SHESQ Advisor

Description

Location: Leeds

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-Time

Renumeration Indicator: Competitive salary plus company vehicle, pension.
Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within the Infrastructure and energy sector.

The Opportunity

As a SHESQ Advisor, you will be responsible for supporting effective SHESQ delivery across allocated departments, projects, contracts and operational areas. The role provides dynamic, tactical support to local operational management to protect people, assets and the environment from harm.

What You'll Do

• Deliver SHESQ assurance and support by implementing planned assurance activity, responding dynamically to business needs, and supporting coordinated assurance strategies, including reactive/corrective actions and proactive campaigns.
• Provide front-line SHESQ leadership and advice to Project Managers, Site Managers, Supervisors, Front-Line Managers and other stakeholders, ensuring risks are identified, controlled and mitigated in line with policies, assurance strategies and Mindset principles.
• Support operational planning and mobilisation through SHESQ input to tenders, PQQs, bids, new contracts, projects, depots and acquisitions, while coaching teams in risk assessments, method statements, SHESQ plans and CDM Construction Phase Plans.
• Lead communication, engagement and capability development through SHESQ communications, inductions, worker consultation, coaching and mentoring, including development of Level 2/3 SHESQ Advisors and line management responsibilities.
• Provide specialist and dynamic SHESQ support by leading an agreed area of expertise within the UK-wide SMS pool, coordinating specialist input, delivering improvement and coaching campaigns, and undertaking audits, inspections and other emerging SHESQ activities across regions and contracts.

What You'll Bring

• Professional qualifications: NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent H&S management qualification (or working towards); Technical Member of IOSH and/or ISEP; ILM Level 4 or equivalent (or working towards); and Lead/Internal Auditor qualification or experience in ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001.
• Technical & sector experience: Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and company systems; experience in SHESQ assurance and front-line support within relevant sectors; full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Desirable qualifications: Complementary qualifications in Environmental and/or Quality disciplines, together with additional Quality-related qualifications and skills.
• Leadership & communication: Professional, self-organised and motivated, with strong collaboration, stakeholder influencing, communication and presentation skills; able to lead, motivate, coach and mentor others and support effective SHESQ leadership and culture.
• Personal effectiveness: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, a positive “can-do” and methodical approach, passion for driving process safety management, and a proven ability to deliver results and develop Trainees and Level 2/3 SHESQ Advisors.

About OCU Group

At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.

As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.

Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.

Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.

We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.

At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.

Our Culture & Values

At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.

To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing [email protected].