HSE Safety Advisor

Job Title:            HSE Safety Advisor        
Location:           Bridgwater, Somerset 
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:         Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:             SF63773

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a HSE Safety Advisor.

The role
As a HSE Safety Advisor you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The HSE Safety Advisor is responsible for ensuring that the Cavendish complies with safety, health, and environmental regulations, as well as implementing policies and procedures to manage risks and hazards. They collaborate with other teams and stakeholders, to ensure that safety, health, and environmental considerations are integrated into all aspects of the organisation's activities.

Day to day, You’ll:

• Play a critical role in ensuring that Babcock operates in a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible manner.
• Manage risks, implementing effective policies and procedures, and conducting training and investigations, individuals in these roles help to protect employees, the public, and the environment, while ensuring that Babcock complies with all relevant regulations and standards.

This role is full time role, 37 hours per week and is based predominantly at Hinkley Point with some travel to other Cavendish sites.

Essential experience of the HSE Safety Advisor:

• Previous experience of working as a HSE Advisor within a highly regulated environment
• Previous experience of working with Nuclear is advantageous but not essential
• Extensive experience of stakeholder interaction
• Typically recognised by an industry/professional body

Qualifications for the HSE Safety Advisor:

• IOSH or NEBOSH Qualification

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit
• ‘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

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together. 

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: 12/05/25