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

Overview

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

These full-time roles sit within our Capital/Construction team, which sets SHEW standards and assures them through a robust audit and inspection programme. You’ll play a key part in shaping safer, healthier, and more sustainable construction practices — not just within our organisation, but across the wider industry.

As a SHEW Advisor, you’ll be a trusted expert and role model, helping to raise standards and drive continuous improvement.

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

Responding to incidents is a central part of the role. You will be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to or provide business continuity support during an incident. Supporting incident response may attract an additional payment and supports career development by exposing you to other parts of the business. Full training and flexible working arrangements will be available to support your incident role.

Experience/Qualifications

• 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 Details

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Travel to construction sites required; mix of office/home working; flexible working hours
• Ideal to be based in the East or Southeast of England

Interview Process

Interviews will be conducted on MS Teams during the week commencing 24 November. For more information about the role, refer to the attached candidate information pack. For an informal chat, contact Jason Hanson at

Other Information

We support flexible working patterns including job share and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with a disability. The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra.