Health, Safety & Environment Manager

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

We are seeking an experienced Health, Safety and Environment Manager to lead and actively shape a positive safety culture at our UKAEA South Yorkshire site in Rotherham. This operational site supports pioneering fusion engineering and world-leading scientific research, including first-of-a-kind test rigs and advanced laboratories. Working on site five days a week, you will provide visible, hands-on leadership to a diverse community of engineers, scientists, project managers, contractors and visitors. As the stand-alone HSE lead, you will act as the trusted advisor to the senior leadership team, delivering clear, confident guidance in a fast-evolving environment and playing a key role in supporting one of the UK’s most innovative clean energy programmes.

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Core responsibilities

• Act as the site’s subject matter expert for health, safety and environment
• Supervise staff and contractors on site to ensure they maintain safe working practices
• Advise and support senior managers, project teams and engineering groups in all areas of HSE
• Lead HSE planning and oversight for an ambitious capital programme, including first of a kind fusion rig development
• Conduct inspections, audits and incident reviews, promoting learning and continuous improvement
• Ensure safe, compliant operation of office, laboratories, rig‑hall and construction areas
• Build strong relationships across a diverse stakeholder group — from scientists to construction specialists, adapting approach as required
  
  

• Qualified to degree level or NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Healt
• Demonstrable HSE leadership experience across construction or complex major mechanical and engineering projects containing high hazard plant.
• Experience with compliance to CDM regulations would be highly desirable, but not essential

If you’re passionate about protecting people, enabling cutting‑edge science, and contributing to a collaborative and inclusive culture, we’d love to hear from you.

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ but highlights include:

• £51317 base salary
• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure, 2.5 privilege day and 8 Bank holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working options

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit. Further information can be found here.