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Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Balfour

Birmingham

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital project in Birmingham. The candidate will drive HSW performance, support project teams, and ensure compliance with UK Health and Safety regulations. This role requires relevant H&S qualifications and experience in incident investigation. Benefits include smart working options and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Smart working arrangements

25 days annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

Relevant H&S qualification is essential.
Experience in complex construction and civils projects.
Commitment to continual learning and development.

Responsibilities

Support delivery of UK HSW Strategy.
Contribute to Zero Harm Action Plan.
Investigate accidents and incidents.

Skills

Ability to influence and promote a positive HS&W culture

Competence in incident investigation

Strong understanding of UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework

Ability to prepare formal written reports

Project planning and management skills

Education

Relevant H&S Diploma, NVQ or Degree

Chartered Membership of IOSH (or working toward it)

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About The Role

Balfour Beatty are looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to join our Regional Buildings Team for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital project in Birmingham. The HSW Advisor will support the Project team to drive HSW performance, ensuring efficient and effective advice is provided, and support meeting and where possible exceeding operational requirements to enable us to achieve our Zero Harm objectives.

What you'll be doing

Fully understand and support delivery of UK HSW Strategy.
Contribute to the implementation, delivery and review of the BU / DU Zero Harm Action Plan and Sustainability Action plan at business and/or project level.
Support the delivery of the HSW Key Performance Indicators at project and business level.
Support work winning teams with quality & innovative HSW responses for bids, proposals and PQQs.
Provide expert support to investigate accidents, incidents and near miss events in accordance with Balfour Beatty Group Standards and company requirements.
In conjunction with operational management complete a local and bespoke risk-based Service Level Agreement with each project which is kept under quarterly review.
Undertake regular site inspections as per project risk matrix.
Produce formal reports using the Project Portal to record planned & unplanned HSW inspections which review project performance against the UK HSW Regulatory Framework & UK Business Management System requirements.
Undertake regular checks on Health and Safety Risk Management ensuring that appropriate risks and opportunities have been identified and are being implemented.

The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential

Relevant H&S Diploma, NVQ or Degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification). May consider candidates with a certificate/qualification currently working towards one of these qualifications with relevant on-site experience.
To have or be working toward Chartered Membership of IOSH.
Ability to influence and promote a positive HS&W culture.
Competence in incident investigation.
Strong understanding of UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework & experience in HS&W Business Management Systems.
Ability to prepare formal written reports on HSW topics.
Ability to undertake project planning and project management.
Demonstrates commitment to continual learning to refine, further develop and apply expertise to add distinctive value to customers and Balfour Beatty.
Broad experience of complex construction and civils project.
Ability to engage and converse at all levels.

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.

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 believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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