SHEQ Advisor
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Do you have a passion for keeping people safe and driving a strong safety culture? Are you looking for a role where you can make a real impact and be at the heart of health and safety excellence? If so, we want YOU!
Why This Role?
At the OCU Group, safety is more than just compliance, it’s our way of working. We’re looking for a proactive, hands-on, and dynamic Health & Safety Advisors who thrive on creating safer workplaces, engaging with teams and influencing positive change. An expert within your field, you will be providing advice, training and support across all departments.
Experienced with the power sector, you will join our team in Borehamwood or Iver, covering Power Projects across West London and the M4 corridor. You will drive compliance with company policies, procedures and integrated management systems, while attending client contract meetings and delivering presentations as needed.
Your day to day responsibilities will be more than just ensuring policies are adhered too. Investigating incidents, identifying root causes and implementing preventative measures will be a key aspect of your role, along with compiling and submitting reports to senior SHEQ management in a timely manner. You will also be undertaking tasks such as:
- Conducting training, toolbox talks and inductions
- Creating and reviewing the production of risk assessments and method statements and answering any health and safety related queries
- Undertaking audits and inspections of the sites, identifying areas for improvement and reporting on the findings
In addition, you will play a crucial role in supporting the development and execution of HSE programs, working closely with the Health, Safety & Environmental Manager and the Head of SHE Major Projects.
To support your expression of interest, you will have demonstrable knowledge/experience as follows:
- Proven experience in a similar role ideally within the power sector
- NEBOSH Certificate and ideally relevant membership of IOSH
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work well with a wide range of people
- Drive and enthusiasm with the ability to promote a positive Health and Safety culture
- Experience working in live substations is desirable, as well as previous exposure to DNO and IDNO environments.
- A full UK driving license is essential.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your Health & Safety career, apply today and help us create safer, smarter workplaces!
What’s in It for You?
- A supportive team environment where your expertise is valued
- Career progression opportunities in a growing company
- Competitive salary + benefits package (e.g., pension, health insurance)
- The chance to make a real difference in workplace safety
About us:
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions. Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
- We believe that being successful is a choice.
- We choose to be successful.
- We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
The OCU Group is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, noting that candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
- Division
- OCU Services
- Locations
- Iver, Borehamwood
- Employment Status
- PAYE/Staff

Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
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