inspections and reporting on SHEQ performance for business operations, office and field based
- Support the investigation of incidents, analyse data and present findings to the management team.
- Vendor review, audit, and inspections
- Preparation of reports in relation to performance against objectives, targets, and SHEQ performance, as well as supporting on associated communications
- Assist with the implementation of divisional and Group SHEQ initiatives
- Draw on your own experience to assist our designers, engineers and supply chain in making the construction process safer, healthier and more sustainable.
- Support internal audits and coordinate external inspections to uphold certification standards such as ISO 45001, ISO 14001, or ISO 9001.
- Collaborate with various departments to embed a culture of continuous improvement regarding health, safety, environment, and quality standards.
Skills
- Proven previous experience in a health and safety position
- Civils or construction experience an advantage but not essential
- A NEBOSH General Certificate, ideally TechIOSH status, and experience with ISO standards
- Good technical knowledge of health and safety legislation
- A confident and experienced trainer
- ISO internal auditor qualification an advantage but is not essential.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Travel (UK only - mainly South Wales, South West and Southern England to undertake audits and training purposes)
- Strong written and verbal communication is essential to the role.
- Computer literate and skilled with Microsoft Office applications, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Self-motivated, with diligence, integrity and ambition.
- Must hold a full UK drivers licence.
Additional qualifications/memberships in Environment, Health, Safety and Quality an advantage.
- This role offers an engaging opportunity for a committed professional eager to make a positive impact on organisational safety culture while supporting sustainable practices across operations.
Pay: £38,000.00-£48,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Company car
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
