Senior Health Safety & Wellbeing Advisor
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About The Role
Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Advisor to join our Power T&D Team on the Skye 132kV Reinforcement project. The role will be based at our Glen Mor site office near Invergarry, with frequent travel to the Isle of Skye (company car provided).
Balfour Beatty is delivering a new 137km, 132kV double‑circuit overhead line between Fort Augustus and Edinbane substations, and new sealing end compounds linking the line to the underground network. The project will join the Isle of Skye and Western Isles with mainland Scotland, ensuring secure, clean electricity for thousands of homes and businesses.
The Senior HSW Advisor will support the project in driving HSW performance, ensuring efficient and effective advice and support to meet and, where possible, exceed operational requirements. The role will work closely with the Head of HSW and HSW Manager to achieve the project’s Zero Harm objectives.
What you'll be doing
* Implement the Business Unit Zero Harm strategy through visible leadership, driving the Zero Harm Action Plan and embedding a culture where health is treated like safety.
* Provide expert HS&W technical advice, guidance and support to project teams.
* Collaboratively engage with internal and external customers and the supply chain to promote zero harm delivery.
* Complete a bespoke risk‑based Service Level Agreement for each project, reviewed quarterly, ensuring compliance with UK regulatory requirements and the Business Management System (BMS).
* Undertake regular site inspections as per the project risk matrix, recording planned and unplanned HS&W inspections in the Project Portal.
* Maintain Health and Safety Risk Management, ensuring risks and opportunities are identified and implemented.
* Investigate accidents, incidents and near‑miss events in line with Balfour Beatty Group Standards and BMS requirements.
* Support work‑winning teams with quality HS&W responses for bids, proposals and PQQs.
* Engage and develop relationships with design and engineering teams to eliminate and reduce HS&W risk through design.
* Innovate and improve the way we work, keeping pace with industry change and promoting successes.
* Provide mentoring to other HS&W colleagues in their development.
Who we're looking for
* Relevant H&S Diploma, NVQ or Degree (or equivalent level 6 qualification). Candidates working toward one of these qualifications with on‑site experience and/or a developing IOSH membership will be considered.
* Strong understanding of the UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework.
* Ability to influence and promote a positive HS&W culture at all levels.
* Experience in project planning, project management and working to budgets.
* Competence in incident investigation.
* Ability to prepare formal written reports on HS&W topics.
* Commitment to continual learning to refine, develop and apply expertise for the benefit of customers and Balfour Beatty.
* Broad experience of complex construction and civil projects.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects – building and maintaining vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
* Smart working – flexible staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata).
* Family‑friendly policies, including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, from overhead lines and cabling to substations and distribution networks.
Our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and Inclusion
Balfour Beatty values diversity and inclusion as essential to a successful and happy workplace. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are members of WISE, ENEI, the Business Disability Forum and AFBE, and we actively encourage applications from armed forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability‑Confident Employer, we remove barriers for people with long‑term health conditions and provide interview opportunities for those who meet the minimum requirements.
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