Lead SHEQ Advisor

Provide strategic leadership on all Safety, Health, Security and Environmental (SHES) matters, driving a positive safety culture and ensuring procedural compliance across the portfolio.

Lead Construction Design and Management (CDM) activities and ensure statutory compliance for substations, including environmental management, asbestos controls and regulatory requirements.

Act as the key interface for operational compliance, ensuring procedural changes are effectively communicated, implemented and embedded across all teams.

Manage safety and environmental incident investigations, ensuring robust root cause analysis, timely corrective actions and effective sharing of lessons learned.

Deliver and oversee assurance programmes, including audits, first and second line assurance activities, trend analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

Provide expert SHES advice, guidance and interpretation of safety rules, supporting both local and national safety improvement programmes.

Lead stakeholder engagement with internal teams, government agencies, local resilience forums and training academies, strengthening emergency preparedness, capability development and compliance performance.

Support new team members in identifying SHES training and development opportunities

Line management responsibility for the SHES Support team

Minimum HNC (or equivalent) in a STEM discipline, preferably Electrical Engineering, with a strong understanding of technical issues associated with construction and substation environments.

Extensive knowledge of National Grid Safety Rules, National Safety Instructions, Working Procedures, and statutory compliance requirements affecting operational activities.

In-depth understanding of SHE legislation, including the application of SHES controls and the ability to undertake cost-benefit analysis when implementing safety measures.

Proven experience leading dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams, with effective people management skills across a full range of staff in a delivery environment.

NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) with a strong commitment to maintaining high standards of safety, health, environmental, and sustainability performance.

Strong commercial awareness with the ability to analyse performance data, identify improvement opportunities, and drive continuous improvement while reducing unit costs.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence performance, support operational delivery, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

£61,416 - £66,758 dependent on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance, Job Requirement Car and competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, Job Requirement Car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 29 September 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 12 October 26 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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