Health and Safety Advisor

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Balfour Beatty are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to join our Major Projects Team on the Old Oak Common Project in London.
HS2’s station construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI Systra joint venture (BBVS) are leading the construction of HS2’s new Old Oak Common Station. Set to be the best connected and largest new railway stations ever built in the UK, Old Oak Common will become one of the country’s most vital transport super hubs. The station will have 14 platforms, a mix of six high speed and eight conventional service platforms, with an 850m-long station box. It is expected to be one of the busiest railway stations in the country with high speed rail services to the midlands, Scotland and the North and access to central London and Heathrow via the Crossrail Elizabeth Line.
The Health and Safety Advisor will provide risk-based assurance that the project is compliant with all HSES requirements and provide expert HSES technical advice, guidance, and support.

What you’ll be doing

• Promoting Health, Safety and Wellbeing throughout the Project;
• Advising managers and operatives of good practice;
• Managing the operational Health, Safety and Wellbeing requirements of BBVS JVundertakings
• Ensuring project compliance with statutory legislation and contractual Health,Safety and Wellbeing requirements indicated in the Works Information.
• Provide project teams with expert HSW technical advice, guidance and support.
• Collaboratively engage with both internal & external customers and the supply chain to promote zero harm delivery.
• Undertake regular site inspections as per project risk matrix and produce formalreports using the Project Portal to record HSW inspections.
• Undertake regular checks on Health and Safety Risk Management highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Support the delivery of HSW Key Performance Indicators at project and businesslevel
• Provide expert support to investigate accidents, incidents and near miss events in accordance with BBVSJV standards and BMS requirements.

What you’ll be doing

• Promoting Health, Safety and Wellbeing throughout the Project;
• Advising managers and operatives of good practice;
• Managing the operational Health, Safety and Wellbeing requirements of BBVS JVundertakings
• Ensuring project compliance with statutory legislation and contractual Health,Safety and Wellbeing requirements indicated in the Works Information.
• Provide project teams with expert HSW technical advice, guidance and support.
• Collaboratively engage with both internal & external customers and the supply chain to promote zero harm delivery.
• Undertake regular site inspections as per project risk matrix and produce formalreports using the Project Portal to record HSW inspections.
• Undertake regular checks on Health and Safety Risk Management highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Support the delivery of HSW Key Performance Indicators at project and businesslevel
• Provide expert support to investigate accidents, incidents and near miss events in accordance with BBVSJV standards and BMS requirements

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