Health Safety & Wellbeing Manager

About the role

Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Manager - Balfour Beatty - @one Alliance

Location: Peterborough / Hybrid working available

Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the @Anglian Water @one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners:
Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we progress through AMP8, our most ambitious asset management period to date, we're delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.

We're looking for an experienced Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Manager who is passionate about creating safe, healthy and inclusive workplaces and who thrives in a collaborative delivery environment.

As HSW Manager
, you'll be a visible leader across our projects, helping shape a culture where everyone takes ownership of health, safety, wellbeing and environmental performance. You'll work alongside delivery teams from design through to construction and commissioning, ensuring our Safer Every Day culture is embedded across everything we do.

Working closely with the Head of SHE, Delivery Directors and senior leaders across the Alliance, you'll influence decision making, coach teams, support innovation and ensure our ambitious programme is delivered safely, sustainably and responsibly.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the implementation of our Health, Safety, Environment and Wellbeing (SHEW) strategy across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects.
• Provide expert advice and coaching to project teams, managers and senior leaders on all aspects of health, safety, wellbeing and environmental management.
• Spend time on site building relationships, engaging with teams and leading by example to promote positive safety behaviours.
• Support projects throughout design, construction and commissioning, ensuring risks are identified early and managed effectively.
• Plan and coordinate HSW resources across the programme, ensuring projects receive the right level of support at every stage.
• Deliver site inspections, audits, assurance activities and performance reviews, identifying opportunities for continual improvement.
• Champion mental health, wellbeing and behavioural safety initiatives, helping create a culture where people feel supported to speak up.
• Build collaborative relationships with Alliance partners, subcontractors and suppliers to drive consistent standards and share best practice.
• Support the adoption of digital tools and data-driven insights to improve health, safety and environmental performance.
• Promote innovation, continuous learning and inclusive ways of working across the Alliance.

What you’ll bring:

• Previous Health & Safety experience within construction, utilities or major infrastructure programmes.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• TechIOSH membership or above (working towards Chartered membership is desirable).
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and best practice.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to influence senior leaders and operational teams alike.
• Experience undertaking audits, inspections, investigations and coaching teams to improve performance.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build strong relationships and positively influence teams across a complex delivery environment.

Join us and help shape safer, healthier workplaces that empower people and support exceptional project delivery.

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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…