Health and Safety Lead

Job Title: Health and Safety Lead

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68063

Lead the way in safety on one of the UK’s most iconic infrastructure projects

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Health and Safety Lead at our Hinkley Point C site.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s vast network of rooms.

The role

As a Health and Safety Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll take a pivotal role in ensuring the wellbeing of our workforce and contractors on the Hinkley Point C construction site – one of the most prestigious nuclear infrastructure projects in the UK.

Day-to-day, you’ll

• Monitor working practices of MEH employees and contractors to ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and welfare standards.
• Record findings from audits and inspections in line with HSSE Management System requirements.
• Support accident investigations and oversee HSE advisors’ KPIs.
• Build strong working relationships with Tier 1 contractors and the Principal Contractor.
• Escalate unresolved issues to H&S or Discipline Leads for further support.
  
  
  

This is a full-time, permanent position, 37 hours per week, based on site at Hinkley Point C near Bridgwater, Somerset.

Essential experience of the Health and Safety Lead:

• Bringing significant, relevant experience in the construction industry.
• Communicating clearly and confidently to explain HSE procedures and expectations to diverse teams.
• Demonstrating a strong working knowledge of Health and Safety regulations.
  
  
  

Qualifications for the Health and Safety Lead:

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
  
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a valid UK passport holder, with the ability to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
  
  
  

Cavendish Nuclear

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.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. 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.

Closing date: 24/11/2025

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