HSEQ Advisor (Sizewell C)

EDF Energy Limited; Sizewell; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited is seeking an HSEQ Advisor for Sizewell C to promote a proactive safety culture and provide practical HSEQ guidance across management, supervision and subcontractors.

You will conduct inspections, review risk assessments, support environmental and quality assurance activities, and help deliver continuous HSEQ improvement across the Sizewell C contract in a highly regulated nuclear context.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• IOSH Managing Safely or IOSH Working Safely.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Managers and Professionals CITB Health & Safety Test.
• Experience in HSEQ within construction, infrastructure, highways or comparable environments.
• Experience reviewing risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Strong communication and workforce engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive safety culture across all activities.
• Provide practical HSEQ guidance to managers, supervisors, employees and subcontractors.
• Undertake regular workplace inspections and safety tours.
• Review risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
• Monitor compliance with project standards and site rules.
• Identify hazards and implement proportionate controls.
• Support environmental compliance and sustainability objectives.
• Support quality management and assurance activities.
• Assist with audits and client inspections.
• Maintain accurate HSEQ records and reporting.
• Engage with Operations and suppliers to embed HSEQ requirements.
• Deliver toolbox talks and HSEQ campaigns.
• Coach supervisors in good HSEQ practice.
• Support continuous improvement of HSEQ management arrangements.

Skills

HSEQ knowledge

Workplace inspections

Risk assessments

Incident investigations

UK safety law knowledge

Communication & engagement

Report writing

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH Managing Safely or IOSH Working Safely

Full UK Driving Licence

CITB Health & Safety Test (Managers and Professionals)

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Key Responsibilities

Health and Safety

• Promote a positive, proactive and visible safety culture across all activities.
• Provide practical HSEQ advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees and subcontractors.
• Undertake regular workplace inspections, safety tours and behavioural observations.
• Review and challenge risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
• Monitor compliance with project standards, site rules and agreed control measures.
• Support operational teams in identifying hazards and implementing proportionate controls.
• Participate in pre-start meetings, briefings, toolbox talks and workforce engagement activities.
• Support implementation of Sizewell C's Nuclear Safety Culture expectations.
• Identify unsafe conditions or behaviours and ensure appropriate corrective action is taken.
• Support workforce wellbeing and occupational health initiatives.

Environmental Management

• Support compliance with environmental legislation, permits and Sizewell C requirements.
• Conduct environmental inspections and compliance checks.
• Monitor activities associated with waste, pollution prevention, biodiversity and environmental controls.
• Support investigation of environmental incidents and non-compliances.
• Promote environmental awareness and sustainable working practices.
• Support delivery of project sustainability and carbon-reduction objectives.

Quality Assurance

• Support implementation of project quality management arrangements.
• Undertake quality inspections and assurance activities.
• Identify and report quality issues and non-conformances.
• Monitor corrective actions through to close-out.
• Support operational teams in meeting contractual quality requirements.
• Maintain accurate, auditable HSEQ and quality documentation.
• Promote right-first-time delivery and continual improvement.

Audit and Compliance

• Conduct planned HSEQ inspections and assurance activities.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Assist with client inspections and assurance reviews.
• Monitor compliance against project and company requirements.
• Identify trends, recurring issues and areas requiring improvement.
• Monitor HSEQ actions and ensure timely close-out.
• Provide evidence and documentation to support audits and assurance activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the contract's HSEQ management arrangements

Workforce Training & Competence

• Maintain a visible HSEQ presence within operational work areas.
• Engage positively with employees and subcontractors.
• Deliver and support toolbox talks, safety stand-downs and HSEQ campaigns.
• Coach supervisors and employees in good HSEQ practice.
• Identify competence or training gaps through inspections, observations and investigations.
• Work collaboratively with operational and training teams to address identified gaps.
• Promote personal ownership and accountability for HSEQ performance

Reporting & Administration

• Maintain accurate HSEQ records and inspection documentation.
• Contribute to weekly and monthly HSEQ reporting.
• Monitor HSEQ trends, actions and compliance measures.
• Maintain assigned action trackers and assurance records.
• Provide information for contract KPI and client reporting.
• Highlight emerging risks, repeat findings and areas of concern to the HSEQ Lead and operational management.

Operational and Stakeholder Support

• Work collaboratively with Operations Managers, Agents and Supervisors to integrate HSEQ requirements into operational delivery.
• Attend operational, planning, safety and assurance meetings as required.
• Develop constructive working relationships with Sizewell C representatives.
• Engage effectively with subcontractors and supply-chain partners.
• Provide practical HSEQ input during planning and mobilisation of new activities.
• Support the HSEQ Lead in delivery of contract HSEQ objectives and improvement programmes.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications & Training

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• IOSH Managing Safely or IOSH Working Safely.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Managers and Professionals CITB Health & Safety Test

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable HSEQ experience within construction, infrastructure, highways or a comparable operational environment.
• Practical experience undertaking workplace inspections and assurance activities.
• Experience reviewing risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
• Experience supporting or undertaking incident investigations.
• Good working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation.
• Strong communication and workforce-engagement skills.
• Ability to challenge unsafe practices constructively and confidently.
• Good report-writing and record-management skill

Desirable Experience

• Experience working on major infrastructure, nuclear, energy or other highly regulated projects.
• Highways or infrastructure maintenance experience.
• Experience working within an NEC contract environment.
• Environmental and/or quality assurance experience.
• Experience supporting client audits and assurance programmes.
• Experience of ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 management systems.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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