Graduate Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Advisor

This job is for a Graduate Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Advisor
. In simple terms, it’s about helping a company make sure its workplaces are safe, environmentally responsible, and delivering good-quality work.

You’ll learn from experienced professionals and build skills that are valuable in many industries whilst gaining hands‑on experience on real projects.

You’ll play a meaningful role in improving safety, protecting the environment, and raising quality standards across our operations—while building a strong foundation for a long‑term SHEQ career.

• Keep people safe by visiting sites and checking for anything that could cause accidents.
• Understand what happened if something goes wrong and help find ways to stop it happening again.
• Protect the environment by checking how projects affect nature and supporting sustainability work.
• Make sure work is done properly and meets the standards expected.
• Stay organised by keeping important safety and quality documents up to date.
• Share important messages by giving short talks to teams about staying safe.
• Support training to help people learn safe and responsible ways of working.

• A university degree in something related – like health and safety, the environment, or engineering.
• A basic understanding of how safety and environmental rules work on construction or infrastructure projects.
• Good communication and people skills.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse information.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office tools.

• Some awareness of international standards for safety, environment, and quality.
• Knowledge about water or renewable energy projects.
• Understanding construction safety rules.
• Any relevant work experience or placements.

OCU is an equal opportunities employer.