Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Ferrovial is also leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport. Ferrovial shares trade under the ticker symbol FER on two stock markets: Nasdaq in the U.S. (Nasdaq100 Index) and the Spanish Stock Exchanges (IBEX 35). Ferrovial is included in globally recognized sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.  

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.    
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

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.

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. 

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.

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