Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Advisor - Construction

BAE Systems Canada; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems Canada is seeking a Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Advisor for on-site construction projects in Barrow-in-Furness. This role involves providing expert advice on health and safety standards, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance throughout the construction process. Candidates should possess relevant Nebosh qualifications and experience in high hazard environments. Join a team dedicated to maintaining safety and health standards in the construction of Nuclear-powered Submarines.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave incentive

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Essential: Nebosh Health and Safety Management for Construction or equivalent.
• Desirable: Nebosh Environmental certificate or equivalent.
• Ability to provide health, safety and environmental advice in high hazard construction.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and governance on Safety, Health and Environmental standards.
• Conduct compliance audits and inspections for construction activities.
• Lead accident investigations with comprehensive reporting.

Skills

Compliance auditing

Inspection skills

Investigative skills

Professional interaction

Education

Nebosh Health and Safety Management for Construction

Nebosh National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Nebosh Environmental certificate

Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment certificate

Job description

Job title: Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Advisor - Construction

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. This role is on site

Salary: Circa £45,000

What you'll be doing:

• Provide professional interface with timely and consistent advice, support, coaching and governance of Safety, Health and Environmental standards and legislation to support the client's construction projects
• Provide Safety, Health and Environmental assurance through compliance auditing, inspection and reporting of Principal and sub-contractors Safety, Health and Environment arrangements and construction activities
• To provide conventional Safety, Health and Environmental advice and assurance to the design and construction phases of major construction projects
• Supporting, leading and delivering key risk reduction and improvement projects / activities
• Conduct, as necessary, accident / incident investigations, ensuring comprehensive reports with root cause analysis

Your skills and experiences:

• Nebosh Health and Safety Management for Construction certificate or Nebosh National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent qualification are essential
• Nebosh Environmental certificate or Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment certificate or equivalent qualification would be desirable
• Ability to provide conventional health, safety and environmental advice to all levels within a high hazard construction environment
• Professional interaction with Regulators, CDM duty holders as Client Safety, Health and Environmental representative
• Compliance auditing, inspection and investigative skills
• An understanding of assurance and application of Construction (Design and Management) regulations 2015

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Safety, Health and Environment team:

Would you like to work in a site-based team who helps keep our facilities, our construction projects and our people safe and healthy and the business compliant? As a SHE Advisor with the Safety, Health and Environment Team, you will support the design and construction of new facilities that will enable the safe construction, test and delivery of Nuclear-powered Submarines. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you will be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically leave 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending in the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 28 th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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