Senior Safety Health & Environment Advisor

BAE Systems; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Portsmouth is seeking a Senior Safety Health & Environment Advisor to drive safety improvements and engage stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent, along with experience in operational environments and risk management. This role offers a dynamic work environment, competitive salary up to £50,000, and a variety of benefits including health plans and employee share schemes. If you're ready to make a positive impact on workplace safety, this is your opportunity.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Holds one or more QCF/NQF Level 6 qualifications like NEBOSH Diploma.
• Experience applying health and safety knowledge in operational environments.
• Strong understanding of governance and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvements in SHE performance across sites.
• Champion innovative approaches to safety and change management.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels for effective decision-making.

Skills

NEBOSH Diploma or relevant Health/Environmental Degree

Experience in complex operational environments

Strong understanding of contractor management

Ability to lead end-to-end risk-reduction projects

Exceptional communication skills

Proactive, solutions-focused mindset

Education

QCF/NQF Level 6 qualifications or higher

Job description

Job Title: SeniorSafety Health & Environment Advisor

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base/Broad Oak - Onsite only - additional travel may be required to visit wider parts of the business

Salary: Up to £50,000 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

• Drive improvements in SHE performance across sites and delivery streams by leading proactive risk-reduction initiatives, coordinating key stakeholders, and ensuring robust implementation of policies, management systems, targets and controls.
• Champion innovative approaches to safety, leading and supporting transformational change programmes that embed continuous improvement, strengthen risk management and accelerate learning across teams.
• Influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, coaching and challenging them to integrate SHE considerations into decision-making, project planning, contractor oversight and operational delivery.
• Provide clear, evidence-based assurance on compliance with legal requirements, the Operational Framework and the SHE Management System, identifying priorities and enabling leaders to take decisive action.
• Own delivery, managing workload, budgets and timescales effectively while providing regular, insightful reporting that helps senior stakeholders understand performance, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

Your skills and experiences:

• Hold one or more of the following QCF/NQF Level 6 (or higher) qualifications: NEBOSH Diploma, relevant Health/Environmental Degree, or equivalent.
• Experience applying health and safety knowledge within complex operational environments, with a track record of leading improvements rather than simply advising.
• Strong understanding of contractor management, governance and assurance, with the ability to assess how well processes are applied and influence teams to raise standards.
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end risk-reduction projects, bringing together diverse stakeholders, setting direction, overcoming barriers and delivering tangible improvements.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder skills - able to influence, challenge constructively, and build strong relationships at all levels to drive change.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to think broadly, spot emerging issues, and take ownership in fast-moving environments.

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 Maritime and Land SHE team:

This role offers a dynamic and varied work environment, where you'll provide professional and realistic advice on compliance, risk reduction, and continual improvement. You'll have the chance to influence significant changes and work closely with stakeholders throughout the organisation. With ample scope for career advancement, this position is ideal for a driven SHE professional eager to impact our company's practices and standards positively.

If you're looking to make a significant contribution to a safer workplace and are ready for the next step in your career, we invite you to apply for the Senior SHE Advisor position at BAE Systems.

You will possess a natural ability to influence stakeholders, applying a collaborative approach to all communications and relationships. With your ability to look beyond current challenges, you will apply a forward-thinking self-motivated approach and identify opportunities from challenging situations. You will be a problem solver with the capability to solve problems within our dynamic and ever-changing environment.

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 21st January 2026