Senior SHEQ - Power T&D

OCU; Perth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

OCU is seeking a Senior SHEQ Advisor in Perth, Scotland, to lead safety, quality, and environmental initiatives across major infrastructure and utility projects. You will influence behaviours, drive improvements, and partner with operational teams to create safer working environments.

This role focuses on developing and maintaining management systems, delivering training, and supporting audits while promoting a strong safety culture across a growing business.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a SHEQ, Health & Safety, or HSE advisory role within construction, utilities, infrastructure, engineering, or a similar environment.
• NEBOSH qualification or equivalent health and safety qualification.
• Strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation, standards, and industry best practice.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain SHEQ policies, procedures, and management systems across the business.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and drive improvements.
• Advise operational teams on SHEQ legislation, compliance requirements, and best practice.
• Deliver training, briefings, and awareness programmes to support a positive safety culture.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Monitor SHEQ performance metrics and support continuous improvement initiatives across projects and operations.
• Collaborate with managers, employees, subcontractors, and external stakeholders to promote safe and compliant working practices.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring documentation and records are maintained to the required standard.

Skills

SHEQ advisory

UK H&S legislation

Risk assessments

Audits

Incident investigations

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

MS Office

Full UK driving licence

Education

NEBOSH qualification or equivalent

Job description

Description

Regular Travel

Department: Regulated Power

Location: Perth - Scotland

Location: Perth - Scotland | Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full-Time | Office & Site Based | Regular Travel

Pay / Benefits: Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.

The Opportunity

At OCU, safety, quality, and operational excellence sit at the heart of everything we do. As a Senior SHEQ Advisor, you'll play a key role in supporting our teams across major infrastructure and utility projects, helping to ensure the highest standards of health, safety, environmental, and quality performance are maintained throughout our operations.

This is an opportunity to influence behaviours, drive continuous improvement, and work closely with operational teams to create safer working environments. If you're passionate about improving standards, building positive safety cultures, and making a meaningful impact across a growing business, we'd like to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and maintain SHEQ policies, procedures, and management systems across the business.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and drive improvements.
• Advise operational teams on SHEQ legislation, compliance requirements, and best practice.
• Deliver training, briefings, and awareness programmes to support a positive safety culture.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Monitor SHEQ performance metrics and support continuous improvement initiatives across projects and operations.
• Collaborate with managers, employees, subcontractors, and external stakeholders to promote safe and compliant working practices.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring documentation and records are maintained to the required standard.

What You’ll Bring

• Essential
  • Previous experience in a SHEQ, Health & Safety, or HSE advisory role within construction, utilities, infrastructure, engineering, or a similar environment.
  • NEBOSH qualification or equivalent health and safety qualification.
  • Strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation, standards, and industry best practice.
  • Experience conducting risk assessments, audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Full UK driving licence.
• Desirable
  • Experience working within utilities, energy, infrastructure, or construction sectors.
  • Bonus if you hold Environmental or Quality‑related qualifications.
  • It would be great if you are a member of IOSH, IEMA, or another relevant professional body.
  • It would be great if you have experience supporting ISO management systems and compliance frameworks.
  • Knowledge of environmental management and quality assurance processes would be advantageous.

What We Offer

At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.

Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.

As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long‑term career within OCU Group.

Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.

To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing [e-mail].