Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.
What you’ll be doing
We are looking for an experienced and qualified Health & Safety Advisor, the purpose of the role will be to provide professional Safety, Health & Wellbeing, (SH&W) advice to management and employees, as well as deliver the SH&W strategy, ensuring compliance with the SH&W management system, standards, processes, and procedures.
We’re looking for you to
- Lead and undertake audits/inspections and incident investigations and agree on an action plan with the site management. There will be a requirement to report statistical information as required
- Advise stakeholders and support our service staff, partners, and contractors on Safety, Health, and well-being matters ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and industry best practice by liaising with enforcing authorities and professional groups, which also includes supporting with design, pre-start meetings, and performance discussions
- Build trusted relationships to ensure you are raising awareness in the business and deliver training in line with the annual training plan outside of core H&S team training
- Lead the review of safe systems at work and risk assessments where there is a significant risk to health, safety, and the environment
- As a minimum, you will be required to hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent or working towards
- You will be expected to travel across the Thames Water catchment area and therefore you must hold a full, clean UK driving license and own your own vehicle; in return, you will receive a car allowance
Please note applications will be reviewed week commencing 10/01/2022, closing date for applications 28/12/2021
What’s in it for you?
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service, and a wider benefits scheme.
We’re proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we’re moving to a hybrid approach where we’ll provide options around working from our offices, our operational sites, and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and unparalleled benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.
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