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Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Advisor
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Salary: £52,907 to £58,918 per annum depending on experience
Hours: Full time, on-site
Contract Type: Open-ended
Location: Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, WA4 4AD
Closing date: 29th June 2026

Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and support services explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. Whether it’s sending probes into space or finding new ways to treat cancer, everyone here plays a vital role in making a positive difference to society. Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity.

Key accountabilities

The role holder will act as a competent Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Advisor within SHE Group, providing expert advice on the safe operation, maintenance and statutory compliance of STFC assets, ensuring that electrical systems, pressure systems, gas, water and other critical infrastructure is in line with legislation, standards and other SHE requirements.

Role Responsibilities

SHE Compliance:

• Operate as a competent SHE Advisor, providing professional guidance and assurance on compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Advise on risk management, safe systems of work, and statutory requirements relevant to estates engineering and infrastructure activities.
• Support the management of statutory inspections and compliance regimes.

Technical SHE Specialisms:

Provide subject matter expertise for key estates-related hazards, including:

• Legionella control, ensuring compliance with ACoP L8, implementation of water safety plans, and effective monitoring regimes.
• Asbestos management, including review of surveys, management plans, and compliance with the Control of Asbestos Regulations.
• Gas systems safety, ensuring safe operation, maintenance, and appropriate competency arrangements.
• Electrical safety (low and high voltage) and isolation procedures.

Estates and Contractor Safety Management

• Support the application of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM), understanding and advising on all duty holder roles.
• Lead and support contractor safety management, including:
  • Pre-qualification and competence assessment.
  • Review of risk assessments and method statements.
  • Monitoring contractor performance and compliance.

Audit, Assurance and Continuous Improvement

• Lead and support SHE audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Maintain and develop SHE safety codes and act as a point of contact for relevant subject areas.
• Identify gaps, track corrective and preventative actions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate, auditable records and contribute to internal/external assurance reporting.

Incident Management and Learning

• Support the investigation of incidents and near misses related.
• Ensure root cause analysis is undertaken and lessons learned are effectively shared and embedded.

SHE Management Systems and Training

• Assist in the development and implementation of SHE policies, procedures, and guidance.
• Contribute to the delivery of training, briefings, and awareness initiatives for staff and contractors.
• Promote a proactive safety culture, challenging unsafe behaviours and supporting continuous improvement across STFC.

Emergency Response

• Participate in emergency planning and response arrangements, providing SHE support.
• Participate in an on-call rota to provide SHE support outside normal working hours.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications
Essential

• HND in a science, engineering or construction and built environment related discipline. (S)
• NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (or in final stages of completing this).(S)

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Demonstrable experience working with UK high-risk engineering systems, including:
  • electrical infrastructure (low and high voltage)
  • pressure systems
  • water safety
  • gas systems
  • asbestos.
• Ensuring safe operation, statutory compliance and maintenance in accordance with relevant legislation and standards.(S&I)
• Experience in producing written safety policy documents.(S&I)
• Experience investigating safety incidents and writing reports.(I)
• Experience of delivering engineering renewal or construction projects.S&I)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (or equivalent), with the ability to create high-quality presentations, reports, and other business documentation as part of routine work activities. (I) 

Personal Skills and Qualities
Essential

• Strong negotiation skills. Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.(S&I)
• Ability to work in a methodical and structured manner.(I)
• Customer aware and experience providing training or briefs to staff at all levels.(I)
• Demonstrable commitment to team working and collaboration, with a flexible, ‘can-do’ approach.(S&I)

STFC values their employees by offering a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days’ annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege holidays, flexible working hours, an exceptional average salary pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies and a subsidised restaurant.

We ask some of the biggest questions in the universe, to answer some of the biggest challenges in the world. Whatever our role, we have the freedom to explore, learn and connect, as part of a community that loves to share knowledge and support one another.

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, this is a place where there’s always something new to learn about the world around us, about your career, but most of all, about yourself.

Join us and discover what’s possible by submitting your CV and covering letter which outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified, along with your motivation for STFC and the role.

Please note: if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you (and any dependants travelling with you) will be required to pay costs directly to the UK Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee, and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs or contact [email protected].
 

UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation.

Supporting some of the world’s most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation.

More information can be found at www.ukri.org.

Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.  For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI.

How we support EDI in the workforce

At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit ‘How we support EDI in the workforce’.

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, any candidate who opts into the scheme and best meets the essential criteria, will be shortlisted for interview. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

How to apply

Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the ‘experience’ section of the application.

UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion – a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be rejected and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

As part of the pre-employment checks there is a requirement to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Screening. BPSS is a pre-condition of employment and failure to achieve it may mean that the employment offer is rescinded. UKRI reserves the right to run, or re-run, security clearance as required during the course of employment.