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One of our Civil Engineering clients are looking to recruit a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Adviser to work for their Ipswich location.

The purpose of this role is to provide functional Health, Safety and Wellbeing advice, guidance and coaching to the operational teams with the Suffolk Highways and Streetlighting contracts. The position supports the contract /project team in establishing and maintaining the highest levels of Health, Safety and Wellbeing. 

As the HSW Advisor your duties & responsibilities will include:

- Advise, guide and coach all personnel with the implementation of the in-house System 

- Advise on contract /project compliance with MIMS and statutory provisions

- Advise the contract/project team on the competency requirements in line with MIMS requirements

- Advise the contract /project teams on the production, implementation and review of HSW plans, e.g. Construction phase plan and depot HSW plan

- Advise contract /project teams to ensure risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) are prepared and reviewed as necessary

- Ensure the contract / project teams report all incidents in line with the incident investigation procedure on MIMS

- Escalate significant and potentially significant incidents to HSW Manager and contract / project lead immediately

- Undertake incident investigations in line with the incident investigation procedure on and identify preventative measures to prevent similar incidents recurring, including lessons learnt  

- Maintain the incident management database, including uploading of supporting documentation and close out of actions

- Ensure monthly Health, Safety and Wellbeing reports are completed and submitted, accurately and on time

- Review contract / project HSW trends with the contract/project lead; establish and monitor any agreed improvement plans

- Conduct, as a minimum, HSW audits and inspections as per the schedule(s) recording findings/actions on Procore

- Assist the contract/project to close out actions/non-conformances from HSW audits and inspections

- Work proactively to build and maintain relationships with contractors/subcontractors, designers, suppliers, clients, enforcement agencies and other relevant parties

Essential Skills & Knowledge Requirements

- Previous experience in Health and Safety

- Minimum NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

- Technician, or Graduate membership of IOSH

Benefits

- 28 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

- Generous Pension Scheme

- Life Assurance

- Private Health Cover                                          

- Company Car / Car allowance and fuel card

- Employee discount platform

- Holiday purchase scheme

- Cycle to work scheme

- Hybrid Working

ROLE PURPOSE

One of our Financial Services clients requires a Senior Administrator who has experience of managing and delivering Defined Contribution / Master Trust pensions support and Group Risk administration support (Hybrid working).

The successful applicant will have experience of administering group life assurance schemes (both Registered and Excepted), Income Protection Schemes, Group Critical Illness schemes and Group Medical and Dental Insurance schemes.

Experience of administering Defined Benefit pensions schemes and flexible benefits schemes will also be an advantage.

The successful applicant will be capable of:-

1. Re-enrolling schemes on their three-yearly anniversaries
2. Uploading monthly contribution schedules to pension provider websites
3. Reconciling group risk schemes at the year end
4. Undertaking re-brokes and rate reviews of group risk schemes
5. Administering arrangements on a salary sacrifice basis

Focussing on retention of existing clients and growth of annuity revenue year on year, the role holder will play a critical part in the success and the reputation of the Company.

KEY RESULT AREAS

• To deliver service and administration to existing and new clients, achieving delivery within agreed service levels.
• To ensure all procedures are in place and adhered to in line with company requirements and in line with compliance policies.
• Ensure all data is accurately reflected on all systems used and ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements
• The role holder is responsible for identifying, managing and escalating any risks within the business unit they identify.
• Attend team meetings as and when required.
• Providing Management information on a weekly and monthly basis to Head of Professional Pensions and Trustee services, covering the status of the work, achievement of service levels.

ATTAINMENTS

• Any relevant professional management qualifications
• Experience of working in Financial Services, especially Pensions administration - Defined Contribution pensions and Group Risk administration.

About The Role

As a member of the HR Team and reporting to the HR Partner, the HR Advisor will work to enhance the experience of all staff within the business by carrying out the following duties:

• With a proven track record of executing, advising and coaching on all people related processes, you will support leaders to be fair and consistent in their approach to Employee Relations instances and ensure all policies and processes are followed accurately, leading to an effective and timely resolution.
• You’ll also use your eye for detail to ensure continuous improvement by reviewing and auditing cases. From disciplinaries, grievances, performance improvement plans or anything in between, you’ll demonstrate with pride, one of our core values of “We Care for Each Other” always.
• You’ll know your way around the Microsoft suite and use key People data to identify trends and make a valuable contribution to developing strategies to support and retain our team.
• As an HR Advisor, you should keep up to date with legislative changes and communicate updates to the wider resort to embed compliance and consistency across all departments. You’ll comply with strict GDPR procedures, ensuring all audits, records and paperwork are stored correctly, remaining entirely confidential.

 About You

• We’re looking for a passionate and motivated individual who is either experienced in ER (preferably within a customer-facing business) or is newly qualified and looking for their first full time role. As part of the HR Team, you should have a confidential and professional approach to your work.
• You’ll be supporting a resort with over 1000 team members, so the ability to confidently communicate at all levels is important, as well as an ability to offer guidance and advice on a variety of topics relating to ER and wellbeing. You should be able to work on your own initiative and have confidence in your own decision making and problem-solving skills.
•  The ideal candidate will be versatile, adaptable and always on the lookout for ways to improve.
• You will be a trustworthy and discrete individual, using your position within the People Team to positively influence senior leaders across the business. A CIPD qualification is preferred, but not essential – we’re much more interested in your previous experience working in a similar role.