H&S CDM Advisor

Role purpose:

The Health and Safety Officer and CDM Adviser will serve as the lead adviser on health and safety matters to the Director and Senior Managers within the Infrastructure and Transport projects. This role involves managing health and safety initiatives; promoting good practice and influencing others to adopt a strong health and safety culture and processes, to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, and policy standards. The officer will also act as the principal Construction Design and Management (CDM) Adviser, providing expert advice and support on all CDM-related matters. The role requires balancing compliance with resourcing constraints, ensuring key risks are managed, and promoting appropriate behaviours .

You will lead the production and review of the Health and Safety Management and Improvement Plan, report progress to Board level, and recommend necessary modifications. Additionally, the role includes conducting health and safety audits, managing budgets for health and safety improvements, and ensuring effective arrangements for monitoring health and safety performance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational policy, and professional codes of conduct.

• Champion health, safety, and wellbeing within the Directorate to promote a positive health and safety culture.

• Lead the production and review of the Health and Safety Management and Improvement Plan.

• Act as the principal adviser on CDM Regulations, ensuring compliance on all relevant construction projects.

• Conduct health and safety audits to monitor compliance and identify areas for improvement.

• Manage approved budgets for health and safety improvements.

• Develop and maintain document management systems for health, safety, and wellbeing materials.

• Support activity associated with Employers’ Liability and Public Liability claims.

• Ensure effective arrangements for the measurement and monitoring of health and safety performance.

• Monitor changes to legislation and guidance and consider implications for existing policies and practices. Produce Guidance, Circulars, Codes of Practice, and draft Policies on Health and Safety matters.

• Coordinate health, safety, and wellbeing activities with key contractors.

• Lead the development and delivery of health and safety projects through the Working Group