🚀 Construction Safety, Health, Environment & Wellbeing (SHEW) Advisor - 32104

Job Description

We’re proud to be part of the Environment Agency — an organisation that values diversity, champions inclusion, and reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background, identity, or lived experience.

About the role

We’re looking for two passionate and experienced professionals to join our national Construction Safety Team as SHEW Advisors. These full‑time roles sit within our Capital/Construction team, which sets SHEW standards and assures them through a robust audit and inspection programme.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits and inspections of construction sites and delivery partners.
• Produce clear, actionable reports and follow up on findings.
• Provide technical advice across construction and maintenance activities.
• Support incident investigations and embed lessons learned.
• Develop and deliver training and awareness tools.
• Lead on specialist SHEW topics and contribute to strategic SHEW projects.
• Support framework communities of practice and promote best practice.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to or provide business continuity support during an incident.

Qualifications

Minimum qualification criteria:

• Proven health, safety, and wellbeing experience in construction delivery projects.
• NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction Certificate (UK).
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. IOSH or IIRSM), ideally Chartered or working towards.

Essential Skills

• A strong background in construction safety.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused mindset.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with the ability to build rapport, influence stakeholders, and translate complex safety requirements into practical guidance.
• Confidence in reviewing and improving ways of working to ensure consistent application of SHEW legislation and best practice.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with behavioural safety approaches.

• Working knowledge of digital safety tools and reporting platforms.
• Stakeholder engagement across complex frameworks.

• Professional accreditation or chartership (e.g. GradIOSH, CMIOSH).

Role specific licence requirements

Full UK Driving Licence.

Benefits

• Regular travel to construction sites for audits and assurance activities.
• Mix of office/home working; flexible working hours.
• Opportunity for further professional development.
• Ideal based in East or Southeast England.

Application Process

Interviews will be conducted on MS Teams week commencing 24th of November. For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jason Hanson on

Ready to take the next step? Apply now and help us build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.

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