Apprentice Health, Safety and Environmental Technician

We’re currently offering the opportunity for an apprentice in the Durham/North East area. Here you will gain valuable experience and develop a number of key skills that will help you to pursue a career within the construction industry.

JN Bentley is a leading civil engineering and construction company in the UK, employing over 1250 people, with an annual turnover in the region of £300 million.

What you’ll do:
You will work in a busy Quality, Environment and Health & Safety (QES) team who support the entire company, including operational teams, in ensuring that JN Bentley and its sister organisations JBAB and MMB work Safely, avoid Environmental harm, safeguard the Occupational Health of our employees and deliver Quality projects to our client base and their customers.

Duties to include –

• Visiting construction sites observing Inspections of operations from a QES perspective
• Attending and observing relevant training courses
• Learning techniques to deliver training
• Learning about Health Safety and Environmental legislation
• Liaising with internal and external partners to understand the needs of the company, our clients and the wider industry
• Understanding and where necessary supporting the administrational framework of JN Bentley and the QES team
• Providing support to QES and Regional Operational teams by collating and reporting on accumulated Health Safety and Environmental data
• Supporting the provision of Occupational Health Support to employees and liaising with external Occupational Health Providers as required
• Learning to use the software packages which underpin our training and analyses.
• Analysing data from incident reports to formulate strategies to avoid harm
• Internal liaison with Support and Operational teams
• Understanding areas specific requirements
• Supporting the incident reporting and investigation process
• Gaining an understanding of management systems
• Observing internal and external audits

Skills and Qualifications

• English and Maths to GCSE Grades A – C, (4-9) or equivalent.
• A Levels or equivalent desirable
• Ability to work professionally as part of a team
• Effective analytical and problem determination skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work on own initiative, to deadlines and under pressure
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Full driving licence required

What we'll offer:

• Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician apprenticeship
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work with experienced health, safety and Environmental professionals that will support your ongoing development and career progression
• An assigned mentor who will provide on-going support
• Training that will be carried out online, with subject tutors available for support

What can we offer:
At JN Bentley our core benefits include:

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy and carry over
• Flexible pension contributions up to 5% employee 10% employer
• Life assurance of 4 x salary
• Income protection
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• Car benefit (subject to role)
• Annual professional institution subscription costs
• Career and professional development opportunities

About JN Bentley
JN Bentley – part of the global engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald – is a leading civil engineering and construction company, delivering design-and-build projects with clients in the water sector and beyond, across the UK.

We directly employ over 1,300 people across 9 office locations and hundreds of construction sites nationwide. We have a turnover in excess of £300 million, delivered by our water utilities design and build business Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), our environmental design and build business Jeremy Benn Associates-Bentley (JBA-B) and directly by JN Bentley.

At JN Bentley we believe that when we care about what we do, we do it better. Because we care about our people - keeping them safe, making sure they are happy, enjoy coming to work and feel valued - we are committed to creating a fun workplace, where people have a voice, are safe, reach their potential and prosper, and where the rewards are shared.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
JN Bentley Ltd is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We promote an open and transparent culture and a workplace where everyone feels included and is treated fairly and with respect.

Agile working
We are committed to providing a flexible and agile working environment that supports both our employees and the needs of the business.

Construction, Other, Quality, Utility, Water

Full-Time

Mary Naylor