HSW Advisor: Drive Zero Harm on Major Civils Project

Balfour Beatty plc; Fraserburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Remote work up to 40%

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

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. You will drive safe delivery across HVDC/HVAC works and support Zero Harm across the project.

You will lead investigations, support KPI delivery, and work with bid teams to provide robust HSW responses, while promoting a proactive safety culture on site and across the business.

Qualifications

• H&S qualifications relevant to on-site delivery.
• Experience with complex construction and civils projects.
• Ability to influence safety culture across teams.
• Competence in incident investigation and reporting.
• Knowledge of UK H&S regulatory framework and BMS systems.
• Ability to produce formal written HSW reports.
• Experience in project planning and management.
• Commitment to continual learning and value delivery.
• Desirable: IOSH Chartered membership.

Responsibilities

• Understand and support delivery of UK HSW Strategy.
• Contribute to Zero Harm and Sustainability Action Plans.
• Support HSW KPIs at project and business levels.
• Assist bid teams with HSW responses for bids and PQQs.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near-miss events per standards.
• Agree local, bespoke SLAs with projects; review quarterly.
• Conduct regular site inspections per risk matrix.
• Produce formal reports via Project Portal for HSW inspections.
• Monitor Health and Safety risk management and implement actions.

Skills

HSW on-site

Construction projects

Incident investigation

UK H&S regs

Regulatory reporting

Project planning

Stakeholder influence

Continuous learning

IOSH chartered

Education

HSE qualifications (NEBOSH/IOSH)

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. You will drive safe delivery across HVDC/HVAC works and support Zero Harm across the project.

You will lead investigations, support KPI delivery, and work with bid teams to provide robust HSW responses, while promoting a proactive safety culture on site and across the business.