EHS Advisor

At Wade Construction Management Consultants, we deliver high-profile pharmaceutical and life sciences construction projects. Through a collaborative and transparent approach, we provide our clients with confidence, control, and certainty, while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance.

We have an exciting opportunity for an EHS Advisor to join our team, North East (UK), reporting to the Site EHS Lead.

• Work on high-profile pharmaceutical and life sciences projects
• Join a collaborative and specialist team
• Be part of a team shaping the future of GMP construction delivery
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development

At Wade, how we work is just as important as what we deliver. Our approach is built on integrity, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every project is delivered safely, compliantly, and to the highest standards.

We look for people who:

• Act with integrity – accountable, transparent, and professional
• Put the project first – focusing on the best outcomes for clients and teams
• Take ownership – proactive, innovative, and solution-driven
• Work collaboratively – contributing to a supportive, high-performing team

Day-to-day EHS support and advice to allocated value streams within an operational pharmaceutical and life sciences facility, with support to projects, audits and emergency response across the site.

To promote and support the highest levels of environmental, health and safety (EHS) performance through the application of the site EHS management system, making sure that legal and company requirements are met and using risk assessment to drive continuous improvement.

The role's primary focus is daily EHS support and advice to value stream managers and teams. The EHS Advisor helps build a positive and engaged EHS culture, supports managers in preventing and investigating incidents, monitors and reports EHS performance, and contributes to site EHS strategies, plans and procedures. Preference will be given to candidates with environmental and/or decommissioning experience.

The following list is not exhaustive but includes:

• Value stream support: provide day-to-day EHS advice, guidance and support to managers and staff in allocated value streams, and act as subject matter expert on agreed EHS topics.
• Projects and decommissioning: support the safe introduction of new products, processes and equipment, and the development, modification and decommissioning of facilities throughout the project and asset lifecycle.
• Environmental: support compliance with environmental permits and legislation, including waste management, emissions, discharges and spill prevention.
• Strategies and plans: contribute to EHS strategies, plans, policies, procedures and risk assessment methods, and identify and communicate new legislation relevant to the site.
• Measures and reporting: record adverse events and KPIs, trend and analyse injury and near-miss data, contribute to site EHS performance statistics, and complete statutory reporting, including RIDDOR reporting to the HSE.
• Incident investigation: support managers with incident prevention and investigation, leading investigations where required and tracking corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).
• Audit: support management monitoring, such as gemba walks and Level 1 audits, and carry out independent Level 2 audits in line with the site audit schedule, reporting findings and CAPAs. Work effectively with external auditors and regulators.
• Training: create and deliver EHS training at all levels, and…