Senior Health Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Senior HSW Advisor to join our Regional Buildings Team on the the West Slope Residences - The University of Sussex project.

The Senior HSW Advisor will provide an effective in-house health and safety advisory and management service, to advise and assist the project in meeting all it's statutory health, safety and wellbeing responsibilities and to promote the Zero-Harm culture.

What you'll be doing

What you'll be doing:

• Provide visible, on-site support and HS&W advice to the Project.


• Carry out regular site inspections and targeted inspections to ensure compliance
  with the Balfour Beatty Health, Safety and Wellbeing procedures and provide any corrective actions.


• Provide active support in promoting and delivering the Zero-Harm agenda.


• Assist in the reporting and investigation of incidents, identification of root causes and lessons learned and share within the supply chain.


• Monitor and assist with mandatory safety training within the Balfour Beatty team and the Supply Chain.


• Obtain and analyse required safety statistics to compare performance between all sub-contractors. Hold regular meetings with the Supply Chain safety representatives to discuss performance KPIs, HS&W Trends and lessons-learned from any incidents.


• Provide competent advice in the review of documentation such as RAMS, competencies, and the Construction Phase Plan.


• Produce formal reports using the Project Portal to record planned & unplanned HS&W inspections which review project performance against the UK HSWS Regulatory Framework & UK Business Management System (BMS) requirements

Who we're looking for

• NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent in safety management or evidence of working towards relevent qualifications. Level of relevant experience will be
  considered in other cases


• Accident/incident investigation experience


• Experience in a health and safety role preferably in highway/major projects or construction. Some environment experience is desirable.


• Sound technical Health and Safety knowledge


• Ability to work independently and in Department and project teams

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

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

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