Health and Safety Advisor

Job Title: Health and Safety Advisor

Location: Plymouth, Devon

Compensation: £40,098 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68573

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

The role

As a Health and Safety Advisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be part of one of the UK’s largest infrastructure programmes, supporting the delivery of world-class facilities for the Royal Navy’s submarine maintenance operations.

Day-to-day, you’ll help manage and reduce construction health and safety risks across a complex and high-risk environment. This is a unique opportunity to make a real impact—protecting lives, improving safety culture, and contributing to national defence.

Assisting the Health and Safety Manager in coordinating construction safety implementation across projects.

Supporting the application of CDM and Safety, Quality and Environmental policies to promote safe working practices.

Conducting workplace inspections to identify hazards, reduce risks, and ensure compliance with best practices.

Reviewing contractor health and safety documentation and advising project teams on suitability.

Contributing to the creation and delivery of Health and Safety Improvement Projects.

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

Essential experience of the Health and Safety Advisor

Experience working in high-risk construction environments.

Qualifications for the Health and Safety Advisor

Level 3 Health & Safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH General Certificate)

CSCS Card

Membership of a professional body (e.g., IOSH, IIRSM)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) / Developed Vetting (DV) / Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) / 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 - GOV.UK

What we offer

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance

Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+

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. This Window opens February through to March annually.

‘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 package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 02/11/2025

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