Job Description

Position:

QHSE Officer

Department:

Group-wide

Assignment:

Permanent, Associate Level

Line Manager:

QHSE Manager

Location:

Kimpton Office & regular site visits

This role is a for a H&S professional looking for the next step in their career. The role will be mentored and further training is offered with this role, but you will need to demonstrate appropriate underlying SKEB to hit the ground running as an active member of the team from day one. Core competence it required in H&S but there will be significant cross over into supporting the management and maintenance of the company IMS as part of the role.

This is a progression role that would suit you if you are already qualified and are now looking to develop your skills and experience. It requires a capable team player who is highly organised and can confidently and deftly engage at all levels internally and externally but is also looking to develop their career to becoming a QHSE Manager. This is a busy role and you will be challenged to go the extra mile but it is also rewarding and you will be part of a highly experienced and engaged team who will want to see you succeed. You will need to demonstrate a pragmatic level headed approach with knowledge that is grounded with common sense. For the right candidate, long term career progression is assured.

Essential Skills:

Minimum 2 years of construction contractor experience (preferably in a construction site based QHSE / compliance role). Experience of assisting with and/or auditing the set up and managing of sites as Principal Contractor (CDM2015). Qualified with NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equal minimum. QHSE Graduate preferred. Excellent IT literacy and fully familiar with MS Office applications (Outlook/Word/Excel/Powerpoint). Highly organised, good with paperwork and writing, and having excellent time management skills. Solution focused with grounded construction operations knowledge - preferably in commercial HVAC and/or fit-out construction. Capable of devising logical and practicable solutions and procedures to overcome problems and ensure continuous improvement is achieved across the business. Willing to take on tasks proactively themselves where necessary to solve problems and progress the task in a timely manner. (For clarity, this is NOT a hands-off advisor/auditor 'do as I say / show me' position, it is also a front line producing/doing 'active contributor' role to support the team in closing out their actions).

Desirable Skills:

Building Safety Act 2022:

Having the right SKEB to meaningfully support, and evidence of competence (ongoing CPD record) in respect of understanding and assisting contractor and/or design teams in discharging their duties under Building Safety Act 2022 is ideal.

Q&E:

Previous auditing experience for integrated ISO Management Systems is ideal. Ideally familiar with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. Experience using Procore or SimPro digital platforms.

Duties:

To support the QHSE Manager in ensuring company compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and related acts. To support the QHSE Manager in ensuring company compliance with the Building Safety Act 2022 and related acts. Primarily to help prevent any adverse incidents occurring in the first place, but also to ensure the company position on QHSE matters is highly defensible if called upon. This means always ensuring: good timely planning, good timely implementation, and good timely records are all in place across the company. To proactively support the team in planning stages of tasks/projects, assisting in producing documentation where necessary. From time to time this may include producing RAMS, Construction Phase Plans, Induction and toolbox talk content etc, assisting with planning site establishment etc. to assist the team however required in this regard. To manage personnel training records and organise QHSE and CPD training as/when required, and collate matrix and records. To carry out impartial Health Safety and Environmental auditing and reporting on company/customer sites to identify any non-compliance and subsequently assist with and guide the close out of actions needed to ensure compliance. To pro-actively assist our teams in ensuring full regulatory compliance across all company/customer sites to the extent of our scope. To help ensure all QHSE systems and documentation are kept up to date and relevant. Assist with annual review of these documents. To assist with the auditing and maintenance of the company IMS and ensure effective implementation is maintained. To assist the QHSE Manager in IMS maintenance, reviews, and continuous improvement activities, including but not limited to assisting with closing out NCRs and trend analysis. To assist auditing of IMS management systems to planned frequencies, taking appropriate actions to correct deficiencies and maintain compliance with established standards. Assist with maintaining all Company accreditations, and the task of preparing for and presenting the company properly to various third party auditors for these as required. Ensure all necessary evidence is in place and to ensure close out of any shortcomings that may be identified at audit. To assist completion of customer prequalification questionnaires and support bids in QHSE matters. To assist with new sub-contractor/supplier approval process and their annual reviews. To assist with accident and incident investigations and maintain company records and statistics of the same. To maintain knowledge of current regulations and codes of practice etc and help disseminate updates to the team. To report help produce safety bulletins and toolbox talks where required. Ensure thorough records of the roll out of these are kept. Anything else that may from time to time reasonably be required when working as part of a small team

Authority:

This role reports directly to the QHSE Manager. This role has the authority to stop works without notice wherever it is necessary to do so in order to ensure health and safety of persons and/or property.

About Kimpton:

As experts in heat pumps and decarbonisation, Kimpton are on the front-line in the race to net-zero. We've been delivering M&E infrastructure, Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning services and Commercial Office fit outs across the Liverpool City Region since 1963.

Our clients include Merseyside's largest employers across every sector including Unilever, Walkers Crisps, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Radisson and Hilton Hotels, Kraft Heinz, Daresbury Laboratories, Liverpool Hope University. We also look after the entire M&S Bank Arena campus - the hosts of Eurovision 2023.

We deliver the Hard FM services across the entire ACC Liverpool campus which includes Exhibition Centre Liverpool and The M&S Bank Arena.

We installed the water and gas pipe network at Liverpool One, a 1.65million sq ft open-air complex of 170 stores, bars and restaurants, cinema and hotel - one of Europe's leading retail and leisure destinations.

We're carrying out a 9m upgrade and refurbishment of the HVAC systems and offices throughout The Capital Building on the Strand, the largest Grade A office space in Liverpool, housing The Home Office and Crown Commercial Services.

We're delivering large-scale residential schemes all over the UK and have delivered more student accommodation in Liverpool than any other M&E contractor. We maintain some of the University of Liverpool's largest purpose-built accommodation buildings.

It's because we have always been innovators in HVAC, and this thinking continues to the present day. For many, Heat Pump technology is new, but here at Kimpton, we installed our first heat pumps back in the 1970's for Walkers Crisps and Golden Wonder. They were used to keep stocks of potatoes fresh and dry and were an innovative technology that would go on to save many 000's in fuel costs and even more in carbon saving.

We have continued to be at the forefront of heat pump system design and have gained many years of expertise in their design and installation since those early days.

This culture of innovation has led to the delivery of two other UK firsts in renewable technology - we designed and installed the UK's first tidal water source heat pumps in open sea at Plas Newydd, Anglesey for the National Trust and installed one of the UK's first Transpired Solar Collectors with TATA steel at the SBEC Building on Deeside.

How to apply:

In the first instance, please send your CV and a Covering Letter that lets us know more about you and why you're the perfect fit for our team, to vacancies@Kimpton.co.uk

To find out more about what a career at Kimpton could do for you, please visit https://www.kimpton.co.uk/careers/

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Company car Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Free or subsidised travel Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Do you hold a NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent? Do you have previous experience with integrated ISO Management Systems? Are you familiar with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018? Do you have experience of assisting with and/or auditing the set up and managing of sites as Principal Contractor (CDM2015)?
Experience:

construction site based QHSE / compliance: 2 years (required)
Work Location: On the road