Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

About the Role

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Advisor to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) team. This role can be based at South Mimms, Dartford, or Leatherhead and will involve travel across the M25 network.

CPS is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25—the busiest section of motorway in Europe. Careful and efficient planning is required to deliver over £100m of annual investment in highway infrastructure each year, in addition to planned and reactive maintenance activities.

The purpose of this role is to assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of processes aimed at managing health, safety, and well-being risks within the project. The role supports our ambition to be a safe and responsible company regarding our people, supply chain partners, and the communities we serve.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Act as a visible champion for health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW), engaging with operatives and managers across the project.
• Oversee the implementation of organisational standards related to HSW, providing feedback to HSW Managers on areas for improvement.
• Monitor the delivery of the communications strategy to keep HSW on the operational delivery agenda and report on its effectiveness.
• Support the delivery of appropriate and adequate HSW training based on project needs.
• Monitor and manage the closeout of HSW-related “Don’t Walk By” reports.
• Conduct targeted inspections of the HSW management system and supply chain audits, tracking and supporting action closeouts.
• Plan, schedule, and conduct inspections and HSW conversations with site and depot-based teams.
• Prepare and communicate reports and presentations detailing performance data, including inspection findings and progress on actions.
• Represent the HSW function positively in meetings and conference calls.
• Review work activities against the safety system of work, providing documented advice and taking appropriate actions where necessary.
• Support incident investigations, ensuring they are dealt with effectively and actions are tracked to completion.

Working Arrangements

• Base location: South Mimms, Dartford, or Leatherhead (flexible).
• Regular travel across the M25 network with a company car provided.
• Night shift health and safety inspections required approximately one week per month, with occasional weekend work.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Professional qualification in health and safety (minimum NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent).
• Current CSCS Card.
• Clean, full driving license.
• Ability to maintain a regular nighttime and weekend presence.
• Competency in Microsoft Office applications and digital platforms to review data, identify trends, and create representative graphs.

Why Work for Us

CPS is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis. Working on the M25 offers unique experience and challenges that no other highways project can match.

If you’re looking for a career in highways, this role will provide unparalleled opportunities for growth and development.

About Us:

CPS represents an exciting collaboration between industry giants Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis! Together, we spearhead the operation and maintenance of none other than the M25—the bustling heartbeat of European motorways. Imagine the thrill of orchestrating over £100 million of annual investment into this vital highway infrastructure, meticulously planning and executing projects amidst the constant flow of traffic. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of Highways or eager to embark on this exhilarating journey, the M25 promises an unparalleled experience, brimming with challenges and opportunities that simply cannot be matched elsewhere!

We foster diversity and inclusivity in our workplace, actively welcoming applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds. Regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, all are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to cultivate a supportive and respectful environment where every employee can excel. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform us.

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we therefore expect a minimum of 60% of your time to be spent at a CPS offices.

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.