Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Murphy is recruiting for a Senior SHES Advisor to join our growing Infrastructure team, delivering water infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects in partnership with Thames Water as part of the AMP8 framework. Murphy is a long-standing delivery partner to leading water clients across the UK and Ireland, including Thames Water, Severn Trent, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water, SES Water, Bristol Water, South East Water, and Uisce Éireann, where we operate over 25 facilities under full DBOM contracts.

As a Senior SHES Advisor, you will advise and support Managers and Supervisors to discharge their responsibilities for the Safety, Health, Environment, and Sustainability (SHES) of employees and others to whom they have a duty, as defined by legislation and company procedures. You will disseminate SHES information to relevant employees and participate in committees and joint consultations affecting the workforce.

You will ensure all personnel are aware of their statutory duties and provide advice as required. Supporting site management teams to ensure compliance with SHES Plans, you will carry out regular assurance activities to verify work is conducted in accordance with company policy, procedures, and statutory provisions.

Leading and participating in accident and incident investigations, you will analyse data and make recommendations to prevent reoccurrences. You will collate and review business and contract SHES statistics, identifying trends and areas for improvement, and develop SHES campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with SHES management.

Your role will include reviewing SHES plans for risk identification and mitigation, ensuring compliance, identifying significant SHES issues, and managing consents, permits, or exemptions. You will maintain records to ensure compliance with legislation, company procedures, and contract requirements.

Additional responsibilities include providing reports and presentations, conducting site inductions and training, supporting audit programmes, undertaking internal and external audits, and contributing to pre-qualification, tender, and SHES award submissions.

Murphy is committed to a safe and sustainable working environment and values your contribution to maintaining these standards.

Experience
Previous experience in a Health & Safety role is essential. Working knowledge of water or civil engineering interfaces and practices is highly desirable, ideally with experience on large-scale water or civil projects.

About you
You are proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work collaboratively with site management and teams. You have strong communication skills and the ability to influence and support others in meeting SHES responsibilities.

Qualifications
NEBOSH General Certificate
Knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations
Familiarity with OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001 standards is required.