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Construction safety, health, environment & wellbeing (shew) advisor - 32104

Lincoln
Environment Agency
Construction
Posted: 23h ago
Offer description

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.


Overview

We’re looking for two passionate and experienced professionals to join our national Construction Safety Team as SHEW Advisors. 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 our 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 — not just within our organisation, but across the wider industry.

As a SHEW Advisor, you’ll be a trusted expert and role model, helping to raise standards and drive continuous improvement. Your key responsibilities will include:


Responsibilities

* Conducting audits and inspections of construction sites and delivery partners
* Producing clear, actionable reports and following up on findings
* Providing technical advice across construction, and maintenance activities
* Supporting incident investigations and embedding lessons learned
* Developing and delivering training and awareness tools
* Leading on specialist SHEW topics and contributing to strategic SHEW projects
* Supporting framework communities of practice and promoting best practice

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to or provide business continuity support during an incident. Supporting incident response may attract an additional payment as well as facilitating further career development as it gives you the opportunity to see how other parts of the business work. Full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support your incident role.


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

* A Strong background in construction safety
* A Proactive, Solutions-focused mindset
* Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with an 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)


Role specifics

The role requires regular travel to construction sites to undertake audits and construction site-based health, safety, and wellbeing assurance activities. This will be a mix of office / home working. The role also offers flexible working hours, and opportunity to further professional development. The successful candidates will ideally be based in the East or Southeast of England. Interviews will be conducted on MS Teams week commencing 24 November.


Contact and additional information

If you would like more information about the role, please refer to the attached candidate information pack. For an informal chat about the role, please 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

1. Builds and Sustains Relationships

In this role, you’ll be working with a wide range of people — from internal teams to external construction partners. Your ability to build trust, influence others, and navigate complex interpersonal dynamics is essential to driving improvements in safety, health, environment, and wellbeing.

2. Achieves Results

This role demands a high level of personal effectiveness, resilience, and commitment to delivering results in a construction safety context.

3. Influences and Persuades Others

You’ll influence delivery partners, contractors, and internal teams to adopt SHEW standards and improve practices.

4. Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

You’ll make informed decisions during audits, inspections, and incident investigations — often in dynamic construction environments.


Location and labour market notes

Lincoln, England, United Kingdom — two weeks ago; Horncastle, England, United Kingdom — one week ago; and other locations are listed for visibility only.


Equal opportunities and guidance

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job sharing. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by Defra.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, but all examples must be truthful and taken from your own experience. Do not present AI-generated content as your own experience.

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