HSE Lead/Director

Balfour Beatty; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a HSE Lead/ Director to join our outstanding Major Projects team to work at our Old Oak Common development in London - join us and be part of the largest construction project in the UK.

HS2's new c. 1 billion Old Oak Common station will become the UK's best-connected rail station once completed. Our Balfour Beatty VINCI SYTRA joint venture will be responsible for the final design, construction, and commissioning of the station in Northwest London.

Upon completion, the new station will boast six underground platforms and up to eight platforms on the adjacent Great Western Main Line. Old Oak Common will also provide high-speed rail services to the Midlands, central London, Scotland, and the North, as well as direct services to three major airports. Incorporating passenger and retail facilities, the new station will provide an exceptional customer experience for both passengers and visitors to the station.

What you'll be doing

• Empowering people to deliver excellence across the HSE team and the wider project.
• Building strong working relationships with the Client's team SLT peers, Supply chain exec HSE leads, and JV partner HSE leads.
• Liaising regularly with and reporting to the client on all HSEQ matters and ensuring that their expectations are being met and exceeded.
• Driving accountability in the project delivery teams by defining clear roles and responsibilities for direct reports as well as regular follow-up.
• Directing the recruitment, selection, development, and retention of appropriate talent for the team.
• Proactively supporting the progress of the construction activities and holding regular progress meetings with the supply chain.
• Driving the safety culture and the right first-time culture across the Joint venture and supply chain.
• Encouraging a culture of innovation and continual improvement across all HSE functions and supply chain.
• Working proactively with the procurement team and supply chain to maintain required standards and promote continual improvement in performance.
• Producing KPIs and reports making recommendations for improvement, reporting to both your SLT colleagues and the Client on a regular basis.
• Representing actively and positively the Project across the HS2 programme.
• Promoting and improving the HSE performances across the delivery team.
• Maintaining consistently high and legally compliant standards of Health, Safety and Wellbeing and Environment within the organisation.
• Maintaining certification in your fields (ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, PAS 2080...).

Who we're looking for

• CMIOSH (Health & Safety).
• Management experience at director level and strategic thinker.
• Good knowledge of the engineering, construction, and rail industry.
• Ability to relate at both board level and operative levels.
• Extensive experience in Engineering and Construction projects, particularly construction/building and commissioning phase preferably in the rail industry.
• Collaborative skills.
• Ability to think strategically.
• Experience in Quality, Hand-Over and Commissioning.

Why work for us

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.

About us

Balfour Beatty's Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK's most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we're driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

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: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

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: [e-mail].