Health Safety and Wellbeing Manager

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for Health Safety and Wellbeing Manager to join our growing team at our Longside Substation site in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

The position is a full-time, site-based role located at our Longside substation site. The
successful candidate will be responsible for providing professional support and
guidance across the project, engaging with a broad range of stakeholders including the
client (SSE), project delivery team, and supply chain partners. The role demands effective
communication, collaboration, and a strong on-site presence to support operational
excellence and project success. The role will liaise with the client and ensure smooth co-ordination between Netherton Hub and Longside.

What you'll be doing

The HSW Manager will support the Balfour Beatty Health, Safety and Wellbeing function in driving HSW performance by providing efficient and effective advice and support. The role will ensure operational requirements are met and, where possible, exceeded, while contributing to the achievement of Zero Harm objectives.

Responsibilities include:

• Support delivery of UK Zero Harm Strategy and associated action plans.

• Support the UK HS&W Director by leading on the identification, development,
  agreement, and commissioning of content for SHELT, ExCo, Group Forum, S&S
  Committee and other business meetings.


• Collate and update weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.


• Utilise the findings from reporting data, assessments, surveys, incidents, external and internal audits to identify key trends.


• Manage and deliver enhancements, training and user support for the ProjectPortal.


• Create training materials/aids and deliver associated training where required.


• Assist in the production and delivery of HS&W Communications.


• Work with HS&W Directors to enhance the processes for learning and embedding lessons learnt.


• Plan, manage and deliver, in liaison with UK Comms function, communications from HS&W Enabling function to wider business and external stakeholders e.g. My Contribution, case studies, Supply Chain Forum etc.


• Provide support and leadership for HS&W centrally led projects, campaign, and events e.g. Zero Harm events, stand downs, conferences and ad hoc activity as required.


• Ad Hoc Business Support including general enquires, assistance requests and referrals and content design.


• Ensure all documentation developed in accordance with Balfour Beatty Branding
  guidelines

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Relevant Health and Safety Qualifications


• Similar industry experience


• People Management experience


• Stakeholder management


• Problem solving


• Excellent Communication skills


• Time management


• Literate in MS Office - Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams


• Good interpersonal skills


• Flexibility to travel

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's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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