Balfour Beatty plc
Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing
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About The Role
Balfour Beatty are looking for a Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing to join our Power Transmission and Distribution Team in Scotland.
Based in Elgin, this role offers the opportunity to lead the health and safety function on one of Balfour Beatty’s flagship overhead line projects, providing visible leadership and driving a strong safety and wellbeing culture across the project lifecycle.
What you'll be doing
- Develop and ensure the delivery of the Business Unit/Project Zero Harm Strategy.
- Manage the recruitment and development of HS&W professionals within their chain of command, including coaching and mentoring as required.
- Develop professional relationships with regulators, customers, joint venture partners, and supply chain.
- Undertake health and safety compliance evaluations, tours, and audits as required and to ensure sufficient assurance of project activities.
- In conjunction with Executive General Managers / Managing Directors / Directors, carry out project and business sector HS&W performance reviews and reporting using lagging and leading indicators.
- Review and investigate accidents, incidents, and near-miss events in accordance with Balfour Beatty standards to identify and effectively share lessons learned across the BU and the wider BB, ensuring actions are through the serious incident review process.
- Deputise for the Head of HS&W (Scotland) where required.
- Work with the wider BB HS&W team to promote Zero Harm and continuous improvement of performance through special projects, local initiatives, and HS&W improvement plans, including continuous improvement of the BMS.
Who we're looking for
The Following Qualities/Experience Are Required
- Corporate Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (or working towards)
- NEBOSH Diploma or NCRQ qualification
- Must have detailed, technical knowledge and experience in Health and safety legislation, regulations, and guidance.
- Construction industry experience and in particular CDM (where specific construction sector industry experience etc. is required (e.g., utilities, major projects) then specify)
- Must have prior experience of providing leadership and support to operational and functional teams and of working at a senior level.
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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.
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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 ongoing 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.
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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 encourages 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
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