Health, Safety & Environment Assistant

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Job Title: Health, Safety & Environment Assistant

Location: Newbury

Compensation: £25,000-£35,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 45295

Build the future

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Health, Safety & Environment Assistant at our Newbury site

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers’ defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility

Cavendish Nuclear

The Health, Safety & Environment Assistant role is within our Cavendish Nuclear business

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

The role

The difference our new Health, Safety & Environment Assistant will make

As a Health, Safety & Environment Assistant, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We are offering the right individual a chance to develop a career in health and safety with one of the UK’s leading nuclear businesses.

Day to day, you’ll working with us in a development role to deliver the implementation of a health and safety management programme to our nuclear customer base.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you’ll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role is a development opportunity so you would be expected to attend the office for the majority of the week until you are up to speed with the needs of our business, further flexibility will be available at this stage.

Essential Experience

• IT literate and competent with databases and MS applications
• Keen to develop a career in Health and Safety, full support and training will be provided to help achieve this
• Enthusiastic with a hunger to learn and develop yourself
• Good attention to detail and able to work in a project environment
• Must be eligible to gain and maintain UK SC Security clearance
  
  

What We Offer

Generous benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays. You also have the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 7.5% of salary, with life assurance
• Loyalty Recognition
• Profession membership subscriptions – Subscription fees for one relevant professional institute per person per annum.
• Working from home and flexible work patterns
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
• Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best
  
  

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.