SHEQ Advisor

SHEQ Advisor London Docklands (Hybrid - 3 days per week)Permanent£55k-£65k + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Freedom Group have an exciting opportunity for a SHEQ Advisor to join our Major Projects & Connections division, supporting the delivery of Project Olympus—a flagship regeneration scheme in London’s Docklands. This site-based role will provide professional Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality support to our teams, supply chain, and clients, ensuring compliance with Group procedures and promoting a positive safety culture.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Conducting site inspections and audits to ensure compliance with company systems and processes.
• Monitoring SHEQ performance and escalating significant findings to the Business Director and SHEQ Manager.
• Supporting project teams with SHEQ advice and guidance.
• Building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Leading accident and incident investigations and ensuring follow-up actions are completed.
• Coordinating with the Group SHEQ team to ensure consistency across the business.
• Attending and presenting at client SHEQ forums and sharing outcomes across the team.
• Monitoring contractor compliance across projects.
• Maintaining personal competence and contributing to the development of the SHEQ Management System.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a proactive and knowledgeable SHEQ professional who thrives in a dynamic project environment. Ideally, you’ll have:

Essential:

• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Practical experience delivering projects in line with CDM regulations.
• Working knowledge of HSG47 and underground utility avoidance.
• Construction and/or utility sector experience.

Strongly Desirable:

• Experience in electrical utilities.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate, Diploma, or NVQ Level 6.
• IOSH membership (Chartered or Certified preferred, or willing to work towards).
• Environmental qualifications (e.g. IEMA or NEBOSH Environmental Certificate).

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Company Car/Car Allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

Next Steps:

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us:

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.#LI-RF1#LI-Hybrid#Freedom