Base Location: Peterhead / North East Scotland
Salary: £47,600 - £71,600 + car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
SSEN Transmission and National Grid are collaborating on the Eastern Green Link to connect low carbon electricity from northern Scotland to southern demand centres, supporting the UK's net zero targets.
The Occupational Safety Advisor is a highly technical and professional role providing proactive safety advice and guidance to support the Peterhead project teams.
You will
- Assist worksite and project teams with a range of safety advice and support to ensure the successful implementation of the Safety Management System.
- Monitor Construction, Design and Management (CDM) compliance and engage with Contract Partners to help deliver incident free projects.
- Develop and review Client, Principal Designer and Contractor safety related documentation in a timely manner and to a high standard.
- Actively participate in risk assessments, safety inspections, incident investigations, performance analysis and safety campaigns.
- Foster a positive safety culture by driving safety standards across all areas and championing the use of SSE's Safety Licence: if it's not safe, we don't do it!
You have
- Demonstrable qualifications and experience in safety on large construction projects, with a pragmatic, flexible, people centred approach.
- Knowledge and application of Health & Safety legislation, in particular Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills to drive cross business collaboration to build a high performing, commercially and customer focused safety culture.
- A graduate qualification in Occupational Safety (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma) or relevant equivalent or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge through experience. Membership of IOSH (or equivalent organisation) is also preferred.
- The ability to influence change at all levels, with a structured approach to analysing complex technical issues and risks while providing effective solutions.
About SSE
SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.
