Health Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

About the role

Help shape a safer, more sustainable future with Painter Brothers

Join our Hereford team as a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor and play an important part in protecting our people while supporting the delivery of the UK's vital energy infrastructure.

As demand for overhead line towers and substation structures continues to grow, so does our team. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your HS&E expertise to a purpose-led manufacturing environment where innovation, collaboration and Zero Harm are at the heart of everything we do.

This role is based in our Steel Factory in Hereford.

What you'll be doing

You'll provide practical, trusted health, safety and environmental advice across Painter Brothers, helping the business meet-and wherever possible exceed-operational requirements.

• Support the delivery of the UK HS&E Strategy.


• Contribute to the implementation, delivery and review of the business unit's Zero Harm and Sustainability Action Plans at business and project level.


• Help deliver HS&E key performance indicators across projects and the wider business.


• Support work-winning teams by developing high-quality, innovative HS&E responses for bids, proposals and PQQs.


• Provide expert support for investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses in line with Balfour Beatty Group Standards and company requirements.


• Work with operational management to develop local, risk-based Service Level Agreements for each project and review them quarterly.


• Carry out regular site inspections in line with project risk matrices.


• Produce formal reports through the Project Portal, recording planned and unplanned HS&E inspections and reviewing performance against the UK HS&E Regulatory Framework and UK Business Management System requirements.


• Review health and safety risk management arrangements to ensure that risks and opportunities are identified and appropriate actions are being implemented.

Who we're looking for

You'll bring a proactive, collaborative approach and the confidence to influence positive HS&E behaviours at every level. You'll also have:

• A relevant H&S Diploma, NVQ, Degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification. We may also consider candidates with a certificate-level qualification who are working towards one of these qualifications and have relevant on-site experience.


• Chartered Membership of IOSH, or active progress towards it.


• The ability to influence others and promote a positive HS&E culture.


• Competence in incident investigation.


• A strong understanding of the UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework.


• The ability to prepare clear, formal reports on HS&E topics.


• Project planning and project management capability.


• A commitment to continual learning and applying your expertise to add distinctive value for customers and Balfour Beatty.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK's rail networks - designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

We're looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com