Job Title:
Senior
Safety Health & Environment Advisor
Location:
Portsmouth Naval Base/Broad Oak – Onsite only – additional travel may be required to visit wider parts of the business
Salary:
Up to £50,000 (dependent on skills and experience)
What you’ll be doing:
Drive improvements in
SHE
performance across sites and delivery streams by
leading
proactive
risk-reduction
initiatives, coordinating key stakeholders, and ensuring robust implementation of policies,
management
systems, targets and
controls .
Champion
innovative approaches to safety,
leading
and supporting transformational change programmes that embed continuous improvement, strengthen risk
management
and accelerate learning across teams.
Influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, coaching and
challenging
them to integrate
SHE
considerations into
decision -making, project planning, contractor oversight and operational delivery.
Provide clear, evidence-based assurance on compliance with legal requirements, the Operational Framework and the
SHE
Management
System, identifying priorities and enabling
leaders
to take
decisive
action.
Own
delivery,
managing
workload, budgets and timescales effectively while providing regular, insightful reporting that helps senior stakeholders understand performance, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Your skills and experiences:
Hold one or more of the following QCF/NQF Level 6 (or higher) qualifications: NEBOSH Diploma, relevant Health/Environmental Degree, or equivalent.
Experience applying health and safety knowledge within
complex
operational environments, with a
track record
of
leading
improvements rather than simply advising.
Strong
understanding of contractor
management, governance and assurance, with the ability to assess how well processes are applied and influence teams to raise standards.
Proven
ability to
lead
end-to-end risk-reduction projects, bringing together diverse stakeholders, setting direction, overcoming barriers and delivering tangible improvements.
Exceptional
communication and stakeholder skills — able to influence,
challenge
constructively, and build
strong
relationships at all levels to drive change.
A
proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to think broadly, spot emerging issues, and take
ownership
in fast-moving environments.
Benefits
As well as a
competitive
pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Maritime and Land
SHE
team:
This role offers a dynamic and varied work environment, where you’ll provide professional and realistic advice on compliance, risk reduction, and continual improvement. You’ll have the chance to influence significant changes and work closely with stakeholders throughout the organisation. With ample scope for career advancement, this position is ideal for a
driven
SHE
professional eager to impact our company’s practices and standards positively.
If you’re looking to make a significant contribution to a safer workplace and are ready for the next step in your career, we invite you to apply for the Senior
SHE
Advisor position at BAE Systems.
You will possess a natural ability to influence stakeholders, applying a collaborative approach to all communications and relationships. With your ability to look beyond current
challenges, you will apply a forward-thinking self-motivated approach and identify opportunities from
challenging
situations. You will be a problem solver with the capability to solve problems within our dynamic and ever-changing environment.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder
etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please
speak
to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control
restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict
the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All
applicants
must
as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where
applicants
must
typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for
the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date
21st January 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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