Occupational Hygiene Technician

Occupational Hygiene Technician – Balfour Beatty plc

Join us in contributing to the Net Zero Teesside project, based at our new site in Redcar, Cleveland, Teesside.

We are looking for an Occupational Hygiene Technician who will work and report to the Occupational Hygienist. In this role, you will support the Health and Safety team at Net Zero Teesside and provide expert advice and guidance on occupational hygiene matters pertinent to the project. You will also be supported by the central health team at Balfour Beatty which offers an integrated approach to health across Balfour Beatty and all our projects.

• Work closely with the Health and Safety team to provide an integrated approach to health.
• Provide expert, informed advice on occupational hygiene across a wide range of work activities.
• Offer guidance on appropriate measures required to identify, control and verify hazards and interventions.
• Undertake a monitoring programme, analyse results, and implement outcomes.
• Ensure the current health‑risk profile at the project is implemented through robust health‑risk assessments.
• Drive proactive health‑risk management via appropriate health‑related campaigns and promotional material.
• Deliver training to the operational business on health risks and control measures.
• Communicate effectively with the health and safety team and stakeholders, managing expectations in line with Balfour Beatty procedures.
• Contribute to specific health‑related project groups or forums.
• Assist in investigations and incidents involving health risks.
• Provide reactive support to the business on occupational hygiene.
• Implement procedures and processes to enable compliance with health‑related matters.
• Undertake occupational health duties, including drug and alcohol testing aligned to the D&A Procedure.

• Ability to work well within a team that lives Balfour Beatty values and behaviours.
• Occupational Hygiene Degree or Certificate of Operational Competence (BOHS), or working towards one.
• Experience applying good occupational hygiene practice across a wide range of industrial processes.
• High level understanding of the causes of ill health and preventative strategies.
• Good knowledge of the UK Health & Safety regulatory framework and legislation pertaining to occupational health risks.
• Collaborative, reliable, proactive, and able to meet demanding deadlines.
• Experience of drug and alcohol testing is desired but not essential.
• Strong communicator at all levels, both written and verbal.

• Smart working, up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata).
• Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business delivers some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects, including HS2 and Hinkley Point

C. Using the latest technology, we drive productivity and create lasting legacies by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

We believe diversity and inclusion are essential for a successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing a diverse workforce and cultivating an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum, and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter, demonstrating our commitment to creating long‑term sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

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• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industry: Construction
• Location:
  
  Redcar, Cleveland, Teesside, UK