SHE Auditor

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Plymouth is seeking a SHE Auditor to drive health, safety, and environmental excellence. You will lead audits across various operations, support certifications, and engage with stakeholders. The role offers a hybrid working model. Ideal candidates have experience with ISO45001 and ISO14001 management systems, strong communication skills and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Development opportunities

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven experience auditing or working with ISO45001 and ISO14001 certified SHE Management Systems.
• Practical SHE knowledge applied in industrial or operational settings.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Comfortable engaging with internal and external stakeholders across various mediums.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver audits across diverse environmental settings.
• Review documentation, processes, and operational tasks.
• Produce professional audit reports with evidence-based findings.
• Support stakeholders in developing improvement plans.
• Collaborate with the SHE Assurance Team for impactful audits.

Skills

Auditing ISO45001 and ISO14001 management systems

SHE knowledge in industrial settings

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Current Auditor qualification

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Lead Auditor qualification

Membership of IOSH, IEMA or CQI

Job description

Overview

Job Title: SHE Auditor
Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £43,935 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF68668

Championing Safety, Health and Environmental Excellence

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a SHE Auditor at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a SHE Auditor, you’ll be at the forefront of driving excellence in health, safety and environmental standards across our operations. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the safety culture of a business that plays a vital role in national defence and engineering innovation.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead and deliver audits across a diverse and dynamic industrial environment—from submarines and surface craft to construction sites and infrastructure. Your work will directly support our certification to ISO45001 and ISO14001, helping us maintain the highest standards in SHE management.

• Leading and participating in scheduled and ad-hoc audits across our SHE Management System
• Reviewing documentation, processes, and operational tasks from planning to execution
• Producing professional audit reports with evidence-based findings and agreed actions
• Supporting stakeholders in developing and delivering improvement plans
• Collaborating with the wider SHE Assurance Team to ensure audits are targeted and impactful

This role is full time, 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 SHE Auditor

• Proven experience auditing or working with ISO45001 and ISO14001 certified SHE Management Systems
• Practical SHE knowledge applied in industrial or operational settings
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Comfortable engaging with internal and external stakeholders across various mediums

Qualifications for the SHE Auditor

• Current Auditor qualification or working towards one
• NEBOSH National General Certificate or Environmental Management Certificate (or equivalent) – Advantageous
• Lead Auditor qualification – Desirable
• Membership of IOSH, IEMA or CQI – Desirable

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

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave annually (window February–March)
• Be Kind Day enables one paid day of leave per year for volunteering
• Development opportunities and an extensive benefits package including an employee assistance programme

About Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. 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.

Closing date: 12/11/2025

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