Head of HS&W- Behavioural Insights & Change

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Head of HS&W- Behavioural Insights & Change. This is a part-time role, working three days per week, offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, combining time spent at one of BAM’s UK or Ireland offices, home working, and travel across the UK and Ireland as required.

Making Possible

The purpose of this position is to:

• Build behavioural insight into the organisational design of BAM’s HS&W ways of working.

• Lead behavioural research and insight to understand the behaviours, cultures and working conditions that influence health, safety and wellbeing outcomes.

• Translate behavioural insight into practical recommendations across learning and ways of working.

• Support the learning and development of HS&W to strengthen our Everyone Safe and Well Every Day culture.

• Build behavioural science capability across BAM UK & Ireland.

• Strengthen how BAM measures, interprets and learns from HS&W outcomes, including the use of leading indicators to identify emerging risks and inform preventive action.

• Support implementation and evaluation of the Mental Health Joint Code of Practice and wider wellbeing strategy.

• Work with internal and external stakeholders, including clients and supply chain partners, to support learning, collaboration and industry improvement.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package which could include;

⦁ Competitive salary

⦁ Company Car or Car allowance

⦁ A wide range of family friendly policies

⦁ 8% matched pension contributions

⦁ Private healthcare

⦁ Life assurance

⦁ 26 days holiday

⦁ 2 wellbeing days

⦁ 1 volunteering day

⦁ Personal and professional development

⦁ Flexible benefit pot

What do you bring to the role?

• PhD in psychology, behavioural science or a related discipline, with a strong track record of applying behavioural science to complex organisational challenges.

• Proven experience leading behavioural research, change and improvement programmes.

• Strong experience influencing senior leaders and multidisciplinary stakeholders, translating evidence into practical strategic recommendations.

• Expertise in behaviour change, organisational culture, learning, measurement and evaluation.

• Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills, including real-world intervention design and evaluation.

• Extensive network across behavioural science, academia and industry, with experience building external partnerships.

• Excellent facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Experience in health, safety, wellbeing, psychosocial risk or high-risk organisational contexts.

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"

Closing date for all applications is Friday 23rd October 2026