Job Title:
SHE
Advisor – Dreadnought
Location:
Barrow-in-Furness. This is a full-time on-site role
Salary:
Circa £44,000
What you’ll be doing:
Ensuring that there is timely and consistent advice, support, assurance and governance of
SHE
standards and legislation to support all activities across the organisation
Supporting in the development and embedding of an improved safety culture within Submarines business and supporting the
SHE
improvement programme
Enabling the build operations teams through the
SHE
plan and committee framework. Development, governance and assurance of the process, provision of data in relation to risk assessments accident statistics
etc
Focussing on the transition from reactive to
proactive
development of LfE process to left shift
SHE
and enable a zero-accident focus
Ensuring professional and accountable interface with all stakeholders including all functional
leads, regulators, contractor and customers
Providing support to audits and accident / near miss investigations. Producing comprehensive reports with root cause
analysis
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent
Experience of working as a
SHE
professional in high-hazard environments
Assist and positively influence stakeholders in their planning,
management, monitoring, investigation and assurance activities
Ensure compliance and continuous improvement in health, safety, environment and wellbeing
Practical experience of supporting the
management
of Health and Safety risks and/or processes in a high-risk environment
Desirable:
Audit and investigation skills
NEBOSH Diploma
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
SHE
team:
Would you like to work in a team responsible for keeping everyone safe and healthy at work? As a Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) advisor, you will be involved in one of the most exciting engineering programmes in the UK, providing professional
SHE
advice to ensure safe construction and delivery of Nuclear Submarines. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria
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:
1st December 2025
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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