Overview
We’re proud to be part of the Environment Agency — an organisation that values diversity, champions inclusion, and reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background, identity, or lived experience.
Two professional SHEW Advisors are sought to join the national Construction Safety Team. If you’re ready to make a real impact on the safety, health, environment, and wellbeing of major infrastructure projects across England, this could be your next career move. These full-time roles sit within the Capital/Construction team, which sets SHEW standards and assures them through a robust audit and inspection programme. You’ll help shape safer, healthier, and more sustainable construction practices across the industry.
As a SHEW Advisor, you’ll be a trusted expert and role model, helping to raise standards and drive continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Conduct audits and inspections of construction sites and delivery partners
* Produce clear, actionable reports and follow up on findings
* Provide technical advice across construction and maintenance activities
* Support incident investigations and embed lessons learned
* Develop and deliver training and awareness tools
* Lead on specialist SHEW topics and contribute to strategic SHEW projects
* Support framework communities of practice and promote best practice
Responding to incidents is a central part of the role. You will be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to or provide business continuity support during an incident. Full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support this role.
Team and Working Arrangements
You’ll be part of a collaborative team that works closely with delivery partners and internal colleagues to ensure SHEW standards are not only met but exceeded. We collaborate with the supply chain and wider construction industry to develop and share best practice. The role involves regular travel to construction sites with a mix of office/home working. Flexible working patterns are encouraged.
Experience / Skills Required
To succeed in this role, you must meet the minimum qualification criteria:
* Proven health, safety, and wellbeing experience in construction delivery projects
* NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction Certificate (UK)
* Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH or IIRSM), ideally Chartered or working towards
Essential Skills
* Strong background in construction safety
* Proactive, solutions-focused mindset
* Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to build rapport, influence stakeholders, and translate complex safety requirements into practical guidance
* Confidence in reviewing and improving ways of working to ensure consistent application of SHEW legislation and best practice
Desirable Skills
* Experience in incident investigation and root cause analysis
* Familiarity with behavioural safety approaches
* Working knowledge of digital safety tools and reporting platforms
* Stakeholder engagement across complex frameworks
* Professional accreditation or chartership (e.g. GradIOSH, CMIOSH)
Additional Information
The role requires regular travel to construction sites to undertake audits and health, safety, and wellbeing assurance activities. This will be a mix of office/home working, with opportunities for flexible working hours. The successful candidates will ideally be based in the East or Southeast of England. Interviews will be conducted on MS Teams during the week commencing 24 November.
For more information about the role, refer to the attached candidate information pack or contact Jason Hanson at Jason.hanson@environment-agency.gov.uk. Ready to take the next step? Apply now and help us build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
Competencies
* Builds and Sustains Relationships — In this role you’ll work with internal teams and external partners. Describe a time when you built a working relationship with someone with a different perspective and the outcome.
* Achieves Results — Requires personal effectiveness, resilience, and commitment to delivering results in a construction safety context; describe a time you influenced outcomes.
* Influences and Persuades Others — Influence delivery partners and internal teams to adopt SHEW standards; describe an instance of influencing change.
* Takes Decisions and Solves Problems — Make informed decisions during audits, inspections, and investigations; describe a difficult decision or complex problem you solved.
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