Head of Health and Safety

at  Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

JOB SUMMARY

A truly unique opportunity for a Health and Safety professional to lead our Health and Safety function, providing dynamic leadership and expertise covering the breadth of our activities, including, visitor operations, commercial events, capital projects and science, ensuring that Kew is a safe place to work and visit.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will have significant experience of health and safety management, application of health and safety legislation, practice and standards, hold a NEBOSH diploma or similar, with excellent technical knowledge and the ability to manage risk in a strategic context.
Equally important is your ability to work collaboratively, build relationships and engage with a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally to affect a positive health and safety culture and deliver effectively.

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)

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