EHS Advisor

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a EHS Advisor to join Amentum; the successful candidate will become part of a respected and ambitious team working in the Nuclear New Build Sector at Hinkley Point C. The successful candidate will gain the privilege of joining a multidisciplinary team on an ever-changing site for one of Amentum’s most exciting delivery partners. At Amentum, we provide construction solutions for the most innovative and high-tech clients the UK has to offer.

We are seeking a EHS Advisor who has strong experience in Fire Safety & Risk Management i.e., Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Plans & Hot Works Permits and Safe Systems of Work Control i.e., Setting to Work, Permit Issuing, Facilitating RAMS Production and Work-Pack Coordination etc.

The EHS Advisor will work directly with the Amentum project team, our wider supply-chain and our client supporting the governance of the Health and Safety. This role involves promoting and enhancing the already established EHS culture, providing value through innovation and industry best practice, whilst providing oversight for the safe delivery of EHS excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring delivery meets the company and client requirements by determining safe methods of working, identifying hazards and unsafe conditions, and advise on written method statements, assist in producing risk assessments, and the preparation and review of safety documentation.

• Carrying out site safety inspections, undertaking targeted audits and promoting a strong safety culture to the workforce to improve behavioural safety.

• Development and implementation of forward initiatives and training to Learn from Experience, provide coaching and enable continuous improvement.

• Ensure management and workforce are aware of site conditions & requirements, HS&E legislation, environmental consents, impact assessments, codes of practice changes and any other changes which may occur.

• Engagement with all levels within the organization.

• Provide competent conventional safety advice including fire safety arrangements and SSoW control.

• Injury/incident reporting and investigation

Here’s What You’ll Need

• NEBOSH General and/or Construction certificate.

• NEBOSH Fire Certificate or Equivalent.

• NVQ Level 5 in Occupational Health & Safety or Equivalent i.e., Diploma in Fire Safety & Risk Management

• Significant site and construction experience.

• Experience in incident investigation and reporting.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to work with people at all levels of an organisation.

• Strong IT skills.

• Good knowledge of CDM.

• Technical member of IOSH (minimum).

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

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