Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager to join our growing team in Stornoway.

• Manage day to day Health and Safety resources to support Operations
  implement the Health and Safety Policy and standards across all BUs in
  their area of responsibility.
• Manage the resource allocation and deployment of competent HS&E delivery resource across their area of responsibility, ensuring resource utilisation data is collected and made available to implement a risk-based support schedule.
• Support work winning and bid support for the operational teams, where
  required.
• Manage the programme of inspection and audit to provide assurance that all
  BUs continue to comply with company requirements.
• Fulfil HS&E, Customer and Balfour Beatty incident reporting and
  performance requirements (7 Day Report, KPIs,) and act as incident lead if
  required.
• In collaboration with Project Director/Head of Operations Directors, carry out
  project and business sector HS&E performance reviews using lagging and
  leading indicators.
• Support the Operations/Project Director with contract/project level SHELTs
  to drive and deliver HS&E improvement plans.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of developments in Health and Safety

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Corporate Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (or
  working towards)
• NVQ Level 4/5 (or equivalent qualification/experience).
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate / Diploma.
• Must have detailed, technical knowledge and experience health and safety
  legislation, regulations and guidance.
• Construction industry experience (or experience in an equivalent sector)
  and in particular CDM (where work within a specific construction sector
  experience is advantageous then specify).
• Must have prior experience of providing leadership and support to
  operational and functional teams.

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…

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

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…