Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor - Birmingham

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About the role

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Senior Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) Advisor to join our Regional Buildings Team, based in the Midlands, with responsibility for projects across the UK.

In this role, you will work closely with the Head of HSW to implement the Regional Buildings HSW strategy nationwide, while also supporting local projects directly. The position requires frequent UK-wide travel, for which a company car will be provided, and all travel expenses will be covered.

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation , health, defence, education and development sectors.

What you'll be doing

This role will support the Balfour Beatty Regional Buildings projects to drive HSW performance, ensuring efficient and effective advice and support to meet and where possible exceed operational requirements supporting the Head of HSW to achieve Zero Harm objectives.

Responsibilities include:

• Implement Business Unit Zero Harm strategy through visible leadership to drive
  the delivery of the Zero Harm Action Plan.
• Provide project teams with expert HS&W technical advice, guidance and support.
• Collaboratively engage with both internal & external customers and the supply
  chain to promote zero harm delivery.
• In conjunction with operational management complete a local and bespoke risk-
  based Service Level Agreement with each project which is kept under quarterly
  review to provide assurance that the project is compliant with HS&W requirements.
• Undertake regular site inspections as per project risk matrix and produce formal
  reports using the Project Portal to record HS&W inspections.
• Undertake regular checks on Health and Safety Risk Management highlighting
  risks and opportunities.
• Provide expert support to investigate accidents, incidents and near miss events
  in accordance with Balfour Beatty Group Standards and company requirements.
• Support work winning teams with quality HS&W responses for bids, proposals
  and PQQs for future projects.
• Engage and develop relationships with design & engineering teams to eliminate
  and reduce HS&W risk through design.
• Challenge the norm by innovating and improving the way we work, whilst keeping pace with industry change and promote successes.
• Provide support and mentoring to other HS&W colleagues in their development.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Rel evant H&S Diploma, NVQ or Degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification).
• Chartered Membership of IOSH, or working towards.
• Either hold SC Clearance or willing to undergo security clearance.
• Strong understanding of UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework.
• Ability to influence and promote a positive HS&W culture by engaging and conversing at all levels.
• Ability to undertake project planning, project management and work to budgets.
• Competence in incident investigation.
• Ability to prepare formal written reports on HS&W topics.
• Broad experience of complex construction projects (or experience from an equivalent sector).

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.

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...

About us

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

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 their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

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 info, visit: 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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com