Senior SHE Advisor

Job Title: Senior SHE Advisor

Location: Portsmouth (HM Naval Base)

Service Area: SHEQ & Transformation

Hours of Work: 37 Per week

Salary: £45,000 – £51,000

As a Senior SHE Advisor, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering KBS Maritime’s Safety, Health and Environmental strategy across our operations. You’ll lead the development and deployment of SHE policies and management systems aligned with ISO
45001 and ISO
14001, ensuring they are embedded effectively across projects and sites. Acting as a senior point of expertise, you’ll provide strategic guidance to line leaders, project managers, and subcontractors, enabling them to manage SHE risks confidently and compliantly.

You will drive continuous improvement initiatives, lead complex incident investigations, and provide assurance through audits, performance reporting, and regulatory engagement. With a strong influence across the business, you’ll champion a proactive SHE culture, support change programmes, and ensure SHE considerations are integrated into decision‑making at all levels. Your leadership will be instrumental in elevating SHE performance and embedding best practices across the organisation.

You’ll bring exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the credibility to engage stakeholders across all levels, from frontline teams to senior leadership and external partners. Your ability to navigate sensitive issues, build trust, and drive collaboration will be key. You’ll be adept at solving complex problems in dynamic environments, applying commercial awareness and strategic thinking to deliver practical, high‑impact solutions.

Your integrity and proactive mindset will set you apart, enabling you to lead with confidence and contribute meaningfully to a culture of excellence. You’ll also be comfortable working autonomously, managing competing priorities, and delivering results that align with business goals and regulatory expectations.

You’ll be a SHE professional currently working at a Senior level or have the ability and experience at Advisor level to take the step up. You’ll have a recognised qualification, such as NEBOSH, NVQ, or NCRQ at Level 6, or will be working towards this level, along with strong post‑qualification experience in applying SHE principles within complex operational environments. Possessing a deep technical understanding of SHE standards and practices you will ideally hold membership with a relevant professional institution.

Your expertise will allow you to interpret regulations, influence policy, and drive strategic improvements.

With understanding into how SHE integrates into business operations, you’ll be able to translate complex requirements into actionable plans. With a strong grasp of site‑specific challenges and organisational goals, you’ll use your experience to embed effective SHE processes, influence key stakeholders, and deliver meaningful change across the business.

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group income protection
• Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
• Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
• Continued professional career development
• Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
• Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
• 50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard

More information can be found on our website.

Applications are urged to apply prior to the advertising closing date of 6th February 2026 with a view of interviews scheduled to commence week commencing 16th February 2026. For all queries, please contact  in the first instance who will advise accordingly.

At KBS Maritime, we’re not just another company – we’re an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and K . Our team is dedicated to providing Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Energy Solutions and Alongside Services at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP), the beating heart of the Royal Navy.

With almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy’s surface ships stationed at HMNBP, working with KBS Maritime means being at the forefront of innovation and progress. We operate in a unique and fascinating environment, with a mix of historic dockyards and cutting‑edge infrastructure that’s unlike any other.

By delivering state of the art solutions to the Royal Navy, KBS Maritime offers the chance to work on projects that make a real difference to the safety, security, and sustainability of the UK’s National Defence and Security. But it’s not just about the work – at KBS Maritime, we believe in the value of our people. We have the ethos of a small business, which means we value and empower our team members to succeed.