Job No. BBUK14430
Health and Safety Advisor - Sizewell C - Suffolk based - Sizewell C, Suffolk
Major Projects
Health Safety Environment
Sizewell C, Suffolk
Permanent
About the role
Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity.
The Civil Works Alliance is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke.
We are more than just an alliance, we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide.
What you’ll be doing

To support the operational teams to deliver and comply with the project and CWA HSW objectives and goals throughout the pre-construction, construction and post construction process, ensuring all legal obligations are met.

• Undertake Health and Safety compliance inspections, tours and audits to satisfy the monthly HSW Assurance Plan, the HSW Manager, or as requested by the CWA in response to emerging risks.
• Able to identify and rank risk associated with CWA work activities.
• Able to prepare fact driven reports following inspections, tours, audits and investigations.
• Support the implementation of and ensure compliance with the Sizewell C (SZC) project standards and the CWA Safety Management System (SMS).
• Able to build relationships with the CWA project teams and wider interested stakeholders.
• Support project teams during work planning to evaluate and address potential risks.
• Trained to CWA standard for Investigating Incidents (Principal Incident Investigators HFAC’s Training).
• Able to respond to and support / deal effectively with emerging events.
• Works closely with the operational teams to coordinate and share the relevant information required to compile the appropriate reports when an event has occurred.
• Can plan and undertake witness accounts / statements.
• Able to feed information into the Project and Parent Company Reporting Systems.
• Understands the CWA Event Reporting Procedural requirements.
• Ensure that lessons learned from monitoring, events and or from the Alliance parent companies are communicated and adopted by the project teams.
• Able to support or deliver training and advisory sessions to operational teams and Tier 2 contractors including: Setting to Work, Fact Finders (including Just / Fair Culture), Occupational Health (OH) and CWA SMS Familiarisation.
• Support the review and updating of relevant project HSW documentation.
• Support operational teams to deliver Zero Harm and the Zero Harm Events Calendar.
• Promote the use of the project and CWA reporting tools ensuring that actions are taken, and feedback delivered.
• Ability to communicate and promote a positive Health & Safety culture
• Undertake reviews of relevant safety documentation, e.g. work package plans / task briefings
• Support the CWA site induction process
• Able to motivate, coach and support the CWA Project Management teams to deliver the HSW project requirements.
• Supports the implementation of the Nuclear Safety message during engagements with the whole CWA team.

Who we’re looking for

Essential

• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and written.
• Ability to influence and promote a positive HSW culture, by providing constructive feedback to others around their performance, strengths and development needs.
• Able to engage at all levels within the CWA operational team structure.
• Competence in accident and incident investigation.
• Has a good understanding of UK Health and Safety Legislation.
• Able to use data and information for the preparation of HSW reports.
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) competence

Desirable

• Good knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate
• Minimum Tech IOSH

Desirable

• Has previously experience in a Health and Safety Advisor role with relevant constructed related or transferable skills.

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?

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. 42 hours per week.
• 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 Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.
From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. 42 hours per week.
• 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