Safety, Health and Environment Practitioner

Job Title:              Safety, Health and Environment Practitioner
Location:              Plymouth Devon
Compensation:    £43,935 + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF62946

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 Safety, Health and Environment Practitioner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a Safety, Health and Environment Practitioner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will join a dynamic and proactive team implementing strategic and operational Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) plans in support of our objectives.  

Day-to-day, you’ll ensure compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations while developing and implementing policies to effectively manage risks and hazards.

• Provide guidance on safe systems of work and risk assessments, ensuring hazards are identified and mitigated.
• Support the Health and Safety Manager in developing effective safety and environmental protection strategies.
• Assist the audit manager in delivering health, safety, and environmental audits, maintaining accurate records.
• Conduct workplace inspections and informal walkabouts to monitor compliance with policies and procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to uphold ISO45001 and ISO14001 accreditation and prevent incident recurrence.

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

There is an opportunity for Optimised Working Patterns (OWP) within this role. OWP is a temporary variation to your standard terms and condition that commits you to support 7-day working arrangements. For full details of the patterns, pay and durations, this can be found in the OWP 1 and OWP 2 agreements (available from hiring manager).

Essential experience of the Safety, Health and Environment Practitioner 

• Demonstrated passion for Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE), with the ability to provide evidence at the interview.
• Advanced, relevant SHE experience in a hazardous industry, ideally with knowledge of Dockyard operations or the Royal Navy.
• Strong understanding of health and safety regulations and legislation.
• Proficient in applying ISO 45001 and 14001 standards and managing environmental permitting.
• Basic knowledge of nuclear site licence requirements and environmental permitting arrangements.

Qualifications for the Safety, Health and Environment Practitioner

• Level 3 accredited Health and Safety qualification, such as NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Aspiration to achieve Chartered status with IOSH or a similar professional body.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain 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 (www.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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 22/05/2025

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