Senior Health and Safety Advisor – Old Oak Common Project

Key Responsibilities

• Implement Business Unit strategy to deliver Safe at Heart.
• Provide project teams with expert HSW technical advice, guidance, and support.
• Collaboratively engage with internal & external customers and the supply chain for zero harm delivery.
• Undertake regular site inspections and produce formal reports using the Project Portal.
• Regularly check Health and Safety Risk Management, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Provide expert support for accident, incident, and near miss investigations, adhering to Balfour Beatty Group Standards and HS2 requirements.
• Engage and develop relationships with design & engineering teams to reduce HSW risks through design.
• Innovate and improve working methods, promoting industry change and successes.
• Provide support and mentoring to other HSW colleagues.
• Promote Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Policy, Values, aspirations, Golden Rules, HS2 Values, and commitments.

Skills and Expertise

• Relevant Health & Safety Diploma, NVQ, or Degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification).
• Strong understanding of UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework.
• Ability to influence and promote a positive HSW culture.
• Project planning, project management, and budget management skills.
• Competence in incident investigation.
• Ability to prepare formal written reports on HSW topics.
• Broad experience of complex construction and civils projects (or equivalent sector experience).

Job Facilities/Benefits

• Smart working flexibility (up to 40% remote work).
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family-friendly policies (28 weeks full pay maternity/adoption leave, 4 weeks full pay paternity/partner leave).
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and more.