Health & Wellbeing Specialist

Skanska UK Plc; Watford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company seeks a Health and Wellbeing Specialist to join the Infrastructure team in Leavesden. This role involves promoting occupational health and wellbeing, supporting health surveillance initiatives, and requiring collaboration with HR and other teams. Candidates should possess a Level 5 Health & Wellbeing Qualification and a strong commitment to mental health training.

Qualifications

• Level 5 Health & Wellbeing Qualification or relevant experience.
• Mental Health training background or willingness to be trained.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, implementation, and monitoring of health projects.
• Deliver Health Surveillance Plan in collaboration with HR.
• Provide occupational health advice for the unit.

Skills

Project management skills

Collaborative work ethic

Education

Level 5 Health & Wellbeing Qualification

Mental Health training background

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Health and Wellbeing Specialist to join our Infrastructure team in Leavesden.

What you'll do:

• Support on the planning, implementation, monitoring and completion of projects related to the improvement of occupational health risks and wellbeing management within Skanska as directed by the operating unit needs.
• Support the delivery of the Health Surveillance Plan working collaboratively with HR, employees and line managers to deliver a supportive customer-focussed service.
• Provide occupational health & wellbeing advice for the operating unit including functions such as HR.
• Collaborating with the central Skanska Occupational health & wellbeing function and cascading key messaging back to the operating unit.
• Upskill and support the HSW team on conducting occupational hygiene monitoring.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Level 5 Health & Wellbeing Qualification or suitable relevant experience.
• Mental Health training background or willing to be trained.
• Project management skills and solution focussed.
• Collaborative work ethic.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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