Senior EHSS Advisor

Senior EHSS Advisor (Multi-Site)
Salary to £65000 + Benefits
Based Leicester with National Travel
Environmental | Health & Safety | Sustainability | Business Continuity
| ISO 14001 | ISO 45001 | ISO 22301
 
We are recruiting an exceptional Senior EHSS Advisor to join a highly respected international organisation operating within a complex, highly regulated manufacturing and technology environment. This is a career-defining opportunity for an ambitious EHSS professional who wants to make a genuine impact across multiple locations while working closely with senior leadership to shape standards, governance and best practice.
 
This role offers the perfect blend of strategic influence and operational involvement, allowing you to lead audits, enhance management systems, improve business continuity resilience, strengthen environmental performance and build a world-class EHSS culture across the organisation.
If you thrive in environments where compliance, continuous improvement, risk management and operational excellence are business-critical, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
The Opportunity
As Senior EHSS Advisor, you will work closely with the EHSS Director to support and develop a robust Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Sustainability framework across multiple UK locations including manufacturing facilities, technical operations, laboratories and corporate environments.
You will play a key role in driving consistency, compliance and continuous improvement while ensuring all sites remain audit-ready and aligned with recognised international standards.
Key Responsibilities

• Support the deployment and delivery of EHSS strategy across multiple UK sites
• Drive compliance and continuous improvement across Environmental, Health & Safety Management Systems
• Support and maintain ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 22301 management systems
• Coordinate and lead internal audit programmes across multiple locations
• Support external certification and surveillance audits
• Conduct site inspections, compliance reviews and risk assessments
• Lead and support incident investigations and root cause analysis activities
• Monitor EHSS performance metrics and provide meaningful reporting to senior stakeholders
• Drive standardisation of EHSS processes, procedures and governance frameworks
• Support business continuity planning, resilience and crisis management activities
• Collaborate with operational leadership teams to improve EHSS culture and performance
• Deliver coaching, mentoring and training to managers and site teams
• Support sustainability initiatives including environmental reporting and carbon reduction programmes

What We're Looking For
We are keen to speak with experienced EHSS professionals who have operated within manufacturing, engineering, industrial, technical, pharmaceutical, aerospace, defence, life sciences or similarly regulated environments.
Essential Experience

• Significant experience within Environmental, Health & Safety roles
• Strong knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
• Strong knowledge of ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
• Experience supporting or managing multi-site EHSS programmes
• Internal auditing and compliance management experience
• Strong understanding of UK Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
• Experience conducting risk assessments and incident investigations
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Ability to travel regularly throughout the UK

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
• IEMA Qualified
• IOSH Certified

Highly Desirable

• Lead Auditor qualification
• ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management experience
• Security risk management experience
• Manufacturing or industrial sector background
• Sustainability reporting experience
• Carbon accounting knowledge including Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
• Experience with CDP, EcoVadis or ESG reporting frameworks

Why Apply?
This is far more than a traditional Health & Safety position.
You'll have the opportunity to:

• Influence EHSS strategy at a senior level
• Work directly with executive leadership
• Support multiple operational sites across the UK
• Lead major audit and compliance programmes
• Develop expertise across EHSS, sustainability, security and business continuity
• Drive meaningful organisational change
• Join a stable, growing and highly respected organisation
• Build a pathway towards EHSS Manager, Head of EHSS or Director-level opportunities

Ideal Candidate Profile
You are likely to be an experienced:

• Senior EH&S Advisor
• EHSS Advisor
• Environmental Health & Safety Manager
• Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
• HSE Manager
• SHEQ Manager
• EHS Business Partner
• Sustainability & Compliance Manager
• EHSS Lead
• Multi-Site HSE Manager

Apply Now
If you're looking for a role where your expertise will genuinely influence organisational performance, safety culture, sustainability outcomes and operational resilience across a complex multi-site environment, we'd welcome a confidential discussion.