**Description** Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting solutions. Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 55 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Transmission & Distribution. The Senior Corporate Health and Safety Specialist will support Burns & McDonnell's Integrated Management System, liaising with the Project and Site Management team and Corporate Offices. This position is responsible for providing professional Health & Safety leadership and oversight as a key resource for Safety & Health compliance and delivering business H&S improvement actions. The position is also responsible for conducting H&S audits in accordance with our annual Audit & Inspection schedule: + Plan and execute corporate and project Health & Safety initiatives and campaigns in order to sustain a safe, healthy, and incident-free work place. + Draft policies and procedures and rewrites, maintaining compliance to legislation and industry standards, and addressing continual improvement. + Manage all aspects of health and safety at multiple project sites; to ensure legal and contractual compliance by employees and subcontractors. + Collaborate with health & safety personnel supporting projects to assure operations are planned and conducted in a safe manner. + Identify organisational and project specific health and safety issues for resolution. + Provide advice, guidance, and direction to personnel regarding health and safety issues and work practices. + Conduct assurance activity (monitoring, inspections and audits) to drive continuous improvement on projects, with business functions, systems and processes. + Document and resolve items which require immediate correction. + Prepare and cascade specific health and safety information to corporate and project locations. + Assist the business and projects in the implementation of the health and safety goals, objectives and results. + Design and deliver training as required. + Lead accident, incident and near miss reporting and investigation and the implementation of corrective measures, as appropriate. + Prepare and present health and safety business updates and performance reporting, as required.. + All other duties as assigned. **Qualifications** + Relevant health and safety qualifications, such as Bachelor's Degree and/or NEBOSH Diploma(s) + 7 years’ relevant experience in field of health and safety + Strong knowledge of the electricity and construction industry and associated standards + Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement. + NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety + Full driving licence Strongly Recommended + Working Knowledge of Electricity in Construction, (Cabling, Transmission, sub stations), + Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment + Good knowledge of ISO certificated management systems and experience of writing policy and procedures + Qualified auditor + Understanding of incident investigation techniques Desirable + NEBOSH Diploma + Chartered or working towards chartership of a relevant professional Institution (e.g. IOSH etc.). + Experience of delivering presentations, training etc. + The ability to thrive in pressure situations. + Proactive and pragmatic approach + The ability to empathise, communicate and influence key stakeholders. + Excellent organisational, communication and time management skills. + A passion for health and safety improvement and sustainable outcomes. + Be able to work on own initiative. + Computer literate **Job** Safety & Health **Primary Location** GB-Birmingham UK-Birmingham **Schedule:** Full-time **Travel:** Yes, 20 % of the Time **Req ID:** 252638 **Job Hire Type** Experienced #LI-JA #UKO N/A