HSE Advisor

Uniper Energy; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development opportunities

Enhanced company pension with up to 12

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holiday

Electric vehicle charging at sites

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

Uniper is recruiting for a Safety, Health and Environment role at our Birmingham site. You will support delivery of SHE management systems and lead audits to ISO14001/ISO45001, ensuring compliance with legislation and company requirements.

You will promote a positive safety culture, identify training needs, update risk assessments, and liaise with occupational health to support wellbeing. A NEBOSH Diploma and auditing expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualif. in safety/engineering equivalent to ONC/NVQ level 3.
• NEBOSH Diploma (certificate minimum).
• Auditing of H&S systems and applications.
• Experience auditing ISO45001/ISO14001 with 3rd parties.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, health and environmental processes comply with statutory and company requirements.
• Manage internal management system audit programs for SHE audits.
• Lead 2nd/3rd party audits for ISO14001/ISO45001 with LRQA and others.
• Update local legislative compliance evidence and risk registers.
• Promote positive safety culture and achieve Zero Harm targets.
• Identify training needs and deliver a training plan.

Skills

Auditing

Communication

Contract management

Incident investigation

Risk assessment

Safety culture

Stakeholder management

Training delivery

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

ONC/NVQ level 3

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Birmingham, GB, B46 1PW

Country/Region: GB

Contract type:

Working hours: Full time

Compensation: Competitive

Supporting the Operations and Governance Manager in the delivery of Uniper and UK required SHE management systems both local and legislative at our PES site to deliver their vision of a Zero Harm Site.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Ensure safety, health and environmental processes are compliant with statutory and company requirements.
• Management of the internal management system internal audit programs for SHE audits
• Management and key point of contact for 2nd and 3rd party audits for ISO14001 and ISO45001 through LRQA and other internal and external customers in partnership with the wider FEN SHE Team
• Responsible for the update of local legislative compliance evidence including update of aspects & impacts registers
• Responsible for the promotion of a positive safety culture ensuring that safety issues and targets are met to support our Zero Harm aspiration
• Responsibility for the identification of SHE training needs for the business, the development and delivery of a training plan
• That internal SHE processes are updated and managed in line with changes in internal and external legislation and best practice
• Taking a leading role in the investigation of incidents at PES and supporting the wider process to delivery where possible useful shared learning
• To ensure that all relevant Safety and Health information and records are communicated to interested parties in an appropriate and timely manner
• Responsible for the electronic risk assessment system and ensuring that risk assessments are available and updated in line with internal schedules
• Supporting the wider business in the management of COSHH systems for all associated products used
• Liaising with the occupational health team to ensure chronic prevention campaigns are progressed to support the health and wellbeing of the team
• To assist the OG Manager in delivering a high level of Safety & Health and Environmental awareness within the business & delivery of associated training within the business unit.
• To offer advice on safety management and specific situations / projects.
• Identifying opportunities to improve the overall performance of the business.
• To support and facilitate subject meetings necessary to deliver the role
• Supporting the OG Manager in the delivery of Management Review process
• Other responsibilities as defined by the OG Manager

Your profile

• A qualification (appropriate safety/engineering discipline) equivalent to ONC/NVQ level 3.
• Health and Safety management qualification NEBOSH Diploma (certificate minimum)
• Qualified auditor and able to effectively audit H&S systems and their application within the work place
• Evidence of management of 3rd party audit to ISO45001, ISO14001 management standards and delivering value adding audit processes
• An extensive understanding of health and safety and environmental legislation, policy and standards.
• Knowledge of current policies and procedures which affect the business
• Able to demonstrate competence of contract management skills to enable effective working relationships.
• An understanding of the health, safety and environmental aspects of the management of external service provider’s activities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of staff and contractors.
• The confidence and ability to challenge established practices, suggesting imaginative and effective solutions to problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective working relationships with the ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders.
• Planning and organising skills to include effective prioritising and time management.
• A proven ability to identify and analyse situations by isolating key issues, evaluating relevant data and drawing appropriate conclusions.
• PC conversant and able to produce reports, data and presentations using Microsoft applications

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work, or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager

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Job information

Contract type: Unlimited

Working Hours: Full Time

Start Date: ASAP

Deadline: 27/09/2026

Salary: Competitive

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.