Health & Safety Manager

On-site compliance with health and safety laws, environmental laws, and quality control standards is the responsibility of a safety, health, environment, and quality (SHEQ) adviser.

The following tasks could be part of a SHEQ advisor's job description:

• Ensuring that on-site requirements for health and safety, the environment, and quality are met
• Investigation of accidents and report drafting
• Recognising potential risks
• Completing site inspections and risk evaluations
• Suggesting procedural enhancements for work
• Ensuring that employees are aware of safety measures
• Making sure the equipment is secure
• Putting together numbers for presentations and reports
• Keeping track of environmental effects
• Creating and evaluating safety guidelines and practises
• Advising and instructing employees on appropriate practises
• Communicating with inspectors and unions

^*Pay rates
Earnings typically depend on location, employer, the stage of your training, your hours worked and the opportunity to work overtime. Please also note that the pay rate figures have come from a variety of reliable sources including:

• National Home Builders
• Home Builder's Sub-Contractors
• CITB
• The Home Builders Federation
• Construction Recruitment Agencies

A safety, health, environment, and quality (SHEQ) adviser might advance in a number of ways. A university degree, a college course, an apprenticeship, or a direct application to an employer are all options.

To be able to work as a SHEQ advisor, you will typically need a NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety, or an equivalent.

To determine which path is best for you, investigate these options. Even though a few of these possibilities have educational prerequisites, many companies are more interested in applicants who are passionate, open to learning, and obedient.

To work on a construction site, you might need a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card.

You can specialise as a safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) adviser and work as an environmental advisor or a legal counsellor.

The type of job role can differ depending on the employer and the activities involved. Some roles such as trade roles have the opportunity to be self-employed. Often employers offer a variety of employment status and flexibility. The jobs outlined in this website are common across the home building industry, but the job titles may differ from one organisation to another.

All our featured job roles offer different entry-points for school leavers, college leavers, and graduates to commence a career in the industry. There are opportunities to enrol on apprenticeships and other career progression routes.

For most jobs, depending on your qualifications and experience there are also openings for those looking to change career.