Health and Safety Representative
Location: Telford, Shropshire and Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: £35,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF71794
As a Health and Safety Representative you will support operational management teams to embed strong Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) practices across our Defence estate. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence cultural change, shape safe ways of working and ensure compliance with HS&E standards that protect our people and sites. You will work closely with site staff, managers and the Defence Equipment HSE Team to deliver meaningful improvement and best practice.
Responsibilities
* Support operational teams with managing HS&E risks and ensuring safe systems of work
* Collaborate with site management to implement HS&E standards and achieve site safety objectives
* Work under the guidance of the Defence Equipment HSE Team to deliver HS&E requirements and initiatives
* Engage proactively with site staff to promote positive HS&E behaviours and best practice
* Maintain accurate HS&E records, including reporting, documentation and compliance activities
The role is site based across Donnington and Ashchurch, working a blended pattern of two days per week at each location. Fridays can be worked either from home or from a site office. Occasional support to other sites will also be required.
Essential Experience
* Considerable experience in a full-time operations role
* Strong Microsoft Office skills
* Experience producing clear, concise reports
Qualifications
* Full UK driving licence
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. Certain positions may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, citizenship or residency.
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 – allow UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement (open February through March annually)
* Be Kind Day – employees may take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
Disability confident employer
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 careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header "Reasonable adjustments requirement". We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 21/05/2026
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