Health & Hygiene Coordinator

HS2, Britain’s new high-speed railway is at peak construction. Balfour Beatty VINCI is HS2’s construction partner in the Midlands, responsible for delivering 90km of the route, from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Now is a great time to join us and be part of a diverse team of nearly 9,000 people from over 80 nationalities working together to deliver major assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Whether onsite or officed based all colleagues have a key part to play in delivering this critical transport infrastructure project.

Current Opportunity: Health & Hygiene Coordinator – SHW

Location:

Based at Fort Dunlop – this location sits on the eastern edge of Birmingham, adjacent to the M6 motorway, providing excellent transport links into the city and across the region. Fort Dunlop serves as a key hub within IPT Area North, supporting operations that span multiple sublots and regional activities. Its strategic position makes it an important point for coordination and access, with proximity to major infrastructure routes ensuring connectivity to both the Central Region and wider project areas.

Role description:

• Support the coordination of occupational health and hygiene activities across the assigned regional area, ensuring alignment with BBV processes and procedures.

• Support implementation and local use of ICOSHH arrangements, including coordination of information, records and follow-up actions.

• Assist with the planning, scheduling and tracking of occupational hygiene monitoring activities, taking account of operational priorities, weather constraints and delivery requirements.

• Liaise with delivery teams, H&S colleagues, service providers and supply chain representatives to support timely completion of monitoring, sampling and health-related actions.

• Collate and maintain occupational health and hygiene data to support monthly HSPI reporting, governance updates and local assurance activity.

• Support exposure management processes by gathering information, tracking actions and maintaining evidence of control measures and follow-up.

• Support the preparation of information, dashboards or summaries for review by the Occupational Hygiene Manager and wider OH&W team.

• Assist with supply chain occupational health and hygiene assurance activity, including coordination of information requests, audit preparation and evidence gathering.

• Maintain accurate documentation and records within project systems, ensuring information is accessible, current and aligned with BBV document control requirements.

• Support communication of occupational health and hygiene requirements, campaigns and learning materials across assigned delivery areas.

• Organise and support relevant meetings, events, forums and site visits linked to occupational health, hygiene and wellbeing. 

• Undertake additional coordination duties to support the Occupational Health, Hygiene & Wellbeing team as project demands require.

Essential Experience:

• Effective communication skills, excellent attention to detail and an organised approach to work. Able to work effectively within standardised processes, templates and frameworks.

• Good written skills, including accurate spelling and grammar.

• Experience of coordinating activities, actions or records within a health, safety, occupational health or construction environment.

• Awareness of occupational health and hygiene risks, including exposure management, respiratory risk, noise, dust or other workplace health hazards.

• Ability to work with operational teams and service providers to gather information, follow up actions and maintain accurate records.

• Confident handling data, tracking actions and preparing clear summaries for reporting and assurance purposes.

• Able to manage competing priorities and respond flexibly to changing site, weather or operational requirements.

• Understanding of confidentiality, data protection and the importance of accurate health-related records.

• Willingness to undertake further occupational hygiene, COSHH or health risk management training relevant to the role.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including: ­

- MS Word: Creating documents, formatting text, and modifying page layouts. ­

- MS Excel: Maintaining trackers, using formulas, filters, pivot tables and basic data analysis functions. ­

- MS PowerPoint: Creating clear and professional slide presentations. ­

- MS SharePoint: Using and maintaining SharePoint pages, document libraries and shared information areas.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be considered.

Why Join Us:

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