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Job Title: Health and Safety Consultant
Location : Cambuslang
Salary from £52,400 to £65,500 + upto 15% + Private Medical Cover
Help us create a better future, quicker
Act as a lead for all health and safety issues in the projects ensuring the advisors are allocated to the projects and that a consistent service and support is provided to the projects. Be the first point of contact for Health and Safety escalation issues.
Support the Health and Safety Manager in the delivery of the H&S requirements, objectives, and targets. Provide technical health and safety advice and training to the project units as required. Peer review the work that the advisors are carrying out.
Audit, identify and follow up system deviations, coordinate dept or company-wide improvements.
Manage the Systems applicable to SPT Projects. Control, update and communicate procedures and guides in accordance company requirements.
What you’ll be doing
Deputise for the Health and Safety Manager during periods of Annual Leave
Lead and deliver projects and programmes to meet operating objectives within performance metrics and agreed deliverables
Undertaking continual improvement projects demonstrating ability to impact assess options and provide recommendations for implementation
Advise on appropriate discharge of duties under CDM regulations in the projects organisation.
Take a lead in evolving guides and documents used to ensure appropriate Health and Safety requirements are included when procuring goods and services.
Coach and mentor a team of professional Health and Safety advisors to work within project teams to ensure adequate cognisance of Health & Safety requirements by assessing PQQ, issuing and answering TQs, over-sight of tender submissions, review of site set up and management plans.
Oversee programme of site visits, ensuring relevant data is captured, reviewed and appropriate actions taken
Review reports produced by contractors following any safety incidents. Advise on the adequacy of these, providing feedback to reach appropriate standard if required.
Ensure any lessons learned from safety incidents are adequately disseminated.
Analyse project safety management performance across the SPT Project portfolio identifying trends and making recommendations for improvement, through targeted prevention initiatives across relevant parts of the Business Unit.
Promote enhancement of the safety culture to not only comply with safety legislation and to move towards best practice for aspects of engineering and construction operations.
Coach, monitor, review and provide feedback to the SPT management team to deliver compliance with safety legislation, codes of practice, guidelines, industry standards and best practice.
Deliver SMS training programmes or awareness sessions.
Responsible for SPT safety documentation development, implementation and review.
Promote best practice at all stages of engineering and construction projects.
Establish, communicate and embed clear process and procedures at all times within project teams to meet all internal and external Health and Safety requirements.
Implement and maintain Scottish Power Corporate Health & Safety Group standards
Investigate and report on Health and Safety related NCRs.
Organise and take part in stakeholder initiatives.
Facilitate team meetings as required
What you’ll bring
Must be able to demonstrate competency at a level equal to the requirements for Chartered Membership of IOSH.
Proven experience in coaching and facilitation.
Ability to review and implement safety management systems and processes.
Detailed knowledge of Health and Safety legislation.
IT proficient in Microsoft applications.
Awareness of regulatory issues impacting the business
Proven ability to work and influence a team environment.
Ability and experience to perform specific CDM roles on projects.
Experience of incident reporting, investigation and root cause analysis
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
36 days annual leave
Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
Share Schemes
Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
Life Assurance (4x salary)
Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
Mobility
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
IMPORTANT
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below
May-5-2026
