About the job

Summary

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Health and Safety Manager assisting and advising the Head of Site Services and Project Managers in all matters of construction/alternations on site FM Health and Safety and actively maintaining a high level of awareness of Health and Safety practice and legislation. The role also involves supporting safety inspections and ensuring safety audit programmes are carried out in accordance with UKHSA safety policies and assisting in ensuring that all safety documentation including risk assessments, are available, comprehensive and up to date. You will also assist in the implementation of ISO 9001 in FM Services.

The role includes development, training and continuous improvement interface with operational leaders and teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and administer procedures to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements in specialist areas including the Fire Risk Assessment and inspection

Carry out regular audits of the health and safety systems for control of contractors

Provide practical support for the preparation for, and manage and organise, inspections by third party assessors, including UKAS and ISO 9001 assessors

Ensure safe systems of work are in place and implemented in accordance with UKHSA policies and systems

Author, manage and review risk assessments

Work with the Safety Advisors and other departmental Safety Officers to ensure consistency of approach

Take part in safety investigations, ensuring timely progression of health and safety actions

Assist in arranging and delivering construction health and safety training

Participate in emergency and unplanned events

Assist in the preparation and update of the site Risk Register

Assist with the monitoring and evaluation of actions arising from incidents, inspections and audits and write reports to highlight issues and provide information to management

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role

• An environment with flexible working options

• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

• A Civil Service pension

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

A detailed job description/main responsibilities is attached in a separate document. Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the job description/person specification (available online) as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.

Please also see job description for competencies.

Option 3 – External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals