Operations Safety, Health and Environment Manager - On Base

BAE Systems.; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is looking for an Operations Safety, Health and Environment Manager. You will lead and advise the Safety, Health, and Environment team across multiple UK sites, ensuring compliance with standards like ISO45001 and ISO14001. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications, team management experience, and a strong background in SHE processes. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible discounted health benefits

Employee share plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in applying SHE knowledge and processes in work-related situations.
• Strong understanding of SHE requirements and ability to influence key stakeholders.
• Experience in managing safety, health and environment projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Safety, Health and Environment team across multiple on-base sites.
• Advise on safety and environmental strategies in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Support the delivery of Safety, Health, and Environmental strategy.

Skills

Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) knowledge

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

Level 5 NVQ in Occupational Safety and Health Practice

Safety, Health and/or Environmental Honours Degree

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Operations Safety, Health and Environment Manager - On Base

Location: Any on base site - Valley, Coningsby, Leeming, Marham, Lossiemouth (regular travel is required)

Salary: £65,000

Responsibilities

• Leading the Safety, Health and Environment team across multiple sites (On Base) within the UK


• You will be advising on all aspects of safety, health, environment to help support the air strategic objectives and maintain ISO45001, ISO 14001 and ISO50001


• Working with the Leadership team populations, influencing decision making, providing competent advice, supporting culture and collaboration on Safety, Health and Environment strategy and goals


• You will spend a large proportion of your time providing Safety, Health and Environment expertise for the leadership teams across the business and its sites, working with internal and external stakeholders as a subject matter expert, as well as managing a small team of Safety, Health and Environment professionals


• Supporting the delivery of strategic goals and the deployment of the Safety, Health and Environmental strategy and objectives whilst adhering to legal requirements

Qualifications

• Essential


• Proven experience in applying SHE knowledge and processes in work-related situations.


• One of the following:
  
  
  
  • NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
  
  
  • Level 5 NVQ in Occupational Safety and Health Practice
  
  
  • Level 6 NCRQ Diploma in Applied Health and Safety
  
  
  • NEBOSH Diploma in Environmental Management
  
  
  • Safety, Health and/or Environmental Honours Degree (Bachelors or Higher) or similar qualification in a relevant subject
  
  
  
  


• Strong understanding of SHE requirements, best practice and able to bring their experience to articulate these to influence those in key stakeholders


• Experience in managing people effectively on a broad range of safety, health and environment projects, delivering within budget and to agreed timescales

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

As an Operations SHE Manager, you will provide specialist SHE advice, whilst the role is challenging and wide-ranging, you will be part of a wider team of SHE professionals, and you can expect to be provided with a high level of support and development to ensure you are equipped to meet the challenges that the role provides.

This role will provide you with an opportunity to work with a broad range of stakeholders in a challenging and varied role where no two days are the same. You will also have the opportunity to shape and influence SHE within a well-established and successful business working within a highly professional and supportive SHE function alongside highly skilled professionals.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll 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 have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 9th October 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.