Senior SHE Coordinator

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; West Devon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Senior SHE Coordinator to drive safety initiatives at Devonport Royal Dockyard. The role requires extensive health and safety experience in a hazardous industry, with responsibilities including implementing SHE policies and advising teams on best practices. Join us to make a tangible difference to safety and operational excellence.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Extensive H&S experience in a hazardous industry, e.g. construction.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Ambition to achieve Chartered status with IOSH or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support SHE improvement initiatives.
• Implement and maintain SHE policies and ISO standards.
• Advise operational teams on safety processes.

Skills

Health & Safety experience

Leadership skills

Passion for safety

Education

NEBOSH/NVQ Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health

Job description

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Senior SHE Coordinator

Compensation: Competitive salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69632

Shape the Future of Workplace Safety – Join Babcock as a Senior SHE Coordinator

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Safety, Health & Environment Coordinator at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

The role

As a Senior SHE Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of driving safety excellence across one of the UK’s most complex and critical engineering environments. You’ll lead initiatives that protect people, enhance operational safety and support national defence projects. This is a role where your expertise will make a tangible difference – not just to our business, but to society.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Leading and supporting SHE improvement initiatives across the business
• Implementing and maintaining SHE policies and ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001)
• Advising operational teams on safety processes and best practices
• Conducting inspections, audits and investigations to ensure compliance
• Developing and delivering SHE awareness sessions and reports

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior SHE Coordinator

• Extensive H&S experience in a hazardous industry (e.g. construction, heavy manufacturing)
• Proven leadership and team management skills
• Strong passion for safety, health, and environment demonstrated through previous roles

Qualifications for the Senior SHE Coordinator

• NEBOSH/NVQ Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health (or equivalent Level 6+)
• Leadership and SHE auditing qualifications (desirable)
• Ambition to achieve Chartered status with IOSH or similar professional body (advantageous)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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