Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Advisor - Construction

ZipRecruiter; Dalton-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Advisor for construction projects in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves providing safety advice, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have NEBOSH certifications and experience in high hazard environments. Benefits include a competitive pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction certificate is essential.
• NEBOSH Environmental certificate is desirable.
• Ability to provide advice in high hazard construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, support, and governance of Safety, Health, and Environmental standards.
• Conduct compliance audits and inspections.
• Lead risk reduction and improvement projects.

Skills

Compliance auditing

Inspection skills

Investigative skills

Health and safety advice

Education

NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction certificate

NEBOSH Environmental certificate

Job description

Job Description

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

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Salary: Circa £45,000

What you’ll be doing:

1. 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.
2. Provide Safety, Health, and Environmental assurance through compliance auditing, inspection, and reporting of Principal and sub-contractors' arrangements and construction activities.
3. Offer conventional Safety, Health, and Environmental advice and assurance during the design and construction phases of major projects.
4. Support, lead, and deliver key risk reduction and improvement projects/activities.
5. Conduct accident/incident investigations as necessary, ensuring comprehensive reports with root cause analysis.

Your skills and experiences:

• NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction certificate or NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent qualification (essential).
• NEBOSH Environmental certificate or Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment certificate or equivalent qualification (desirable).
• Ability to provide health, safety, and environmental advice to all levels in a high hazard construction environment.
• Professional interaction with Regulators, CDM duty holders, and Client Safety, Health, and Environmental representatives.
• Compliance auditing, inspection, and investigative skills.
• Understanding of assurance and application of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Benefits:

Includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave, share incentive plan, flexible working, employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Safety, Health and Environment team:

Join a site-based team committed to ensuring safety and health across facilities, construction projects, and personnel, supporting the design and construction of new facilities for Nuclear-powered Submarines. Relocation support is available for eligible roles.

Why BAE Systems?

Make a real difference in an inclusive culture that values integrity and merit. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented groups. We aim to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible and encourage applicants with health conditions to discuss reasonable adjustments. Many roles are subject to security and export control restrictions, including security vetting requirements.

Closing Date: 28th May 2025. We may close early if sufficient applications are received. Apply early to be considered.