SHEQ Advisor, Kingston upon Thames

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly,fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.Where will you be working? We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.  We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.This role will be within our demand management and network infrastructure team.  We look after 60 million meters and our teams provide advanced metering solutions to help manage demand for essential suppliers. Want to be a part of it? What will you be doing? As our SHEQ Advisor, you'll play a key role across multiple contracts across Kent, Hampshire, and Sussex. Ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of work. This is a primarily field-based role (75% on-site), providing hands-on assistance to operational teams. The remaining time will be spent focusing on reporting, documentation, and coordination, which can be completed in an office or remotely (with approval).You'll conduct site inspections, review and approve RAMS, and ensure compliance with M Group Water standards. The role includes producing detailed inspection reports, advising teams on best practices, and promoting continual improvement in safety, health, environmental, and quality performance.You'll investigate incidents, identify root causes, and produce actionable reports to prevent recurrence, ensuring all incidents are reported in line with company and statutory requirements. Additional responsibilities include compiling KPI reports, supporting audits, maintaining compliance records, delivering inductions, and assisting with SHEQ communications.You'll champion a proactive safety culture by encouraging near-miss reporting, accident prevention initiatives, conducting drug and alcohol testing. Engaging with site teams to uphold high standards of safety and quality. What you’ll bring Do you have a NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate?Do you hold valid certifications, such as Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card, EUSR SHEA Gas/Power, and/or EUSR Water Hygiene? Have you gained comprehensive understanding of UK health and safety legislation, best practices, and environmental regulations? Do you have knowledge of the water industry, including temporary works, street works, and underground utility services?Are you familiar with occupational health risk environments, such as utility service avoidance? Can you deliver engaging and effective training sessions, toolbox talks, and safety briefings? Support the Operational and SHEQ Teams following investigations that may have highlighted an assurance check on a part of the business where the competency minimum standards have fallen below expectations. Assist with a plan to raise the levels back to the required standard for Morrison Water Services and Thames Water.What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; Contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discountsLife assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme Recommend a friend– get rewarded for introducing people to us! In addition, this role offers; Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose fromMy Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme Private health care– single cover Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more! 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Discretionary bonus schemeAbout us We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours. We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectationsWe’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.#MGroupW   #LI-LK1