HSE Adviser; Environmental Specialist

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• Provide advice and support to all employees to enable the organisation to eliminate or reduce adverse impacts on the environment resulting from organisational activities.
• Provide advice and support to all employees to enable the organisation to maintain a healthy and safe workplace.
• Support the implementation of the Health & Safety Management System (HSMS) and Environmental Management System (EMS) requirements.
• Support to the activities of the HSE Team.

Desired start date:
February 2026

To support Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables to establish and maintain environmental and health and safety management policies and procedures to enable compliance with statutory requirements and implementation of best practices. This is a pro‑active role involving regular engagement with employees in all areas of the organisation in order to achieve and maintain exemplary environmental behaviours to protect the environment through proactive measures and to promote excellent HSE behaviours and attitudes.

• Systems:
  Support the development and maintenance of the EMS and HSMS and provide support and advice to managers responsible for the implementation of the management system requirements.
• Communication & Engagement:
  Manage communication, using various methods, and actively engage with all employees relating to HSE matters, taking the lead on environmental matters and initiatives.
• Encouragement of an open reporting of HSE incidents, near misses, hazards and good HSE behaviours, based on a fair culture, to drive continuous improvement.
• Support & Advice:
  Advise and support Department Managers to develop aspect and impacts assessment planners and to advise on the assessment processes, including guidance on environmental regulatory requirements.
• Carry out environmental monitoring to collate data for internal use to drive improvement and to satisfy statutory reporting requirements.
• Reporting:
  Support the HSE Administrator & Analyst with compilation of information to enable submission of internal and external reports in a timely manner.
• Audit:
  Carry out environmental audits in accordance with the annual audit schedule, produce reports, record and track corrective actions and verification of the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Training:
  Develop and deliver in‑house environment related training and assist HSE Administrator & Analyst to select suitable external training providers, as necessary.
• Meetings:
  Attend meetings to provide HSE advice and guidance, as directed by the HSE Manager.
• Investigation:
  Assist Department Managers to carry out investigations for environmental related incidents, including facilitating production of investigation reports, recording and tracking of corrective actions and verification of the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• HSE Team Support:
  Provide support to other members of the HSE Team as necessary.

• Level 5 Environmental qualification
• Ability to plan & work effectively with minimal supervision
• Ability to engage with employees in all areas of the organisation to build relationships and trust
• Ability to effectively communicate environmental legislative requirements and recommendations on how compliance may be achieved
• Effective communication skills both verbal & written
• Good Team working skills
• Commitment to professional standards & continuing environmental performance improvement
• Ability to use own initiative effectively & act proactively
• Ability to set and maintain high work standards
• Ability to identify, analyse and solve problems

• Health and Safety qualification Level 3 or above
• Previous experience in a manufacturing related role
• Knowledge of root cause analysis tools and investigation techniques
• Experience of using HSE software

Sumitomo Electric is one of the leading global manufacturers of state‑of‑the‑art high‑end electricity transmission cables, up to and including 525kV HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) cable. The new factory at Nigg, with investment value announced by the Scottish…