Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager to join our growing team in Stornoway.
What you'll be doing- Manage day to day Health and Safety resources to support Operations
implement the Health and Safety Policy and standards across all BUs in
their area of responsibility. - Manage the resource allocation and deployment of competent HS&E delivery resource across their area of responsibility, ensuring resource utilisation data is collected and made available to implement a risk-based support schedule.
- Support work winning and bid support for the operational teams, where
required. - Manage the programme of inspection and audit to provide assurance that all
BUs continue to comply with company requirements. - Fulfil HS&E, Customer and Balfour Beatty incident reporting and
performance requirements (7 Day Report, KPIs,) and act as incident lead if
required. - In collaboration with Project Director/Head of Operations Directors, carry out
project and business sector HS&E performance reviews using lagging and
leading indicators. - Support the Operations/Project Director with contract/project level SHELTs
to drive and deliver HS&E improvement plans. - Maintain up to date knowledge of developments in Health and Safety
The following qualities/experience are essential:
- Corporate Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (or
working towards) - NVQ Level 4/5 (or equivalent qualification/experience).
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate / Diploma.
- Must have detailed, technical knowledge and experience health and safety
legislation, regulations and guidance. - Construction industry experience (or experience in an equivalent sector)
and in particular CDM (where work within a specific construction sector
experience is advantageous then specify). - Must have prior experience of providing leadership and support to
operational and functional teams.
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
From Dunfermline's tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland's transition towards net zero in the built environment.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at