Apprentice Health and Safety Advisor

Summary

We are looking for an apprentice to join the Health and Safety team who manage and maintain a safe working environment for all operatives, office employees, and third parties whilst adhering to all HSE management systems and adopting a customer-focused approach to our clients and their representatives.

Wage: Competitive
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Training course: Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday- Friday Shifts to be confirmed
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

This is an exciting time to join United Living on our Apprenticeship Programme as the business continues to grow and we have a significant order book of secured future projects.

Our Infrastructure Services business, who deliver critical resilient infrastructure that improves daily life by partnering with our clients to achieve sustainable outcomes for their customers and communities. You will join our Water division who are a national provider of infrastructure and non-infrastructure water and wastewater services to UK water utility companies.

We are looking for an apprentice to join the Health and Safety team who manage and maintain a safe working environment for all operatives, office employees, and third parties whilst adhering to all HSE management systems and adopting a customer-focused approach to our clients and their representatives. Some of your key responsibilities will be:

Assisting with completion of daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
Maintaining and managing health and safety training and document control systems as part of the HSE team
Assisting the team to develop and review all documents comprising of Health and Safety management systems and regularly audit their implementation
Assisting the team in developing new policies and systems of work and other administrative duties
Maintaining accurate records, analysing relevant Health and Safety data and compiling reports in relation to company objectives and key performance indicators
Booking Site Safety Audits with our Auditing Team. Collating and maintaining information and the Audit matrix to a high standard
Encouraging the reporting of hazards and incidents/accidents
Attending Health and Safety meetings with the team
Understanding and helping to implement all relevant health and safety policies and arrangements based upon the policies

Where you’ll work

Brookfield House

Selby Road, Garforth

Leeds

LS25 1NB

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

RHG CONSULT LTD

Your training course

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health

Your training plan

As an Apprentice with United Living, you’ll be given a real job from day one where you will gain hands-on industry experience, and the knowledge required to achieve a nationally recognised qualification. You’ll be inspired and stretched professionally, but fully supported by an expert network of colleagues, as you work to build the foundations for a career within United Living, and the construction industry.

As part of your apprenticeship programme you will be enrolled on the Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician Apprenticeship, which will be delivered by our training partner RHG Consult. The programme is two years long and you will study online, spending one day per week working towards achieving your qualification. This could be attending a virtual classroom lesson or workshop, having 1:1 meeting with your tutor, completing online resources, completing research, or working on evidence to put in your portfolio. You will also meet regularly with your coach and your line manager to ensure you are progressing through your programme as expected. Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be awarded a Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician Apprenticeship, IOSH Approved Level 4 Accident Investigation Course and will be eligible to join the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) at TechIOSH level, and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) at Affiliate level.

More training information

To help you settle into your role, we’ll provide you with a buddy from our apprentice population. They will have some great advice as they were in exactly the same situation as you not so long ago, and you’ll also receive full support from your Line Manager and the Early Careers Team who will help guide you throughout your apprenticeship programme to help you achieve professional success.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including English and Maths (grade 4-9/C-A*)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working

About this company

United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK, comprised of four complementary businesses. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. We invest in our people and firmly believe that our workforce is our most valuable asset. A driving force for success and the core to achieving our vision of creating a connected and sustainable future, our team is the heart of our organisation. Building a diverse, inclusive, and equal working environment in which everyone is welcomed and encouraged to be themselves, is a commitment we are dedicated to. We believe that having a diverse workforce not only sets us up for success, but it allows for greater opportunities for innovation, adaptability, and wide-ranging capabilities. We empower our people, and our communities, to champion diversity and change every day. We are a fast-paced, diverse, and hugely ambitious business. We welcome challengers, innovators and people who embrace change to establish yourself in a creative environment that champions freedom of expression and supports you in your personal and professional development – because together, we achieve more.

https://unitedliving.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

You will be fully supported to continue your professional development upon completion of this programme

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

United Living Group

Rebecca Harrison

earlycareers@unitedliving.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000302342.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 6 April 2025

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Company’s application instructions

If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success, please visit our website and click the I’m interested button and submit an application. You will be required to submit a CV and if successful will be invited into interview to meet the team.

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