HSW Assurance Senior Specialist

Ferrovial Construction; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure.

Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Health, Safety & Wellbeing department policies, guidelines and protocols.
• Lead the development and implementation of the Health, Safety & Wellbeing strategy and tactical resource plans.
• Contribute to Group strategy with Health, Safety & Wellbeing expertise.
• Provide expert health, safety & wellbeing advice to project teams and leaders.
• Develop and implement the HSW annual plan and oversee its execution.
• Oversee HSW audit compliance, risk assessments and inspections.
• Manage budgeting for the HSW department and optimize resource allocation.
• Oversee insights and reporting within Health, Safety & Wellbeing to inform decisions.

Job description

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Ferrovial is also leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport. Ferrovial shares trade under the ticker symbol FER on two stock markets: Nasdaq in the U.S. (Nasdaq100 Index) and the Spanish Stock Exchanges (IBEX 35). Ferrovial is included in globally recognized sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

• Policies, Guidelines and Protocols: Supervise the development and enforcement of policies, guidelines, and protocols within the Health, Safety & Wellbeing department. Ensure all team members are aware of and adhere to established standards.
• Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy Formation & Implementation: Lead the development and implementation of the Health, Safety & Wellbeing strategy, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities, and ensuring integration with wider functional strategy. Develop tactical plans for optimizing resources and assets being managed within the Health, Safety & Wellbeing area.
• Group Strategy Shaping: Participate in the development of Group strategy, applying functional Health, Safety & Wellbeing expertise to test the viability of the strategy and contributing creative ideas and insights to support the strategy formation process.
• Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advice: Support by delivering expert health, safety & wellbeing advice to project teams and other business leaders. Assist the development of health, safety & wellbeing strategies and ensure that advice is implemented effectively across the department.
• Health, Safety and Wellbeing Planning: Develop and implement the HSW annual plan in line with strategic goals. Oversee the execution of the plan and ensure it meets compliance standards. Coordinate with departments to integrate HSW initiatives. Adjust the plan as necessary to address emerging issues.
• Health and Safety Audit Compliance: Develop and implement HSW audit compliance programs and policies. Oversee risk assessments and facility inspections. Ensure all business activities adhere to HSW policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions.
• Budgeting: Manage the budgeting process for the health, safety & wellbeing department, reviewing budget proposals, and ensuring compliance with financial guidelines. Provide recommendations for resource allocation to optimize outcomes.
• Insights and Reporting: Supervise the insights and reporting processes within the health, safety & wellbeing area. Ensure that accurate and relevant data is collected, analyzed, and presented to inform decision‑making and improve health, safety & wellbeing strategies.
• Corporate Representation: Represent Ferrovial in a variety of industry, institutional, and professional forums, boards, and committees, to promote Ferrovial’s brand or efforts. Focus is on a specific smaller area of Ferrovial, such as an Affiliate.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Identify and manage stakeholders at managerial level, finding out their needs, issues or concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.
• Operational Compliance: Develop internal Health, Safety and Wellbeing plans and work collaboratively with other areas to improve internal relationships in the Affiliate and to build understanding of regulation and registration requirements. Lead implementation and maintain Environmental Management Systems.
• Capability Building: Use Ferrovial’s formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities. Provide informal training or coaching to others throughout Ferrovial in own Health, Safety & Wellbeing area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
• Relationship Management: Manage relationships with strategic internal clients and act as a business partner to them, building high levels of professional credibility and mutual trust, and mobilizing appropriate internal and external resources to support in delivering business strategy and plans.
• Leadership and Direction: Identify and communicate the actions necessary to implement the strategy and business plan for own area of responsibility; explain the relationship with the mission, vision and broader values of Ferrovial; motivate people to commit to making Ferrovial a better company every day and to do extraordinary things to achieve Ferrovial's business goals.

*Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.