Senior SHE Advisor (Audit and Assurance) Environment

Job Description

Job Title: Senior SHE Advisor (Audit and Assurance) Environment

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – Onsite

Salary: Competitive

What you’ll be doing:

• Conducting independent audits and inspections across the Barrow Site in order to confirm compliance with legal requirements and other requirements as specified in the HS & E policies, the SHEMS and ISO standards 14001 & 45001 with a particular emphasis on ISO 14001 and Environmental compliance and performance
• Ensuring audits/inspections are planned, conducted and reported in accordance with internal procedures
• Providing proactive and timely advice/support to enable shortfalls identified to be actioned appropriately
• Positively engaging with all stakeholders including landlord/tenants, Environmental permit owners, functional leads, regulators, contractors, and customers to ensure audit and inspection interventions are effective
• Operating to the highest standards and integrity in the application of internal procedures and processes through the Environmental management system
• Supporting audits/inspections conducted by external 3rd parties e.g. EA/Local Authority/HSE/ONR/LRQA
• Supporting the development and embedding of an improved culture within the Submarines business and supporting the SHE improvement programme
• Supporting the delivery of applicable aspects of the Safety, Health and Environmental Strategy
• Delivering detailed audit and inspection reports at the Barrow site and at other locations as the programme and the scope of the management system demands

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• IEMA certificate
• IEMA diploma or equivalent NVQ Level 6 in Environmental discipline or a preparedness to work towards it
• The ability to interpret and apply policy, regulations, internal procedures and a comprehensive understanding of ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems
• Trained internal auditor or can demonstrate relevant experience of conducting internal audits/inspections
• Broad understanding of Environmental issues such as climate change, environmental sustainability, carbon net zero and environmental permitting

Desirable

• Experience gained in working in roles directly supporting business areas e.g. Operational SHE and/or working in a relevant business role
• NEBOSH certificate, diploma or NVQ L6
• The ability to interpret and apply regulations, internal procedures and experience of working to ISO 45001 & ISO 9001
• Critical evaluation skills and ability to apply and develop environmental audit tools and techniques

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 team:

Would you like to work in a team responsible for keeping everyone safe and healthy at work? As a Senior SHE Advisor (Audit and Assurance) – Environment, 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 packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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.

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 have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 28th March 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.

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