Offshore Wind Health & Safety Consultant

Glasgow, Derby, London, York or Bristol

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to be part of a business that says 'No' to fossil fuel projects? Can you take responsibility for safety management? Are you experience in offshore wind projects)? Then, this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To provide industry leading health and safety advice to our clients and project delivery teams, we are looking for an Offshore Wind Health & Safety Consultant to join us. Working on offshore wind projects, you'll take responsibility for safety management, including foundation designs, OSS topsides design, land fall design etc.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Prepare for and chair safety workshops (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, DRA) to meet COWI and our clients' safety requirements and processes.
• Implement best practice in the offshore wind industry on our projects
• Continuously evaluate and develop our COWI approach to safety management in offshore wind
• Ensure industry lessons are learned and implemented on our designs
• Working with our H&S team to support HSW across the wider business
• Undertaking monitoring of project activity for compliance with H&S legislation, client standards and management systems and procedures and raise concerns to the appropriate level as required
• Delivering Health & Safety training to project staff as required, to ensure sound understanding of the principles, regulations and relevant processes
• Supporting our project and office locations- HSE Planning, Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Work
• Supporting the review and assessment of competency (skills, knowledge, experience and organisational capability) of external designers, consultants and contractors being considered for appointment on the project, as appropriate
• Reporting findings to the COWI UK Senior Leadership Team where concerns arise or where improvements should be made to current procedures to improve HSW
• Undertaking site audits and inspections.
• Promoting best practice in all elements of Health, Safety & Wellbeing both internally and externally

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you'll have:

• Experience working within a HSE team, ideally in the offshore wind or closely related (e.g. offshore oil and gas) sectors
• A knowledge of Health and Safety in Construction and a relevant qualification, such as NEBOSH Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health and Safety
• HSE Chartership or as a minimum have a Cert. IOSH level or similar accreditation and be working towards full chartership.
• Sound knowledge of UK national H&S legislation and international experience would be beneficial
• Fully conversant with offshore wind safety legislation and best practice e.g. National and International standards such as ISO 14122 and BS EN 50308, G+, EU-OSHA.
• The ability to influence teams to adopt the highest Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards
• A clear understanding of how health and safety is monitored through the design process to construction, maintenance, end use and demolition.
• Experience of facilitating HAZID/HAZOP/DRA workshops.
• An enthusiastic presence in external HSW forum groups and professional organisations
• Experience of the audit process and have an ability to identify and express areas of concern
• The ability to demonstrate management and coordination skills to motivate and influence internal and external teams
• Good English communication skills, including writing, proofing, and editing with an eye for detail

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme - salary exchange
• Life assurance
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Corporate gym membership

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at CIGI@COWI.COM.

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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