About The Role
Balfour Beatty are looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Manager to join our Power T&D team on the 400kV Beauly to Blackhillock overhead line project in Scotland.
The HSW Manager will support the Operations/Project Director, Head of HS&W and Project Senior Teams to deliver our Zero Harm objectives. They will drive performance of the relevant HSW teams ensuring efficient and effective service and support levels to meet and where possible exceed operational requirements.
What you'll be doing
- 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&W 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.
- Facilitate employee engagement and participation within the region in line with Zero Harm activity.
- Manage the programme of inspection and audit to provide assurance that all BUs continue to comply with the BMS.
- Fulfil HS&W, Customer and Balfour Beatty incident reporting and performance requirements (7 Day Report, KPIs,)
- Ensure a timely and effective response to HS&W incidents and act as incident lead if required, identify and share learning. Ensure actions and recommendations are tracked.
- In collaboration with Project Director/Head of Operations Directors, carry out project and business sector HSES performance reviews using lagging and leading indicators.
- Support the Operations/Project Director with contract/project level SHELTs to drive and deliver HS&W improvement plans.
- Share learning and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Health and Safety strategy
- Maintain up to date knowledge of developments in Health and Safety
- Lead, develop and coach individuals to build high performing teams and create a pipeline of talent
- Develop professional relationships with customers and specifically their HS&W professionals.
- Ensure key stakeholders are aligned on priorities and details of the HS&W Strategy and Plans
Who we're looking for
The Following Qualities/experience Are Required
- Corporate Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (or working towards)
- NVQ Level 4/5
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate / Diploma
- Must have detailed, technical knowledge and experience health and safety legislation, regulations and guidance.
- Construction industry experience 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
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?
Benefits
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
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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:
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