Senior SHEQ Advisor

OCU Group has a new opportunity for an experienced SHEQ Advisor to join the team based in London, to cover projects in the London area. The purpose of the role is to provide Health, Safety & Environmental leadership and information, advice and training to all levels and departments within the OCU Business, working across a number of Power projects across the business.

Driven by values, powered by inclusion. At OCU, our values guide everything we do: integrity, collaboration, respect, innovation and one company united. They shape how we work with our clients, communities, and each other. We believe that inclusion is more than a principle — it’s the foundation of our success. By embracing equity and ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to thrive, we create a workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone feels they belong. Together, we build stronger teams, deliver better outcomes, and grow in ways that reflect the communities we serve. If you want to be part of a culture where values matter and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do, apply now and help us shape the future together.

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Your day to day responsibilities will include:

• You will ensure strict adherence to the reporting and recording procedures for accidents and dangerous occurrences as required under RIDDOR, as directed by the SHEQ Manager.
• Shall be responsible for providing specialist advice on the company's safety policy and procedures and compliance with statutory obligations throughout the company.
• Shall monitor arrangements to ensure that health and safety standards applied by contractors are satisfactory and in accordance with contractual arrangements, company specifications, policy and procedures.
• Shall ensure that site employees work in accordance with the company’s health and safety requirements, policy’s and procedures along with those of its Clients.
• Shall recommend disciplinary procedures where any member of site supervisory staff fails to discharge their safety responsibilities satisfactorily.
• Shall take appropriate action when notified of disregard of safety on site.
• Shall ensure the provision of a safe and healthy working environment for persons working in or visiting any company operation, site and/or premises.
• Shall monitor provision and effectiveness of adequate and existing welfare facilities.
• Promote the reporting of near misses throughout the company.
• You are required to work at any site on which the Company operates, as authorised and as determined by the needs of the business. You will not be required to work outside the United Kingdom.

To be successful in the role you will need to demonstrate:

• Experience of working as a Senior SHEQ Advisor within Construction, Utilities, Civil engineering, ideally within the Power arena.
• Delivering Toolbox Talks.
• Excellent Spoken & Written Communication Skills.
• Positive people Management skills.
• The ability to act with initiative.
• A mindset of continual improvement.
• Good negotiation skills.
• A tactful but assertive manner.
• Capable of delivering confident articulate presentations.
• Logical thinking & problem solving ability.
• Good organisational skills & attention to detail.
• The ability to cope under pressure.
• Be able to interpret and understand relevant Laws.
• Competent in MS Word, Excel Power Point & Teams.
• Report writing (including, incident investigation, Robust RCA).
• Self-motivated but able to work as part of a team.
• Trustworthiness and discretion, when handling confidential information.

• NCRQ level 6 / NVQ level 6 / NEBOSH diploma.
• Previous experience working in the utilities sector (Power sector preferred).
• Previous experience Working within Live Substations (Desirable).
• Experience working with management systems and the NERS Accreditation (Desirable).
• Experience working in DNOs and IDNOs.
• EUSR or CSCS in General Health and Safety.
• Proficient in compiling reports.
• MUST HOLD CURRENT FULL UK DRIVERS LICENSE.