Job titleDeputy Director Health & Safety and Sustainability Job referenceBEDS2848 Date posted29/07/2025 Application closing date31/08/2025 LocationLuton Salary£65,000 - £70,000 Spot Salary, B and C ContractPermanent Contractual hours37 BasisFull time Job category/typeProfessional services Attachments Blank Job information
Estates & Facilities (E&F) provide the range of strategic and operational support to the University to ensure its buildings deliver towards the Corporate Strategy. It also provides the lead in Health and Safety and Sustainability.
E&F acts as a “Corporate Landlord” to the University providing, strategic direction, property, accommodation, catering, maintenance (reactive & planned), Project Management (Capital delivery), cleaning, security, stewarding, and other related matters across all campuses, ensuring a safe, compliant, sustainable and successful environment.
Reporting into the Director of Estates and Facilities, you will play a key role in leading the development of sustainability, health and safety strategies, policies and practice, and advising managers on means whereby the University can provide a sustainable, safe, healthy and secure environment across all campuses for all its students, staff, visitors and contractors.
You will ensure that E&F continues to support the University by providing sector leading approaches to sustainability, health and safety. You will be an experienced senior manager and hold qualifications and membership for recognised health and safety bodies and have strong knowledge of health and safety legislation. Having previously worked in a medium to large organisation, you will be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills through offering health and safety advice and guidance to managers.
Currently ranked 1st in the UK People and Planet league for our approaches to sustainability, the role is critical to our commitment to minmising our impact to the environment.
The role is primarily based at the main Luton campus, however, regular travel to other University campuses and study centres for meetings and to regularly review the health and safety compliance across the estate will be required.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Toby Maloy, Director of Estates and Facilities, via email at