Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

Babcock International; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Advisor for its operations in Plymouth, Devon. In this full-time, permanent role, you will provide EHS support across engineering functions, conduct audits, and ensure compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in an EHS role, a NEBOSH Certificate, and strong interpersonal skills. The company offers competitive salaries and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Holiday Trading

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an EHS Advisor or similar role.
• Confident in delivering training sessions.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and its practical application.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and related software.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert EHS support across complex engineering operations.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to champion EHS initiatives.
• Conduct audits and ensure compliance with ISO14001 & ISO45001 standards.
• Investigate incidents and near misses.

Skills

EHS advisory experience

Training delivery

Legislation knowledge

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Grad IOSH working towards CMIOSH

Membership of IOSH

Job description

Job Title: Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66250

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Environmental Health and Safety Advisor at Devonport Dockyard, near Plymouth, Devon.

The Role

As an Environmental Health and Safety Advisor, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to protect people and operations across our heavy engineering and trades functions. This is a hands-on role where your expertise will directly influence the safety culture of our Mission Systems business. You’ll be supporting machining, welding, and assembly operations—making a real difference to our people, our customers, and the wider community.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Deliver expert EHS support across complex engineering operations, offering practical, actionable advice.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders including trade unions, HR, and security to champion our “Home Safe Every Day” initiative.
• Conduct audits and ensure compliance with ISO14001 & ISO45001 standards.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and driving corrective actions.
• Contribute to the development of KPIs, reporting tools, procedures, and training materials.

This is a full-time, permanent position based at Devonport Dockyard. You’ll work 37 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Essential Experience of the Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

• Proven experience in an EHS Advisor or similar role.
• Confident in delivering training sessions.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and its practical application.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and related software.

Qualifications for the Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent (minimum requirement).
• Grad IOSH working towards CMIOSH is advantageous.
• Membership of IOSH or a related professional body.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

However, the successful candidate will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance once in post.

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: 26/09/2025

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