Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

About the role

Balfour Beatty Rail are recruiting for a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor to join the team based in London. The purpose of the role is to support a Balfour Beatty BU project (Piccadilly Line Upgrade) to drive HS&E performance, ensuring efficient and effective advice and support to meet and where possible exceed operational requirements supporting the Head of HS&E /Senior HS&E Advisor to achieve Zero harm.

Contribute to the implementation, delivery and review of the BU Zero Harm Action Plan and Sustainability Action plan at business and/or project level.

Support the delivery of the HS&E Key Performance Indicators at project & business level.

Support work winning teams with quality & innovative HS&E 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 HS&E inspections which review project performance against the UK HS&E 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.

Candidates should ideally possess experience within the rail industry; however, applicants with relevant experience in civil engineering or the wider construction sector will also be considered.

Ideally possess 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&E culture.

Competence in incident investigation.

Strong understanding of UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework.

Ability to prepare formal written reports on HS&E 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.

Ability to engage and converse at all levels.

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 …

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…