HSW Advisor: Construction Safety & Wellbeing

Balfour Beatty plc; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Remote work up to 40%

25 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to join the Regional Scotland team on the Netherton Hub project in Peterhead. The role supports the delivery of the UK HSW Strategy, investigates incidents, and helps to uphold Zero Harm standards across HVDC/HVAC works and civil engineering tasks.

You will engage with management to implement action plans, monitor KPIs, and contribute to tender responses.

Qualifications

• Diploma/NVQ/Degree in H&S or equivalent.
• Chartered IOSH membership or working toward one.
• Ability to investigate incidents.
• Strong understanding of UK Health and Safety regulatory framework and HS&W systems.
• Ability to prepare formal written reports on HSW topics.
• Ability to plan and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Understand and support UK HSW Strategy delivery.
• Contribute to Zero Harm and Sustainability Action Plans.
• Support KPI delivery at project and business level.
• Assist bid teams with HSW responses for bids and PQQs.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near-misses following BMS standards.
• Establish local risk-based SLAs with projects and review quarterly.
• Undertake regular site inspections per risk matrix.
• Record inspections and project performance using the Project Portal.

Skills

Incident investigation

Project planning

Influence on HS&W culture

Regulatory knowledge

Written reports

Construction/civils experience

On-site experience

Education

H&S Diploma/NVQ/Degree

IOSH Chartered membership (or in progress)

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to join the Regional Scotland team on the Netherton Hub project in Peterhead. The role supports the delivery of the UK HSW Strategy, investigates incidents, and helps to uphold Zero Harm standards across HVDC/HVAC works and civil engineering tasks.

You will engage with management to implement action plans, monitor KPIs, and contribute to tender responses.