🚀 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.

We’re looking for two passionate and experienced professionals to join our national Construction Safety Team as SHEW Advisors. If you’re ready to make a real impact on the safety, health, environment, and wellbeing of major infrastructure projects across England, this could be your next career move.

Responsibilities

• Conducting audits and inspections of construction sites and delivery partners
• Producing clear, actionable reports and following up on findings
• Providing technical advice across construction, and maintenance activities
• Supporting incident investigations and embedding lessons learned
• Developing and delivering training and awareness tools
• Leading on specialist SHEW topics and contributing to strategic SHEW projects
• Supporting framework communities of practice and promoting best practice

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you must meet the 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 an 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)

Application Information

The role requires regular travel to construction sites to undertake audits and construction site‑based health, safety, and wellbeing assurance activities. This will be a mix of office, home working, flexible hours, and opportunity to further professional development. The successful candidates will ideally be based in the East or Southeast of England.

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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