Senior SHE Advisor
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £57,300 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Overview
Lead safety excellence across critical defence operations at Babcock’s Devonport Royal Dockyard site.
Responsibilities
* Provide expert safety leadership, assurance and governance across a complex operational environment.
* Work closely with managers, delivery teams and suppliers to ensure legal, contractual and organisational health and safety obligations are met.
* Independently assess compliance, challenge unsafe practices and drive continuous improvement across operations and projects.
* Deliver health and safety audits and assurance activities across operations and suppliers.
* Identify non‑compliance and improvement opportunities, providing clear, evidence‑based feedback.
* Support managers and teams with specialist safety advice and risk management guidance.
* Produce safety reports and management information to inform decision‑making.
* Engage with regulators and external authorities, including the HSE and emergency services.
Essential Experience
* Proven experience conducting health and safety audits in complex or high‑risk environments.
* Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, standards and contractual requirements.
* Experience identifying non‑compliance and driving corrective and preventative actions.
* Confidence influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior management.
* Experience working with regulators and external authorities.
Qualifications
* NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
* Experience using structured HSE management systems and assurance frameworks (desirable).
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
* 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 shopping savings portal.
* Payment of Professional Fees.
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave.
* Holiday Trading – UK Babcock employees can buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement (available February to March annually).
* ‘Be Kind Day’ – an annual paid leave day for volunteering with a chosen organisation or registered charity.
Equal Opportunity
Babcock is a disability confident committed employer. Reasonable adjustments can be requested during the application and selection stages.
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