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SHE Advisor

November 15, 2022 | Comments Off on SHE Advisor

We're looking for a SHE Advisor to join our Eastern construction business!

Location: This is an agile role where regular travel will be required between the multiple construction projects within Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire

Contract: Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

Kier Construction are looking for a SHE Advisor to provide specialist safety, health and environmental advice to all levels of management and the project teams for our Eastern region. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects from Education to commercial, healthcare, leisure, public sector and more!

Your day to day will include:

  • Working closely with line management to assist in fulfilling SHE responsibility and carrying out SHE tasks in order to maintain Kier Group SHE policies and procedures.
  • You'll also conduct audits and inspections to promote best practice and identify areas of unsafe working conditions.
  • You'll be tasked to promote the implementation of our Kier Behavioural Safety Programme, advise on the Safe Systems at Work, Construction Phase Plans and Environmental Management Plans, and compile SHE monthly progress reports
What are we looking for?

  • Demonstrable experience within the construction industry with a minimum of NEBOSH construction certificate
  • Previous exposure to Environmental Management and Sustainability principles and have a good practical understanding of the principles of SHE legislation, and it's interpretation into practical terms preferably as a Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
  • A positive, hands-on approach and be fully conversant with IT.
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • New and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • 26 Days annual leave
  • Green car scheme
  • Matched pension up to 7.5%
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website:

Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives:

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here:
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early
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