HSW Advisor - Sizewell C - Earthworks & Enabling Works

Position: HSW Advisor - Sizewell C - Earthworks & Enabling Works based

HSW Advisor - Sizewell C – Earthworks & Enabling Works – Suffolk Site based

Join Balfour Beatty plc as part of the Civil Works Alliance delivering the 3.2 GW nuclear power station at Sizewell C.

About

The Role

Manage health, safety and environment (HS&E) activities from design to implementation, ensuring compliance with legislation, company policies, and ISO 14001. Support the wider HS&E agenda, collaborate with site management, and report on investigations and audits.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Monitor and provide HS&E input throughout the project lifecycle.
• Undertake planned inspections and pre‑work site reviews.
• Track and trend unplanned events; support investigations.
• Attend management meetings and working groups.
• Prepare written reports on site visits, inspections and audits.
• Maintain and update project documentation.
• Ensure compliance with the BMS and business emergency plans.
• Assess the impact of new legislation on the business.
• Communicate lessons learned and incident findings.
• Support environmental procedures in line with ISO 14001.
• Deliver training and advisory sessions with HR.
• Support safety leadership teams and promote Zero Harm.
• Implement the MSAP (Make Safety Personal) programme.
• Deliver safety cascades, telematics training and safe driving behaviours.
• Assist with risk assessments, audits and site inductions.
• Provide HSES coaching and mentoring.

Essential Knowledge & Skills

• Influence a positive HSES culture.
• Incident and accident investigation competence.
• In‑depth knowledge of UK HS regulations and BMS.
• Formal written reporting ability.
• Project planning and budget management.
• Commitment to continual learning.
• Experience in complex construction and civil projects.
• CSCS competence.
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels.
• Understanding of heavy‑civil operations.

Desirable

• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Graduate Member of IOSH, CMIOSH or working towards.
• Tunnelling experience.

Qualifications & Experience

• NEBOSH National Diploma, NCRQ Diploma in Applied Health and Safety, or equivalent Level 6.

Why Work for Us

Our teams deliver ambitious UK infrastructure projects, building vital assets for national economies. We offer:

• Smart working up to 40 % remote when roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family‑friendly leave: 28 weeks maternity/adoption pay, 4 weeks paternity/partner pay.
• Pension, share incentive, volunteering leave and recognition schemes.

About Balfour Beatty

We deliver large‑scale infrastructure safely and sustainably, leveraging technology and expertise.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace and actively encourage applications from veterans, the disabled, and all under‑represented groups.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior Level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology — Construction

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