The Health & Safety (H&S) Adviser supports the OHSE specialism by leading H&S investigations, conducting reviews, and reporting. The H&S Adviser is responsible for embedding H&S legislation, regulations, and key H&S communications across the business. The ideal candidate will have on-site H&S experience in a highly regulated environment, be comfortable liaising with on-site industry partners, and ensure that H&S obligations are met. Further responsibilities within the role include liaising with business stakeholders to develop H&S systems and procedures, communicating with all MoD departments across the shipyard, and guiding teams on H&S matters. The role also involves ensuring that workplace risks are controlled and that the organisation successfully meets safety standards. Additional duties include monitoring, recording, and reporting against key performance indicators (KPIs) for internal hazard safety through various key stakeholder groups, as well as acting as a subject matter expert for internal hazard safety at design review meetings. Key Aspects: Responsibilities include: Leading investigations, audits, and assurance reviews, and identifying key learning points to drive continuous improvement. Acting as an escalation point for H&S advice and guidance across the business. Managing elements of embedding OHS legislation and regulations across the SDA. Supporting the development and maintenance of policy and Safety and Environmental Management Systems, while leading on specific aspects of policy management and maintenance. Overseeing the maintenance and development of appropriate KPIs and BPIs, dashboard reporting, and risk registers. Managing corporate communications on key H&S messages to ensure effective delivery. Communicating with other SDA H&S Advisers on-site at Barrow. Organising site safety training. Providing insightful advice on the performance review of the sites Memorandum of Understanding and delivering metrics for the sites Safety, Health, and Environmental Committee. There is a requirement for the successful applicant to be on site a minimum of 3 days to fulfil Health and Safety obligations. This role is not suitable for term time, part-time, part-year or full homeworking, however compressed hours would be considered. Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com Person specification To be successful with your application you must demonstrate that you meet the following Essential Criteria: NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 5/6 OH&S qualification with Technical IOSH membership. Demonstrable experience in working within a highly regulated environment. In depth knowledge of Health & Safety legislation & regulations. Willing to undertake Level 6 H&S Management qualification. Your employment offer is subject to your ability to achieve all necessary security approvals required to undertake the role. Qualifications NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 5/6 OH&S qualification. Evidence of qualification/Licence/Membership will be required at interview. All qualifications/licences/memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted. Memberships Technical IOSH membership Evidence of qualification/Licence/Membership will be required at interview. All qualifications/licences/memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Working Together Leadership Seeing the Big Picture We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Communicating and Influencing Working Together Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Conducting Risk Assessments (OHSEP) - Practitioner Fundamentals OHSEP - Expert Benefits Alongside your salary of 45,700, Ministry of Defence contributes 13,239 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. 30 days annual leave, rising to each year to 35 after completing 5 years of service. A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Discover My Benefits: Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD: https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/ This post does not offer any assistance with Relocation Allowances. 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. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. At the Application stage, candidates will be assessed against the following: Experience: Personal Statement - This should be a maximum of 1000 words that sets out your motivation for applying and shows how your skills and experience meet the essential and desirable requirements for the role. Behaviours: Working Together - CSBC3 Communicating & Influencing - CSBC3 Technical Competencies: Conducting Risk Assessments (OHSEP) - Practitioner Fundamentals OHSEP - Expert At the Interview stage, candidates will be assessed against the following: Experience: Personal Statement/ Experience - The panel will ask questions about your personal statement. Exploring your Past Experiences, Key Achievements or Qualifications. Behaviours: Working Together - CSBC3 Communicating & Influencing - CSBC3 Seeing the Big Picture - CSBC3 Leadership - CSBC3 Technical Competencies: Conducting Risk Assessments (OHSEP) - Practitioner Fundamentals OHSEP - Expert 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. 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. 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. The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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 mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The surveyis 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 Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. 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 Open to UK nationals only. 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 : Pillar 3 Email : SDA-HR-WorkforceResourcePlanning@mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk Further information Please see Further Information document attached. 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