Senior SHE Advisor

Costain; Chester; Hybride; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Costain is seeking an experienced Contract SHE Specialist to support and influence leadership teams, clients and stakeholders in applying the Group SHE Management System. The role focuses on coaching, training delivery and enabling contract teams to meet safety, health and environmental requirements across projects.

The successful candidate will bring strong SHE experience in relevant industries, professional certifications such as NEBOSH and IOSH, and a proactive approach to data-driven

Qualifications

• SHE related experience required across large engineering or construction projects.
• Experience implementing and auditing SHE management systems.
• Industrial safety knowledge aligned with NEC/UK regulations and standards.

Responsabilités

• Support and Influence Contract Leadership Team, Clients, and other Stakeholders in compliance with Group SHE Management System.
• Deliver training to contract teams to implement Group SHE Management System.
• Coach and support Contract Operational and Supply Chain Contractors on Contract SHE requirements.
• Be involved in ongoing assessment of Contracts Supply Chain Contractors.
• Support delivery of annual Contract and Group SHE Objectives.
• Engage with Contract SHE Assurance programme to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Support investigation of unplanned events and close out of assurance findings; share lessons learned.
• Support timely reporting, analysis and use of SHE data for improvement plans.

Connaissances

SHE experience

Industry experience

Formation

Tech. IOSH or AIEMA or equivalent

NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NEBOSH Oil and Gas or IEMA Associate Qualification

Cert IOSH or AIEMA or equivalent

NEBOSH Occupational Safety Diploma or Environmental Diploma or equivalent

Description du poste

• Job Category Safety, Health and Environment
• Posting Date 10/13/2026, 10:56 AM
• Locations M22 5TG (Hybrid)
• Contract Type Permanent
• Driving Required Yes
• Security Clearance Required Yes

Job Description

The Group Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) Department is responsible for ensuring that Costain operates in a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible manner through the implementation of the Group SHE Management System and Group SHE Plan. The Group SHE Management System provides a framework and standards for managing safety, health and environmental risks and opportunities and aims to prevent injury, ill health and provide a safe working environment and protect and enhance the natural environment in balance with socio-economic requirements throughout all our activities and operations. The departments’ purpose is to protect employees, the community, and the environment while ensuring that Costain operates sustainably and complies with relevant legislation and regulations.

To support the Contract SHE functions, provide, and support SHE solutions and enable the Contract / Operational Teams to implement the Group SHE Management System.

To build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders, whilst providing an independent and objective view of SHE Performance on the Contract.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Support and Influence Contract Leadership Team, Clients, and other Stakeholders in compliance with the Group SHE Management System and Contract SHE Performance
• Support and where required deliver training, to allow the contract team to successfully implement the Group SHE Management System
• Coach and support the Contract Operational and Supply Chain Contractors in the delivery of the Contract SHE requirements
• Where required be actively involved in the ongoing assessment of the Contracts Supply Chain Contractors
• Actively support the delivery of the annual Contract and Group SHE Objectives
• Actively engage with the Contract SHE Assurance programme to ensure compliance with company and statutory requirements
• Actively support the investigation of all unplanned events and close out of assurance findings, ensuring lessons are shared in accordance with the Group SHE Management System
• Support the timely reporting, analysis, and use of SHE data to support and influence the Contract Leadership Team and where required support the development and implementation of data-based improvement plans

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• SHE related experience
• Significant relevant SHE experience in relevant industry

Qualifications

• Tech. IOSH or AIEMA or equivalent
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or
• NEBOSH Oil and Gas or
• IEMA Associate Qualification (Course) or equivalent
• Cert IOSH or AIEMA or equivalent
• NEBOSH Occupational Safety Diploma or Environmental Diploma or equivalent

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview .

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