QHSE Advisor in Dartford, Kent

QHSE Advisor

Location: Dartford
Salary: £45K-£50K

QHSE Advisor

A leading engineering and manufacturing business in the industrial cooling and HVAC sector is looking for an experienced QHSE/ HSQE Advisor to support and improve its Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental standards across multiple UK sites.

The role will have a strong focus on Quality Management Systems, ISO compliance and internal auditing, alongside supporting wider health, safety and CDM compliance across the business.

The Role

• Support, maintain and continually improve the company’s Quality Management System (QMS).
• Carry out internal audits, monitor compliance and support the business with ongoing ISO requirements.
• Support compliance with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, with Quality being a key focus of the role.
• Manage audit findings, non-conformances, corrective actions and continuous improvement activities.
• Support the business as it develops quality and compliance requirements around an expanding nuclear project portfolio.
• Work closely with the company’s R&D / compressor test centre, supporting quality, compliance and HSQE standards within a technical engineering environment.
• Support managers, service teams and subcontractors with HSQE requirements across operational and project activities.
• Support CDM compliance across relevant projects and small works.
• Carry out branch and site audits across the company’s Southern service network, ensuring processes, documentation and standards are being followed consistently.
• Support investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses and quality issues.
• Monitor performance, identify trends and report findings to senior management.
• Promote a strong Quality, HSQE and compliance culture across the business.

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years’ experience within Quality, HSQE, QHSE or a similar compliance-focused role in an engineering, industrial or technical environment.
• Strong experience managing or maintaining a QMS.
• Hands-on experience carrying out internal audits.
• Good working knowledge of ISO 9001, ideally alongside ISO 14001 and 45001.
• Internal Auditor qualification or equivalent auditing experience.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent H&S qualification.
• Working knowledge of CDM regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing non-conformances, corrective actions, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to travel across multiple Southern UK sites.

Desirable

• Experience within engineering services, HVAC, refrigeration, M&E, industrial equipment or another technical service environment.
• Experience supporting external certification or surveillance audits.
• Experience within regulated or high-compliance environments such as nuclear, defence or critical infrastructure.

Benefits

£45K–£50K

26 days holiday

Company vehicle

Pension plan

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Company sick pay

Training & funded qualifications

Long service awards & employee discounts