Head of Health and Wellbeing
Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Head of Health and Wellbeing. This role can be based at any UK&I office location. The role covers BAM UK and Ireland which includes BAM Construction, BAM Infrastructure and BAM Ireland. Leading the health function to enable and ensure consistent, proactive and risk-based management of health an wellbeing across BAM UK and Ireland. Providing expert advice, assurance and influence to enable the business to go beyond compliance and demonstrate industry leadership.
A member of the UK&I HS&W leadership team and technical expert for health and wellbeing. This role is accountable for setting, leading and embedding an integrated approach to occupational health and wellbeing to support our Everyone Safe and Well Every Day culture.
Making Possible
Key responsibilities
• Provide UK & Ireland functional leadership for health and wellbeing, setting strategy, standards and priorities aligned to business objectives and the wider HS&W strategy.
• Lead and develop a health and wellbeing team and external providers, ensuring capability and capacity to meet current and future business needs.
• Act as a subject matter authority on occupational health, occupational hygiene and associated wellbeing matters across a diverse range of construction, infrastructure and FM activities.
• Develop and implement health and wellbeing improvement strategies and programmes that drive proactive risk control, prevention of ill health and continuous improvement, positioning BAM UK & Ireland as an industry leader.
• Provide clear, insightful performance reporting and assurance to senior leaders, on health risks, trends, controls and outcomes.
• Ensure critical health risks are identified, prioritised and effectively managed, including the development and delivery of targeted campaigns and interventions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Lead and influence the organisation to ensure health and wellbeing is understood, valued and effectively integrated into operational decision-making at all levels.
• Support adoption and compliance of the CLC Mental Health JCOP
• Develop health and wellbeing metrics to raise the profile and performance of health and wellbeing in BAM UK & Ireland and our supply chain.
• Process owner and supporter for health and wellbeing hygiene to make it easy for people to succeed.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships, including with peers, clients, supply chain, regulators, industry bodies and professional networks, to influence best practice and emerging standards
• Work with the wellbeing team in BAM Netherlands to ensure that best practice and learning is shared throughout BAM group
What’s in it for you?
In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package which could include;
⦁ Competitive salary
⦁ Company Car or Car allowance
⦁ A wide range of family friendly policies
⦁ 8% matched pension contributions
⦁ Private healthcare
⦁ Life assurance
⦁ 26 days holiday
⦁ 2 wellbeing days
⦁ 1 volunteering day
⦁ Personal and professional development
⦁ Flexible benefit pot
What do you bring to the role?
• Ability to influence at all levels
• Degree or Diploma qualified in a relevant health-and / or wellbeing related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience of leading multi-disciplinary occupational health teams within high-risk or complex operational environments.
• Extensive practical experience in the application of good occupational health and occupational hygiene practice across a wide range of industrial processes.
• Deep understanding of the causes of work-related ill health, wellbeing risks and the design of preventative, proactive and data-led interventions.
• Strong capability in developing policies, standards and procedures, with sound process-mapping skills and effective use of IT systems.
• Strong industry network
• Collaborative, resilient and proactive, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet demanding deadlines.
• Confident and effective communicator, able to translate complex health risks into clear, compelling messages for diverse audiences
• Ability to travel across the UK&I when required
About BAM
Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
The application process
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"
