SHE Advisor - Comms & Engagement

Job title: SHE Advisor – Comms & Engagement

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – This role is on site

Grade: S4

You're expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development. We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, so please discuss this with your line manager or HR Business Partner (HRBP). If you don't feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team to contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

What you’ll be doing:

Translate complex Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) information into clear, accessible communications, ensuring timely and effective dissemination across the business

Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop accurate, engaging content that aligns with SHE objectives and strategic priorities

Support SHE teams in promoting key projects, initiatives, and achievements to enhance visibility and engagement throughout the organisation

Plan, coordinate, and assist in delivering SHE-related engagement events aimed at raising awareness and fostering a proactive safety culture

Contribute to the development and maintenance of strategic communications and engagement calendar, ensuring alignment with SHE priorities and business objectives

Your skills and experiences:

Hold a NEBOSH General Certificate or an equivalent qualification in health and safety

Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to tailor content to diverse audiences

Proactive and creative, with a proven ability to drive engagement through compelling communications and innovative event delivery

Confident in collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders and adept at managing multiple priorities with a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Experienced in planning, coordinating, and executing events – ensuring high-quality delivery and alignment with organisational goals

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The SHE Communications and Engagement Team:

Would you like to work in a team responsible for keeping everyone safe and healthy at work? As a Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Advisor, you will be involved in one of the most exciting engineering programmes in the UK, providing professional SHE advice to ensure safe construction and delivery of Nuclear Submarines. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you will be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically leave 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending in the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23rd September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.