Senior Health and Safety Consultant

Job title: Senior Health & Safety Consultant

Location: Covering the North Region (York, Newcastle upon Tyne, Scotland)

Salary: Up to £50k DOE + Car Allowance

About Us

Callidus is a leading UK consultant in Health and Safety, Project Management, Asset and Property Management and Health and Safety Training.

We offer a complete consultancy service delivering competent, professional support to clients across the globe. We pride ourselves on providing unrivalled knowledge, dynamic solutions, and exemplary customer service through a fully collaborative approach.

Operating from our Head Office in Leeds and satellite office in Edinburgh, we constantly strive to bring a better perspective to our clients and the communities in which we work.

In April 2024, Callidus was acquired by Environmental Essentials Ltd., a leading asbestos management consultancy, and the merged businesses are looking to expand through geographical coverage and through further diverse acquisitions. Together, Environmental Essentials Ltd. and Callidus have a large client base across the UK.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our team as a Senior Health and Safety Consultant. Reporting to the Associate Director – Head of Health and Safety, this role is responsible for providing accurate, relevant and pragmatic health and safety advice to our clients across a diverse range of sectors, such as education, healthcare, construction, retail and aviation.

About You

This role is a perfect opportunity for a professional seeking to join an established consultancy with a wide range of clients from varying sectors. Suiting a candidate who is looking to develop their career in a fast-paced environment, our ideal candidate will bring the following skills and experience to the role:

1. Minimum NEBOSH Diploma (preferred) or equivalent NVQ
2. NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or relevant construction experience)
3. NEBOSH Fire, Fire Manager Advanced Certificate (member of IFE preferred)
4. Experience of conducting fire risk assessments and fire strategy (preferred)
5. Membership of IOSH (Tech IOSH as a minimum) (Chartered preferred)
6. Training Qualification (Desirable) experience delivering IOSH MS and WS
7. Must have Consultancy experience
8. Good understanding of construction and built environment (FM/estates) essential
9. Good corporate H&S experience – developing and implementing H&S Management Systems
10. SHE Audit experience
11. Good knowledge of CDM Regulations essential and should have experience in undertaking the role of either Principal Designer/PD Advisor/CDMA
12. Experience in undertaking workplace audits and inspections of construction sites (desirable)
13. Good communication skills essential with the ability to contribute effectively to client meetings
14. Must be client-facing (good interpersonal skills with a client-focussed approach)
15. Ability to write professional reports to a good standard of English with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite products essential
16. Ability to work under pressure/good time management/management of own diary (essential)
17. Business Development Experience
18. Good IT Skills
19. Driving licence holder willing to travel across the UK
20. DBS Check required

Key Responsibilities

1. Providing competent health and safety advice and support to our clients in Estates/FM/Retail/Education/Health construction industry clients
2. Undertaking health and safety auditing services and construction site inspections
3. Assistance with the production of Health and Safety Documents for the Client / Undertaking risk assessments and reviewing and commenting on safety documentation on behalf of clients
4. Assisting clients as necessary with accident/incident investigations
5. Advising clients on their duties under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 (CDM)
6. Reviewing designs, contributing to design team discussions and recording significant hazards
7. Advising design/client teams and managing the reduction of risk in designs
8. Preparing high-quality professional reports
9. Business development
10. Client Account Management
11. General administration

Why join us?

Our people are our biggest asset, and we take pride in having a strong and capable team. We invest in our people and provide an excellent benefits package, including a private medical insurance allowance and a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing programme.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture and creating an environment where people can balance successful careers with their commitments whilst offering the opportunity for you to grow and develop. Our company mission, vision and values are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to inspire our colleagues to always strive for the absolute best.

We are a passionate company that is ambitious, innovative, and forward-thinking whilst consistently placing sustainability at the fore. We have a progressive, long-term strategy and would like you to be part of our journey.

Callidus is an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create an inclusive workplace where we treat everyone with fairness and respect.