Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor (Nights)

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor (Nights)

Location: Heathrow Airport

Reporting to: Project Senior HSW advisor

The project

Ferrovial Construction has been working at Heathrow Airport for over 15 years delivering some of the most complex infrastructure projects to high quality, safety and environmental standards. We have focused on design and build projects with a mix of contractual arrangements. This has enabled us to refine our management procedures in response to Heathrow’s Employers Requirements and Ferrovial Construction own internal management systems.

Since joining Heathrow’s framework, Ferrovial Construction has delivered a variety of airside and landside projects across the whole airport. For example, we have delivered new taxiways and rehabilitated existing taxiways and the southern runway. We have also redeveloped sterile and grass areas and replaced critical assets, such as fire main, fuel main and HV ducts. We are currently working alongside Heathrow to rehabilitate assets whose design life has expired and on the planning of a runway resurfacing project.

We are constantly designing and planning our works around critical assets and engaging with different key stakeholders in order to deliver Heathrow value for money.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the achievement of Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) objectives in line with company policies, values and the Safety Management System (SMS).

• Support the development of a strong HSW culture across Ferrovial Construction UK, promoting consistent standards, behaviours and best practice across the business.

• Contribute to the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Safety Management System (SMS), associated procedures and HSW plans.

• Provide advice and guidance on HSW legislation, industry best practice and company requirements to support compliance and continuous improvement.

• Support the development and delivery of HSW communications, briefings and engagement initiatives, ensuring key information and requirements are understood by employees and subcontractors.

• Monitor HSW performance, supporting the development and use of appropriate measurement systems and maintaining accurate records on HSW online platforms.

• Conduct high-quality, systematic HSW audits and site inspections to assess compliance, identify risks and opportunities, and monitor actions through to completion within agreed timescales.

• Contribute to formal HSW reviews and support the monitoring and close-out of resulting actions.

• Liaise and build effective working relationships with employees, project teams, subcontractors, suppliers and other stakeholders on HSW matters.

• Participate in and support HSW training, leadership and engagement initiatives to promote consistent standards and best practice.

• Work collaboratively with the central HSW Team to identify operational risks, improvement opportunities and emerging HSW issues.

• Support and undertake accident and incident investigations, gathering and analysing evidence to identify immediate and root causes and support appropriate corrective actions.

• Promote company values in all interactions with employees, clients, subcontractors, suppliers and other external stakeholders.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent. NEBOSH General and/or Construction Certificate may also be considered.

• Detailed knowledge of Health, Safety and Wellbeing legislation and industry best practice.

• Sound technical knowledge and understanding of construction processes and site operations.

• Experience of conducting HSW audits, inspections and compliance reviews.

• Strong analytical and investigative skills, with the ability to identify root causes, risks and improvement opportunities.

• Ability to anticipate potential HSW issues and identify practical solutions and opportunities for improvement.

• CSCS card.

• Relevant professional membership, such as CMIOSH or MICE.

• This is a night-shift role and will require regular night working.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills across all levels.

• Effective questioning, listening and investigative skills to identify HSW issues and root causes.

• Confident in constructively challenging unsafe practices and communicating HSW requirements.

• Ability to coach and support teams to improve HSW performance and behaviours.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Lead Auditor training.

• Accident Investigation training.

• Experience working within an international organisation, major infrastructure project and/or airport environment.

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