Senior HSE Advisor

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

Life assurance

Income protection

Holiday allowance

Joiner payment

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Senior HSE Advisor to lead occupational health and safety and environmental activities, including supply chain oversight. The role sits within the Occupational HS&E team and collaborates across functions to build scalable HS&E arrangements.

The position is hybrid, based from Derby, Manchester or Warrington, offering competitive pay and a strong benefits package, with opportunities to contribute to a pioneering nuclear energy program.

Qualifications

• Provide SME advice, guidance and leadership in Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental protection across the organisation and its supply chain.
• Lead risk-based assurance activities to maintain SMS/EMS and support external certifications (ISO 14001/45001).
• Support regulatory interactions and drive continual HS&E improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME advice, guidance, and leadership in Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental protection across the organisation and its supply chain.
• Create, implement, develop arrangements and perform risk-based assurance activities for SMS/EMS.
• Lead facilitation during assurance activities and support ISO certification processes.
• Deliver agreed business improvement plans.
• Support engineering, design and operations in HS&E duties and best-practice alignment.
• Conduct specialist safety assessments (HAZOPs/HAZIDs).
• Investigate incidents and drive corrective actions to root cause.

Skills

HSE expertise

Leadership

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Tools

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Job description

Role: Senior HSE Advisor

Location: Hybrid, based from one of our offices in Derby, Manchester or Warrington

About Us

Rolls‑Royce SMR is here to transform how nuclear energy is delivered—cleaner, faster and at global scale. Our teams are developing one of the world’s most advanced small modular reactors, helping secure affordable, low‑carbon energy for generations to come. We’re revolutionising an industry. That’s a once-in-a-career opportunity for those excited by such a challenge. This is more than just a job; this is a legacy.

Role Summary

HS&E Senior Advisors provide, advice, guidance,support, leadership, assurance,documentedarrangements, andcontinuous improvementactivities in the field of Occupational Health andSafety and Environment across a diverse geographical area.

The post holder supports facilities (current and future) and the creation and management of the organisations supply chain.

The HS&E Senior Advisor is pivotal in the creation, implementation and delivery of suitable and scalable Health, Safety and Environmental arrangements throughout the organisation and its supply chain. The role sits within the Occupational HS&E team reporting via the HS&E Manager. The post holder will work collaboratively with other functions to manage and create current and future facilities as well as effective partnerships via the supply chain.

What we’ll need you to do

• Provide SME advice, guidance, support and leadership in Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental protection across the organisation and its supply chain.

• Create, implement, develop arrangements, and perform risk-based assurance activities to ensure that Rolls-Royce SMR maintains a suitable, scalable and certified Safety Management System (SMS) and Environmental Management System (EMS).

• On behalf of the organisation, lead the facilitation and positively promote our arrangements during assurance activities e.g. ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 external certification, customer due diligence.

• Delivering agreed business improvement plans.

• Provide advice, guidance, and support toengineering, design and operational functions to -

• Fulfil their duties and the applications of best practice and industry expectations.

• Conduct specialist safety assessments e.g., HAZOPs and HAZIDs

• Identify data requirements and set up arrangements to collect these, validating the data and present as required with reduction/ improvement actions.

• Respond proactively to incidents, track incidents, trends and actions to closure and perform investigations to identify root cause.

• Support regulatory intervention sessions.

• Support the development of a health and safety culture and drive for HS&E excellence.

• Setting and evaluation of suppliers HS&E arrangements.

What’s in It for You

A salary between £50,650 - £66,500, £2,200 benefit allowance, 12.5% bonus opportunity, 6x pensionable life assurance, 50% income protection, 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and a £250 new** ‑ **joiner payment —alongside opportunities for development and progression.

Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a competency‑based interview and may be asked to provide evidence of document management capability. This role requires BPSS checks as part of our onboarding process.

Inclusion & Accessibility

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. If you meet around 75% of the criteria, we’d still love to hear from you. We’re happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and offer flexible or part‑time working where possible.

Pay Range:

£50,600.00

£66,465.00

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check