Health safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Balfour; Devizes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to join its team in Devizes. The role involves implementing health and safety strategies, supporting incident investigations, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience, including an H&S diploma and working towards Chartered Membership of IOSH. The company offers a flexible working environment with a variety of benefits including generous leave and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Relevant H&S Diploma, NVQ, or Degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification).
• To have or be working towards Chartered Membership of IOSH.
• Demonstrates commitment to continual learning.
• Ability to engage and converse at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of UK HSW Strategy.
• Contribute to the implementation of the Zero Harm Action Plan.
• Provide expert support for investigating incidents.
• Perform regular site inspections.

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 on HSW topics

Ability to undertake project planning and management

Broad experience of complex construction and civils project

Education

Relevant H&S Diploma, NVQ or Degree

Working towards Chartered Membership of IOSH

Job description

About The Role

Balfour Beatty are looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Advisor to join our Power Transmission and Distribution team in Devizes on the North Wessex Downs project.

Balfour Beatty is removing 13 pylons and replacing 4.6km of overhead lines with underground cables within the North Wessex Downs landscape. This project will restore the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Devizes, delivered as part of National Grid’s Visual Impact Provision (VIP) programme.

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor will play a key role in ensuring the safe delivery of the project. They will provide efficient and effective advice, support and help to achieve our Zero Harm goals attendance and uphold the highest safety standards.

What you’ll be doing

• Fully understand and support delivery of UK HSW Strategy.
• Contribute to the implementation, delivery and review of the Zero Harm Action Plan and Sustainability Action plan.
• Support the delivery of the HSW Key Performance Indicators at project & 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 BMS requirements.
• In conjunction with operational management complete a local and bespoke risk based Service Level Agreement with each project, 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 HSWS Regulatory Framework and UK Business Management System (BMS) requirements.
• Undertakesregular checks on Health and Safety Risk Management ensuring that appropriate risks and opportunities have been identified and are being implemented.

Who we’re looking for

• 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 towards 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

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 delegates 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 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 identity or background. We refer to www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion for more information. 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 infoцией, blush to 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 [e-mail].