The Vacancy
Shape the future. Drive change. Build safer.
Are you passionate about safety, health, and environmental excellence?
At Wates Construction, we’re on the lookout for a forward-thinking Senior SHE Advisor to join our dynamic team. We work across multiple sectors, pushing boundaries in design, delivery, and sustainability — and we’re looking for someone just as passionate about excellence and innovation in health, safety, and environmental leadership.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a key member of our SHE (Safety, Health & Environment) function, you’ll provide expert support, advice, and coaching at a regional business level. You’ll work closely with Business Unit Directors, Operations Directors, and supply chain peers to ensure our SHE policy is not only understood—but actively embedded in everything we do.
As our Senior SHE Advisor you will:
1. Championing SHE standards across multiple projects and regions.
2. Coaching project leads and regional leadership on risk identification and mitigation.
3. Leading investigations into incidents and guiding teams on best-practice techniques.
4. Reviewing project RAMS and plans to ensure they’re robust and fit for purpose.
5. Promoting the use of Airsweb for incident reporting and action tracking.
6. Supporting bids and pre-construction planning with a strong focus on risk awareness.
7. Building a network within the regional supply chain to influence SHE deployment.
8. Presenting SHE dashboards and incident analysis at regional board meetings.
WHAT WE OFFER
9. Competitive salary & profit share scheme
10. Flexible working
11. Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
12. Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
13. Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
14. Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
15. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.
As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
Awards
BEST PROJECT
Inside Housing Development Awards
WINNER
2022 Construction News Awards Winner
GOLD AWARD
Investors in People 2022
GOLD AWARD
Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
TOP 50 EMPLOYERS
2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
WINNER
2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards