HSE Advisor
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Quality, Health, Safety and Environment team here at Framatome UK!
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We are currently seeking a HSE Advisor to join our team in Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater to play a crucial role in ensuring the health and safety of personnel, protecting the environment, and maintaining compliance with rigorous regulatory standards. This position requires a strong understanding of both general and nuclear-specific HSE risks, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement
What will you be doing?
- Advise management and operational teams to ensure all activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Support interactions with regulatory authorities during inspections, audits, and reporting.
- Conduct regular risk assessments to identify radiological, chemical, biological, and conventional hazards in the workplace.
- Recommend and help implement effective control measures to mitigate identified risks, ensuring the safety of employees and the public.
- Support the implementation and monitoring of permit-to-work systems for high-risk activities.
- Assist in the immediate response to HSE incidents, including containment, notification, and initial investigation.
- Participate in or lead investigations into incidents and near-misses, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented.
- Help disseminate lessons learned from incidents to prevent recurrence.
- Develop and deliver HSE training and induction programs for employees and contractors as required.
- Conduct regular workplace inspections and safety tours to monitor compliance with HSE standards and identify unsafe conditions or behaviours.
- Support environmental monitoring programs
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date records of risk assessments, incidents, training, inspections, and regulatory submissions.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of HSE procedures, policies, and manuals.
- Contribute to the development, review, and testing of emergency response plans.
- Participate in organising and evaluating emergency drills to ensure readiness.
- Track HSE performance indicators, analyse trends, and recommend improvements.
- Stay up to date with national and international HSE regulations and standards relevant to nuclear operations
- Stay informed of industry best practices and support their implementation within the organisation.
- Advise and support employees, supervisors, and managers on HSE matters.
- Assist in communicating HSE performance and initiatives to external stakeholders, including contractors, regulators, and the local community.
What are we looking for?
- Experience of set up and implementing processes and procedures.
- On-site experience of maintenance, manufacturing, fabrication and erection including lifting operations,
- Temporary Works etc
- Excellent team working skills
- The ability to work with minimum supervision and intervention
- Ability to take responsibility for problems within their own remit and to deliver solutions
- Results focused with the ability to meet commitments and deadlines.
- Confident manner, good presentation skills
- Determination - not easily discouraged or put off
- Positive outlook - always sees opportunity through any adversity
Work pattern:
On Site
Training and Development Expectations:
- NEBOSH certificate
- Experience in Accident / Incident Investigation /Problem solving
- Experience in highly regulated industries preferred.
- Experience of Nuclear or other high risk, high regulated industry is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of Post weld heat treatment an advantage.
Understanding of the key attributes of nuclear safety culture
- Demonstrable field engagement (site)
- Experience in Project delivery, (or relevant challenging environment)