SHE Advisor – Dreadnought

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:  13th 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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