Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

Balfour Beatty is looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) team. This role can be based at South Mimms, Dartford, or Leatherhead and will involve regular travel across the M25 network. A company car or allowance is provided. CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25, the busiest motorway in Europe. Careful, efficient planning is vital to deliver over £100m of annual investment in the highway infrastructure, in addition to ongoing maintenance.

The purpose of this role is to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of processes aimed at managing health, safety, and wellbeing risks across the project. This position underpins our commitment to being a safe and responsible business—for our people, supply chain partners, and the communities we serve.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing day-to-day management, guidance, support, and mentoring to HSW Advisors
• Acting as a visible champion for HSW, engaging with operatives and managers
• Overseeing implementation of organisational HSW standards locally and feeding back to HSW Managers on improvements or conflicts
• Monitoring the delivery of the communications strategy and reporting on effectiveness
• Supporting the delivery of HSW training aligned to project needs
• Conducting targeted HSW inspections and supply chain audits, ensuring timely action
• Managing your diary and stakeholder engagement to plan site visits and HSW conversations
• Preparing and presenting reports on inspection findings and tracking follow-up actions
• Representing the HSW function during meetings and calls
• Reviewing work activities against safety systems and providing documented advice
• Leading and supporting incident investigations and ensuring effective resolution

Who We’re Looking For

• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IOSH)
• Professional health and safety qualification (minimum NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent)
• A valid CSCS card
• A clean, full UK driving licence
• Experience managing a team of HSW Advisors
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital platforms for data analysis and presentation
• Site-based construction experience
• Experience in highways construction/maintenance
• Previous experience working within a joint venture environment

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis. At Balfour Beatty, we are committed to building a diverse workforce and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We believe this not only reflects our values but also strengthens our business. To support this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan that outlines proactive and measurable actions we’re taking.

We are proud members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and Women into Construction. In 2020, we also signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter, pledging sustainable actions on Black inclusion. As a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, we actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are dedicated to removing barriers and offering interviews to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum role requirements.

Location: This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.