SHE Compliance Officer

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Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

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Job Title:

SHE Compliance Officer

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an SHE Compliance Officer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

As a SHE Compliance Officer, you’ll make a meaningful impact every day by helping to protect people, assets, and operations across one of Europe’s largest and most complex naval engineering environments. This role sits at the forefront of safety, health and environmental assurance, supporting teams who deliver essential work that enables the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet to operate safely and effectively.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead audits, guide operational teams, and ensure compliance within both office environments and the unique, highly specialised submarine environment. Your insight will strengthen safety performance, prevent incidents, and help shape robust emergency and assurance processes. It’s an exciting opportunity to build your SHE expertise while influencing work that supports national defence and long‑term engineering capability.

• Conduct workplace and desktop audits across the SHE Audit Plan, reviewing documentation, processes, pre‑job briefs, and onsite activity.
• Lead or support scheduled and emergent audits to assess compliance against the SHE Management System and other required standards.
• Prepare high‑quality audit and inspection reports that clearly identify evidence‑based findings and agreed actions.
• Work closely with operational teams to help shape and deliver improvement plans that strengthen safety and environmental performance.
• Support a culture of best practice across the site, acting as a trusted advisor to colleagues and stakeholders.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

• Experience working extensively with ISO
  45001 and ISO
  14001‑certified Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems.
• Practical SHE Management experience within industrial, engineering, maritime or similar operational environments.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a small team.
• Confident presenting and engaging with internal and external stakeholders across multiple levels.

• Current Auditor qualification or actively working toward it.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or Environmental Management Certificate (or equivalent).
• Membership of IOSH, IEMA, CQI, or other relevant professional bodies - Desirable

The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  () .

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits…