Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Advisor - Construction

ZipRecruiter; Millom; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking a Safety, Health & Environment Advisor to ensure compliance with health and safety standards on construction projects. This on-site role requires NEBOSH certification and offers a competitive salary. You will lead risk reduction initiatives and conduct compliance audits while working alongside regulators. The position includes various employee benefits and opportunities for relocation support.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction certificate or equivalent required.
• Professional interaction with all levels within a high hazard construction environment.
• Understanding of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, coaching, and governance of Safety, Health and Environmental standards.
• Conduct accident investigations and ensure comprehensive reports.
• Lead risk reduction and improvement projects.

Skills

NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction certificate

Ability to provide health, safety and environmental advice

Compliance auditing and inspection skills

Professional interaction with Regulators

Education

NEBOSH Environmental certificate

Job description

Overview

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

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. This role is on site

Salary: Circa £45,000

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications and Skills

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

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.

The SHE Team and Role

Would you like to work in a site-based team who helps keep our facilities, our construction projects and our people safe and healthy and the business compliant?

As a SHE Advisor with the Safety, Health and Environment Team, you will support the design and construction of new facilities that will enable the safe construction, test and delivery of Nuclear-powered Submarines. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you will be able to make a real difference.

Culture and Accessibility

You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values thought, 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 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.

Security and Vetting

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 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 at a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically meet long lead times; this may require up to 5 to 10 years of continuous service in the UK depending on the vetting level.

Application Closing

Closing Date: 30 September 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.