Health & Safety Advisor

Overview

In this role you will provide expert health and safety guidance to support the safe delivery of nuclear separation and decommissioning activities at Sellafield. You will operate in a highly regulated environment, ensuring compliance with UK legislation and nuclear regulatory requirements while promoting best practices. You will work with project teams to manage risk, run RAMS processes, and drive a positive safety culture. This is a key position within a major nuclear programme, focused on safety, risk management, and environmental compliance. You will engage with regulators and internal stakeholders to deliver measurable safety improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional health and safety advice to project teams involved in nuclear separation and decommissioning activities
• Ensure compliance with UK health and safety legislation and nuclear regulatory requirements
• Develop, review, and implement Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and safety tours to identify hazards and implement corrective actions
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure adherence to safety standards and permit-to-work systems
• Assist with incident investigations and root cause analysis, sharing lessons learned
• Promote positive safety culture through engagement, coaching, and behavioural safety initiatives
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external regulatory bodies including ONR as required
• Maintain accurate H&S records, reports, and documentation
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance H&S performance across the project

Key requirements

• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Proven experience as Health & Safety Advisor in a highly regulated industrial environment
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and best practice
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, and incident investigations
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to influence teams and promote a positive safety culture
• Strong organisational and reporting skills
• Desirable: NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent, IOSH membership, nuclear sector experience, security clearance or ability to obtain clearance

• excellent communication
• stakeholder engagement
• ability to influence
• RAMS development and review
• audits and inspections
• incident investigations

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