Balfour Beatty UK Looking for Health & Safety Manager at London Full Time

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a talented HSES Project Partner (H&S Manager) to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business based in London. This role will see you providing guidance, support, advice and governance to the Project/Business Area on all HSES related subjects. You will also manage Project HS&ES professionals within their area of control and will directly partner with the Project Directors/Heads of Operations.

As HSES Project Partner you will:

• Communicate and engage with the project to implement the HSES strategy.
• Conduct site HSES audits, inspections, visits & joint tours
• Assist the local & external audit programme across the project.
• Ensure the business is compliant with all HSES Regulations, company policies and the BMS across the project.
• Provide HSES advice and support at an operational level.
• Coach and mentor direct reports for succession planning and professional/personal development.
• Assist in the identification of site HSES training needs.
• Ensure lessons learned are effectively communicated across the Project.
• Support HSES work winning activities across the business.
• Ensure regular communication and engage with key stakeholders.
• Support and maintain a constant focus on the behavioural safety programme across the Project.
• Support the Project during near miss/incident/accident investigations.
• Support the HSES upskilling and development of the business operational teams
• Promote HSES initiatives and innovations across their Project.

Who we’re looking for

• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body (IOSH/IEMA) or working towards.
• Educated to Diploma/Degree/HNC level.
• Proven experience leading and managing a team.
• Prior experience in construction and incident investigation (Civils or Building Environment).
• Influencing and persuasion skills.
• Analytical skills with an attention to detail.
• Excellent communicator with motivational, leadership and coaching skills.
• Experience of reviewing and producing HSES reports to executive level

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

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. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation. Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering) and a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme. Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. 

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.