Line Management and Team Leadership: Directly line manages the Health and Safety Advisor supporting their professional development and performance. Establishes team priorities, objectives, and workload plans aligned to strategic goals. Act as the escalation point to Health and Safety Advisors and Officers. Undertake regular one-to-ones, and training needs analysis for H&S and other safety critical roles within Accommodation. Strategic & Policy Leadership: Lead on the development, implementation and review of health and safety policies and procedures tailored to the accommodation function. Ensure all H&S systems and processes align with statutory requirements, DIO Safety management System, MOD policy and Standards (e.g. JSP 375/ 815) and best practice. Act as Accommodations competent person and subject matter expert for housing related health and safety risks. Compliance, Assurance & Monitoring: Oversee compliance with key housing related safety risks, including asbestos, fire safety, legionella, gas, damp and mould, electrical safety reflecting the risk profile and priorities. Conduct and manage inspections, audits, and assurance activities across accommodation estates. Monitor contractor and internal performance through KPIs, SLAs and audit results, taking corrective actions as necessary. Risk & Incident Management: Lead investigations into serious incidents and near-misses, ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions are implemented. Provide relevant reports. Establish and maintain an Accommodation H&S risk profile (risk register) and H&S improvement plan for the accommodation estate. Support business continuity and emergency planning from a health and safety perspective. Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement: Work collaboratively with industry partners, contractors, internal departments, and regulators to ensure safe service delivery and continuous improvement in H&S. Provide expert H&S input into supplier governance, contract management, and service improvement planning. Represent the health safety function at regional and national governance boards, working groups, and assurance forums. Reporting & Governance: Produce regular reports on health and safety performance, trends, and risk for senior leadership and departmental governance. Ensure accurate reporting of incidents, RIDDOR compliance, and appropriate escalation of risks and issues. Contribute to responses to internal audits, regulatory inspections, and parliamentary enquiries. Training & Culture: Promote a strong safety culture by developing and delivering a training, awareness campaigns and H&S communications. Ensure staff and contractors are aware of their roles and responsibilities under H&S legislation and internal policy. Establish the development of a H&S competence framework across the team and wider business to improve the H&S knowledge and skills throughout Accommodation and its stakeholders. A full UK driving licence will be required as the Region is geographically dispersed, and the successful candidate will be site based with a requirement to travel to different locations to fulfil occasional national travel. Noting Public Transport is not available to many of our locations. Person specification Essential Experience & Skills NEBOSH H&S Diploma or IOSH Level 3. Technical or Certified IOSH membership and working towards Chartered Membership status. Substantial experience in health and safety leadership within housing, estates, FM, construction, or public sector environments. Knowledge of Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) and Building Safety Act 2022. Demonstrated ability to manage and develop teams. Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and property compliance. Experience leading audits, investigations, and working with contractors or industry partners. Hold a full UK driving licence. You will inspire and support others and take accountability for actions, empowering people to be the best they can be, having the confidence to be inclusive and value difference. The deliver area is geographically large and the successful candidate will be required to travel to different locations to fulfil the role successfully and effectively, some overnight stays may be required. Desirable Experience & Skills Additional certifications in fire risk assessments, asbestos awareness, or legionella management Training in incident investigation ISO 45001 Internal / Lead Auditor or similar Management or leadership qualification Working within a MOD, housing or government accommodation context. Familiarity with JSP 375/ 815 and MOD safety frameworks. Experience overseeing regional or national H&S programmes. Personal Attributes Required Strong leadership and people management skills. Excellent communication and influencing ability. Organised, analytical and solutions focused. Calm and decisive under pressure. Committed to continuous professional development and improvement. Licences Full UK Driving Licence Qualifications NEBOSH Diploma or IOSH Level 3. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Leadership Working Together Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Seeing the Big Picture We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Managing a Quality Service Leadership Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of 59,690, Ministry of Defence contributes 17,292 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Alternative working practices such as flexible working We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service Enhanced parental leave Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can be request further information how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services are unable to respond to any questions in relation to working arrangements. The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. Please Note:- Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed. Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical Skills. Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience. Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit. Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history, full qualification details and previous skills and experience. At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and the following: Behaviours: Managing a Quality Service Leadership Working Together In the event of a high volume of applications, the sift will be based on Managing a Quality Service and Leadership only. Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. At interview, you will be assessed against the above along with the following: Behaviours: Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Seeing the Big Picture Interviews are currently scheduled to take place in person at RAF Wyton and are expected to be conducted within 3 weeks of advert close. A minimum of 2 full working days notice will be provided for interviews. We will endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs. We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn't always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigation's can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment. The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Kieron Mullen Email : Kieron.Mullen816@mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk Further information Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk. Attachments DIO Candidate Information Guide Opens in new window (pdf, 1963kB) EXTERNAL PACK Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB) Candidate Information updated_ Opens in new window (docx, 31kB)