Senior SHE Advisor

Kier Group; Falmer; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group in Falmer, East Sussex, is seeking a Senior SHE Advisor to support the Southern Water framework. You will work with the SHE Manager and stakeholders to promote safety, health and environmental practices across the region, with travel within the Southern Water area.

The role focuses on delivering first-class safety support to operational teams, developing the safety management system, conducting inspections and investigations, and driving continual improvements across the framework.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence required.
• NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrable experience within the construction, infrastructure or utilities industries.

Responsibilities

• Providing informed advice and support on safety, health, wellbeing, and environmental topics to operational teams
• Supporting the development and maintenance of the safety management system in line with Kier and Southern Water requirements
• Conducting SHE inspections and audits to ensure operational compliance with approved procedures
• Leading effective accident, incident and near miss investigations, contributing to incident review boards
• Driving continual SHE improvements and reporting on performance to management teams and stakeholders

Skills

Full driving licence

Experience in construction/infrastruct

Education

NEBOSH Diploma Level 6

Job description

Senior SHE Advisor

We're looking for a Senior SHE Advisor to join our Southern Water framework team based in the Southern Water region.

Location: Falmer, East Sussex plus travel within the Southern Water region

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to support Kier's SHE function within the Southern Water framework. You'll work closely with the SHE Manager and various stakeholders, from Directors and the Client to delivery partners and contractors, helping to deliver the highest possible standards of safety, health, and environmental practice. In this role, you'll play a key part in driving cultural change and continuous improvement across the framework whilst travelling across the Southern Water region, particularly Hampshire and West Sussex.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior SHE Advisor, you'll be working within the Southern Water SHE team, supporting them in delivering first class support to operational teams and promoting safety across the framework.

Your day to day will include:

• Providing informed advice and support on safety, health, wellbeing, and environmental topics to operational teams
• Supporting the development and maintenance of the safety management system in line with Kier and Southern Water requirements
• Conducting SHE inspections and audits to ensure operational compliance with approved procedures
• Leading effective accident, incident and near miss investigations, contributing to incident review boards
• Driving continual SHE improvements and reporting on performance to management teams and stakeholders

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior SHE Advisor is great for you if you hold:

• Full driving licence
• NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 or equivalent qualification
• Demonstrable experience within the construction, infrastructure or utilities industries

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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Job Details

Company: Kier Group Salary: Not specified Hours: Full-time Location: BN1 9PY Job type: Permanent Posting date: 28 Oct 2026 Closing date: 4 Nov 2026