JOB DESCRIPTION FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SENIOR ADVISOR

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE) team within the Corporate Services Group.
As our Occupational Health and Safety Senior Advisor, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping to shape a safer, more compliant workplace, managing risk, and ensuring alignment with statutory regulations, as well as DE&S and MOD OHSE policies. You will have regular, meaningful engagement with key regulatory bodies such as the Health & Safety Executive, Civil Contingency Teams, and the Defence Safety Authority and will be empowered to challenge and influence senior stakeholders and suppliers, helping to uphold safety standards with confidence and professionalism.
You’ll find the work will be varied and rewarding, offering a wide range of safety activities that will stretch your skills and support your growth. You’ll be a trusted advisor to the Head of Establishment and other department stakeholders, leading regular forums, creating space for collaboration, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and providing expert guidance on Occupational, Fire, and Health & Safety legislation. As the lead for fire safety, you’ll take ownership of all related matters, acting as the competent advisor and ensuring the internal emergency plan is robust, up to date, and fit for purpose.
We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required (this is expected to be approximately 60%, 3 days of your working week) to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance and business need. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

BENEFITS

Alongside your salary of £35,200, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,197 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Market-leading average employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
• Access to specialist training and funded qualifications
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Improving innovation and enriching our culture, diversity of thought is vital to our success. So, whether you’re looking for a new opportunity, a next step, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, bring your experiences and help deliver for the defence of tomorrow. Here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of – and if you need any assistance with your application, just let us know.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Functioning as the site focal point for fire safety management by fulfilling corporate requirements, managing enquiries, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Conducting reviews, audits, and supports assurance activities to ensure due diligence against fire risk assessments and internal emergency plans.
• Supporting accident incident reporting, conducting investigations, and learning from experience.
• Assisting in embedding compliance of OHS legislation and regulations across DE&S including reviewing safety critical documentation while promoting a positive safety culture.
• Providing metrics for performance reporting and managing dashboard reporting and risk registers.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Core Behaviour 1: Communicating and Influencing – CSBC3
• Core Behaviour 2: Delivering at Pace – CSBC 3
• Technical Competence 1: Audit & Assurance (OHS) – Practitioner Level
• Technical Competence 2: Conducting Risk Assessments (OHS) – Practitioner Leve