Health and Safety Manager at UKRI

Warrington, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Sep, 26

Salary

52907.0

Posted On

04 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Health And Safety Management, SHE Advisory, COSHH, BioCOSHH, DSEAR Assessments, Legislative Compliance, Incident Investigation, Risk Management, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Audit Findings, Training Delivery

Industry

Research Services

Description

Job Title: Health & Safety Manager Salary: £52,907 gross per annum Hours: Full time (We understand the importance of work-life balance, and are happy to discuss the possibility of flexible working with applicants but this role does require 3 days per week onsite) Contract Type: Open Ended Location: Daresbury Laboratory (DL), Warrington, WA4 4AD or Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE Closing date: This role will close on Sunday 28th June with the view to interview on Friday 10th July. Together, our scientists, technologists, engineers and business support team explore the unknown and turn what they find into work that changes the world around us. Come and discover how much you can achieve when you’re surrounded by world-leading experts, encouraged to constantly learn and empowered to explore your curiosity! About Us: Science Technology and Facilities Council (STFC) operates two National Research and Innovation Campuses at Harwell and Daresbury. These campuses are home to large-scale cutting-edge facilities research facilities and a dynamic ecosystem of businesses. The Business and Innovations department provide laboratory and office accommodation to an active and growing portfolio of over 220 tenant companies, predominately early-stage and start-up, over the two sites. Employee Benefits: We are offering this position with a whole host of benefits including: * 30 days holiday (in addition to 10.5 bank holidays and privilege days). * Flexible working hours. * An excellent defined salary pension scheme. * Easily accessible public transport links/ free parking. * Excellent learning and development opportunities. * Cycle to work scheme. Link to more benefits: https://stfccareers.co.uk/rewards-and-benefits/ [https://stfccareers.co.uk/rewards-and-benefits/] About the Role: We are looking for someone to lead the Health and Safety management of our tenancy activity, to ensure that our sites remain safe to all who use them. You will face a wide range of challenges, supporting businesses in sectors from biotech to energy to space. Reporting to the Head of Business Incubation at Daresbury, you will work closely with The Facilities Manager at RAL and the STFC SHE Group, aswell as the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) group for STFC. An opportunity exists to both draw on and compliment the specific skills and experience within the team. This is a key role for the department and for STFC. We are looking for senior SHE specialists with a demonstrable track record of leadership and delivery of impact in specialist area(s) of SHE management relevant to STFC operations. Key Responsibilities: * Lead and manage the provision of effective, efficient and professional SHE services to STFC staff, contractors, tenants, visitors, ensuring compliance. * Provide timely professional SHE advice and guidance to tenants and support them in discharging their responsibility for the implementation of the STFC SHE Management System. * Development and review STFC’s tenant Health and Safety management systems and processes, based upon experience of internal application, audit findings, external best practice, and legislative changes identified through horizon scanning. * Ensure that all SHE incidents, including injuries, near misses, fires, environmental and vehicle incidents are reported, investigated appropriately and actions established to minimise the likelihood of their repetition. Sharing STFC wide learning appropriately. * Assist with the preparation and delivery of STFC specific on-line and face to face SHE training programmes for tenants. * Attend and report to site, department and specialist Safety Committee meetings on behalf of BID. Person Specification: The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I). * Educated to degree or HND level in a science or engineering discipline. (S) * NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals or equivalent qualification. (S,I) * Demonstrable experience of successful delivery of a SHE Advisory role in science, engineering or technology sectors, with a broad working knowledge of current and forthcoming changes to UK SHE legislation relevant to STFC. (S,I) * A good knowledge of SHE management systems and safe systems of work. (I) * Strong oral and written communication skills, with evidence of excellent interpersonal skills deployed with staff at all levels from Operator to Manager and Director. (I) * Proactive with a high degree of self-motivation and independence, able to deliver under pressure and against tight deadlines. (I) * Good knowledge of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH). (S,I) * Good knowledge of Biological Materials and Genetically Modified Organisms (BioCOSHH). (S,I) * Good knowledge of DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations) Assessments. (S,I) Additional Requirements: * Available to work and travel in the UK. You will be based at either DL or RAL but will be expected to travel and work at the other site. * Available to work flexibly, including occasional out of normal working hours or weekend working or telephone contact. Immigration: We do sponsor - Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs or contact Recruitment@ukri.org.  [https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs or contact Recruitment@ukri.org. ] Join us and discover what's possible! UKRI - UK Research and Innovation > > > > > UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. Supporting some of the world’s most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation. More information can be found at www.ukri.org [http://www.ukri.org./]. Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI [https://www.ukri.org/about-us/work-for-us/working-at-ukri/benefits-of-working-for-ukri/]. > > > How we support EDI in the workforce > > > > > At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit ‘How we support EDI in the workforce’. [https://www.ukri.org/about-us/work-for-us/edi-in-the-workforce/#contents-list] > > > Disability Confident Employer As users of the disability confident scheme, any candidate who opts into the scheme and best meets the essential criteria, will be shortlisted for interview. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. How to apply > > > > > Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the ‘experience’ section of the application. > > > UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion – a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us. 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 rejected and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. As part of the pre-employment checks there is a requirement to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Screening. BPSS is a pre-condition of employment and failure to achieve it may mean that the employment offer is rescinded. UKRI reserves the right to run, or re-run, security clearance as required during the course of employment. The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation where curiosity-driven, blue-skies thinking meets practical, application-led science and engineering. Our goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people – and more broadly to the world. One of Europe’s largest research organisations, we’re trusted to support, enable and undertake cutting-edge projects in an amazing diversity of fields. Through world-class facilities and people, we’re driving ground-breaking advances in science, engineering, computing and technology. Our research seeks to understand the Universe from the largest astronomical scales to the tiniest constituents of matter, yet creates impact on a very tangible, human scale. For more information about STFC please visit https://stfc.ukri.org/ [https://stfc.ukri.org/] You can also visit our careers site https://www.stfccareers.co.uk/ [https://www.stfccareers.co.uk/]

Responsibilities

Lead and manage professional health, safety, and environmental (SHE) services for staff, contractors, and tenants across two research campuses. This includes developing management systems, providing professional guidance, and investigating all SHE incidents to minimize recurrence.