CDM Safety Advisor

Babcock International; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in the UK is seeking a CDM Safety Advisor to champion safety culture across high-profile defence projects at Devonport Royal Dockyard. The role requires extensive construction health and safety experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety, and an ambition towards Chartered status with IOSH. The successful candidate will conduct inspections and ensure compliance in one of the UK's most complex industrial environments, offering a generous benefits package and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Extensive construction health and safety experience in hazardous industries.
• Minimum 3 years’ SHE experience in high-risk environments (desirable).
• Experience supporting contractor onboarding and maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Assess contractors' safety management systems and onboarding processes.
• Conduct inspections of contractor activities and monitor compliance.
• Provide professional advice on health and safety processes.

Skills

Construction health and safety experience

SSIP organisations experience

Scaffold awareness

Work at Height (WAH) skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety

SSIP Assessor accreditation

Job description

Job Title: CDM Safety Advisor

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £40,098 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70561

Champion safety and compliance on projects that matter

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a CDM Safety Advisor at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a CDM Safety Advisor, you’ll have a role with a unique opportunity to influence safety culture on high‑profile defence programmes, while developing your career in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring health and safety compliance across construction and maintenance activities in one of the UK’s most complex industrial environments. You’ll assess contractor safety systems, conduct inspections, and provide expert advice that keeps people safe and projects compliant.

• Assessing contractors’ safety management systems and onboarding processes.
• Conducting inspections of contractor activities and monitoring compliance.
• Supporting the SHE Lead in planning, delivery and evaluation of contractor performance.
• Providing professional advice on health and safety processes and practical application.
• Developing and maintaining health and safety reports, policies and arrangements.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the CDM Safety Advisor

• Extensive construction health and safety experience in hazardous industries.
• Minimum 3 years’ SHE experience in high‑risk environments (desirable).
• Working with SSIP organisations (Accredited SSIP assessor).
• Experience supporting contractor onboarding and maintenance operations.
• Scaffold awareness, Work at Height (WAH) and temporary works experience.

Qualifications for the CDM Safety Advisor

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Health and Safety (or equivalent).
• SSIP Assessor accreditation.
• Ambition to achieve Chartered status with IOSH or similar professional body.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date

12/01/2026

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