Construction Health & Safety/CDM Specialist

Job Title:  Construction Safety and CDM Specialist
Location: Helensburgh
Compensation: Salary up to £55,000 depending on experience plus Bonus, Private Healthcare, Pension & Flex Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63590

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Construction Health & Safety / CDM Specialist within our Infrastructure team.

 
The role  
As Construction HSE & CDM Specialist, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you'll be key to the business at an exciting time of growth and investment in the infrastructure across HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport

Day to day, you will be a key player supporting the Construction Health & Safety Manager by providing technical advice and guidance to our Senior Project Managers and operational teams when planning, managing and monitoring occupational safety, health and wellbeing arrangements during construction / CDM projects.

• Support operational teams during the design phase to review drawings and design risk assessments, hazard logs, risk registers, pre-construction information relevant to the complexity of the project.  Ensure all pre-condition surveys are completed as required, i.e., asbestos surveys, structural surveys, ground condition assessments, environmental impact assessments, etc.
• Support the review and processing of health and safety related documentation including subcontractor risk assessments, methods statements, safe systems of work, ensuring compliant delivery of projects.
• Ensure Projects Department is compliant or at minimum working towards compliance regarding statutory / mandatory legislation. Identify all non-compliance issues and report through appropriate means. Investigate and follow up open issues through the NSER, CPAR, and Synergi systems.
• Report and record non-conformance and incidents through the HMNB Clyde reporting system and following up any actions. Conduct investigations into the act or omission ensuring they are addressed accordingly.
• Undertake reviews of Project Performance to ensure business needs are being met.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on construction techniques, methods and best practice to eradicate or reduce risk

Essential experience of the Construction Health & Safety / CDM Specialist:

• Proven experience in a Construction Health & Safety or CDM role, with current knowledge of H&S and CDM legislation – any front end design Construction H&S or CDM experience a plus but not essential
• Ability to support a portfolio of multiple projects at all design phases within Infrastructure Section - with the provision of relevant and current H&S and CDM advice
• Self starter who works well with others, and is willing to undergo further professional development within this role
• IT Literate – able to use MS Office confidently and learn new systems as required

37 hour working week. Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite HMNB Clyde and 2 days remote 

Qualifications for the Construction Safety and CDM Specialist:

• Relevant career experience in a similar Construction Health and Safety or CDM role, or Graduate in Construction Management or Health and Safety or similar related subject with some site experience
• NEBOSH, IOSH or similar would be desirable
• Front End Design Phase CDM and Health and Safety experience is desirable, but a willingness to support all design stages of Construction projects is beneficial

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC clearance level for this role

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance  
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare +
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit 
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International   
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. 

We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date 21/05/25

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