Health & Safety Compliance Auditor

Balfour Beatty Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Free parking

Travel allowance

Wellbeing support

Flu vaccinations

Job summary

Balfour Beatty VINCI is recruiting a Health and Safety Compliance Auditor based at Fort Dunlop, near Birmingham. The role focuses on maintaining robust H&S governance across BBV and subcontractors, with emphasis on regular audits, data reporting, and legislative updates.

You will drive continual improvement and support informed decision-making through analytics. Applicants should have NEBOSH General/Construction certs (or working towards), ISO 45001 Lead Auditor, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in health & safety governance and assurance.
• Proven ability to manage incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of regulatory and ISO standards (H&S) is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation, ISO standards, and internal policies.
• Lead incident management, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Maintain H&S governance with inspections, audits, drills, and records.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

IT proficiency

Data analysis

Education

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate

ISO 45001 Lead Auditor (or working towards)

Data Protection knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

Dashboards/Reporting

Job description

HS2, Britain’s new high-speed railway is at peak construction. Balfour Beatty VINCI is HS2’s construction partner in the Midlands, responsible for delivering 90km of the route, from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Now is a great time to join us and be part of a diverse team of nearly 9,000 people from over 80 nationalities working together to deliver major assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Whether onsite or officed based all colleagues have a key part to play in delivering this critical transport infrastructure project.

Current Opportunity: Health and Safety Compliance Auditor

Location:Based at Fort Dunlop – this location sits on the eastern edge of Birmingham, adjacent to the M6 motorway, providing excellent transport links into the city and across the region. Fort Dunlop serves as a key hub within IPT Area North, supporting operations that span multiple sublots and regional activities. Its strategic position makes it an important point for coordination and access, with proximity to major infrastructure routes ensuring connectivity to both the Central Region and wider project areas.

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety legislation, ISO standards, and internal SHE policies, including regular review, updating, auditing, and communication of procedures, documentation, and statutory training requirements.
• Lead incident management and continual improvement, including investigations, trend analysis, audits, non-conformities, HiPos, and ensuring all corrective and preventative actions are implemented, tracked, and closed out on time.
• Maintain robust Health & Safety governance and assurance, delivering a structured programme of inspections, audits, emergency drills, assessments, and accurate record-keeping across BBV and subcontractors.
• Own Health & Safety data, reporting, and analytics, ensuring accurate collation of performance data, dashboards, and insights on the Performance Hub to support informed decision-making.
• Embed a strong safety culture through engagement and training, coordinating inductions, ongoing H&S training, Health & Safety Committee meetings, legislative updates, and collaboration with managers, staff, and the Compliance Manager.
  
• Proven experience and professional qualifications, with an extensive experience in a similar role, NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or working towards), ISO 45001 Lead Auditor qualification, and Data Protection knowledge; NEBOSH Diploma desirable.
• Strong Health & Safety technical capability, including the ability to gather, analyse, and report on key H&S data and performance statistics to support compliance and continuous improvement.
• Highly professional and confidential approach, demonstrating integrity, discretion, and a proactive attitude to delivering results.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels through clear verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated and collaborative working style, able to work independently using strong IT skills (Microsoft Office) while also cooperating with others to implement process improvements.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be considered.

Why Join Us:

Flexible working options

Free parking & travel allowance (where eligible)

Family-friendly policies

Wellbeing support & flu vaccinations

About Us

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a joint venture with over 30 years of experience delivering iconic infrastructure, including the Channel Tunnel, Crossrail, and upgrading some of the UK’s busiest motorways. On HS2, we’re building everything from viaducts and tunnels to bridges and embankments across the West Midlands.

Diversity & Inclusion

We’re proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming people from all backgrounds, abilities and neurodiversities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities.
Flexible Working

We’re open to discussing flexible working arrangements to suit your needs, aligned with project requirements.