HEO Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager
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Job Summary
Health, Safety and Sustainability Advisor is to ensure the DefAc UK is operating in a compliant manner to all MOD policy including JSP375, HMG legislation and enforcement measures as well as developing new initiatives and policies to improve sustainability at the DefAc UK.
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Job Summary
Health, Safety and Sustainability Advisor is to ensure the DefAc UK is operating in a compliant manner to all MOD policy including JSP375, HMG legislation and enforcement measures as well as developing new initiatives and policies to improve sustainability at the DefAc UK.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Join Us in Shaping a Safer, More Sustainable Future
At the Defence Academy of the UK, we believe that a safe, healthy, and sustainable workplace is the foundation of long-term success—for our people, our business, and the communities we serve. We're looking for a passionate and experienced Health, Safety, and Sustainability Manager to lead our efforts in creating a culture where safety and sustainability are embedded in everything we do.
This is more than a compliance role. It's an opportunity to drive meaningful change, influence strategic decisions, and make a lasting impact. If you thrive on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
The main objectives of the role would be;
* Working as part of the Station Safety Team to develop and manage the Functional Safety Management Plan (FSMP) and Action Plan, and any other relevant Station Management Plans, updating and revising as necessary in line with MOD and national policy.
* Advice the HoE and line managers (at all levels), in conjunction with relevant specialists, on Health, Safety and Sustainability requirements. This must include establishing a culture of awareness and reporting, with continuous evaluation of practices, procedures and facilities to ensure risk is ALARP and law adhered to.
* Investigate accidents and dangerous occurrences, producing written comments and/or reports, where applicable, identifying root causes in order that lessons can be identified, and improvements made.
* Conduct audits to monitor for compliance across the site, recommending solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
* Managing the Station accident reporting programme, prepare HSE Forms 2508/IE RIDDOR and report accidents as directed by the SHSA.
* Deliver on-the-job training in matters of health, safety and sustainability, including promoting initiatives and continuous improvement.
* Engaging and working in partnership with strategic partners in the provision of a safe environment.
* Bring to the attention of the Head of Establishment and safety staff, new safety information and legislation or sustainability initiatives as it becomes available for consideration before disseminating to the wider audience. The information should be conveyed using media methods available in an easy to read and attention catching format.
* Facilitate, and where appropriate chair the Safety and Sustainability Working Groups, reporting into the Safety Steering Group. Report on health, safety and sustainability awareness, issues and statistics.
* Conduct training and presentations for health, safety and sustainability matters and accident prevention and near-miss reporting.
* Carry out any other duties as directed by line management appropriate to grade and discipline.
* Strive to expand your knowledge through continuous professional development.
Join Us in Shaping a Safer, More Sustainable Future
At the Defence Academy of the UK, we believe that a safe, healthy, and sustainable workplace is the foundation of long-term success—for our people, our business, and the communities we serve. We're looking for a passionate and experienced Health, Safety, and Sustainability Manager to lead our efforts in creating a culture where safety and sustainability are embedded in everything we do.
This is more than a compliance role. It's an opportunity to drive meaningful change, influence strategic decisions, and make a lasting impact. If you thrive on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
The main objectives of the role would be;
* Working as part of the Station Safety Team to develop and manage the Functional Safety Management Plan (FSMP) and Action Plan, and any other relevant Station Management Plans, updating and revising as necessary in line with MOD and national policy.
* Advice the HoE and line managers (at all levels), in conjunction with relevant specialists, on Health, Safety and Sustainability requirements. This must include establishing a culture of awareness and reporting, with continuous evaluation of practices, procedures and facilities to ensure risk is ALARP and law adhered to.
* Investigate accidents and dangerous occurrences, producing written comments and/or reports, where applicable, identifying root causes in order that lessons can be identified, and improvements made.
* Conduct audits to monitor for compliance across the site, recommending solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
* Managing the Station accident reporting programme, prepare HSE Forms 2508/IE RIDDOR and report accidents as directed by the SHSA.
* Deliver on-the-job training in matters of health, safety and sustainability, including promoting initiatives and continuous improvement.
* Engaging and working in partnership with strategic partners in the provision of a safe environment.
* Bring to the attention of the Head of Establishment and safety staff, new safety information and legislation or sustainability initiatives as it becomes available for consideration before disseminating to the wider audience. The information should be conveyed using media methods available in an easy to read and attention catching format.
* Facilitate, and where appropriate chair the Safety and Sustainability Working Groups, reporting into the Safety Steering Group. Report on health, safety and sustainability awareness, issues and statistics.
* Conduct training and presentations for health, safety and sustainability matters and accident prevention and near-miss reporting.
* Carry out any other duties as directed by line management appropriate to grade and discipline.
* Strive to expand your knowledge through continuous professional development.
Person specification
This role would suit a H&S professional looking for a unique and stretching challenge.
The post holder will need to be natural relationship builder in order to manage responsibilities across the site.
Nebosh Certificate or NVQ/IOSH level 3 as a minimum. Although experience will be taken into account.
Experience conducting risk assessments, and experience with audit and assurance activities is an additional benefit.
Qualifications
NEBOSH in Health and Safety
Languages
English
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
* Managing a Quality Service
Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 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%
Please Note
* 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.
* 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.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Candidates will also also be required to provide a statement of suitability. (250 Word count)
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, statement of suitability & the following Behaviours:
* Communicating & influencing
* Changing & improving
* Working together
* Managing a quality service
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:
* Communicating & influencing
* Changing & improving
* Working together
* Managing a quality service
Further Information
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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 mitigations 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.
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 in to 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.
Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
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.
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.
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).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
* Name : Alexandra Mcknight
* Email : alexandra.mcknight100@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.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Other
* Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing
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