Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor Join to apply for the Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor role at Balfour Beatty plc. About The Role Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Advisor to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside project based at our new site in Redcar, Cleveland on Teesside. The role will provide advice and support to the NZT project team on specific HS&W duties, guiding monitoring and reporting to help achieve zero harm objectives. What You'll Be Doing Develop and implement the Project Safety Management System process and procedures and the arrangements detailed within the Project HSW Plan(s). Provide advice, support and assistance to all project personnel to enable them to discharge their health and safety roles and responsibilities. Develop and deliver suitable safety training programmes for all project personnel (including routine project inductions, toolbox talks and topic‑specific presentations). Assist HSE Manager / Lead and Supervisory staff in undertaking project‑related risk assessments in line with project specific procedures. Undertake risk assessment reviews to ensure that risk assessments are suitable and sufficient for the tasks to be undertaken. Undertake Health and Safety compliance evaluations, inspections and audits at prescribed intervals, record outputs and liaise with site management to ensure actions are completed. Promote a positive safety culture through proactive engagement and communications with project teams. Investigate accidents, incidents and near‑miss events in accordance with project standards to identify and share lessons learned, monitoring and reporting implementation of actions to prevent recurrence. Maintain records, minutes, registers and data as required for specific HSE meetings. Record, collate and interpret health and safety performance data, including close‑out of inspection and accident investigation reports, and provide management reports on a routine basis. Liaise with HSE colleagues within the project (including Partners / Client) and attend regular coordination meetings. Participate in the regular reviews and updates of the Project HSE Management System. Interface and develop health and safety initiatives with customers and/or joint‑venture delivery partners. Attend and chair specific project HSW meetings. Undertake duties as requested by the NZT HS&W Manager / Lead. Maintain a visual presence on site to cast a leadership shadow and assist with coaching and mentoring of project personnel to ensure continuous improvements. Deputise in the absence of the HSW Manager. Who We're Looking For NEBOSH/C&G Diploma L5+. Member of the Institution of Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing and Health (TechIOSH/GradIOSH). Experience in H&S within multi‑discipline engineering construction projects. Ability to prepare technical inspection, audit reports and other documentation for submission to internal and external stakeholders. Previous experience in conducting and producing incident investigations to a high standard, determining root cause and appropriate corrective actions. Confident with Microsoft Office 365 suite and online databases and general IT. 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 vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. Benefits Smart working, including staggered start and finish times and up to 40% remote working where roles allow. 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata). Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave. Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more. About Us Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business delivers some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects, including HS2 and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities. Diversity and Inclusion At Balfour Beatty we believe diversity and inclusion are essential. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are committed to providing a disability‑confident workplace and offering interview opportunities to disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements. For more information, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/. We encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and a member of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). For any feedback on our resourcing process, please contact candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com. #J-18808-Ljbffr