Defence Digital Health and Safety Adviser - Corsham, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Corsham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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Reference number:

Salary:

- £33,830
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Strategic Command
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Health and Safety
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
3Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

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Location

Corsham, South West England, SN13 9NRAbout the job

Job summary:

Could you be the newest member of our Defence Digital Health & Safety team?
About Defence Digital

- who are we? We provide digital and technology services to our Armed Forces, ensuring they can operate securely via radio, satellite, and the internet. Operating at scale, with an annual budget in excess of £2Bn and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, we're aiming to make our Armed Forces some of the most technologically advanced in the world. To do that we're growing our capabilities in disciplines like data science, automation and cyber security. If you can see yourself contributing to the world of Defence digital and technology, the next chapter of your career may be with us.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

Job description:

Act as Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS & EP) advisor to Head of Establishment for nominated site, maintaining HS&EP management system policies and procedures, promulgating and promoting relevant HS & EP publications as required, to ensure compliance with MOD Policy and applicable legislation

Person specification:

Responsibilities

Manage and review the implementation of the DD HS & EP Management System within your area of responsibility, ensuring specialist advice and support to DDS staff and top management is available when requested.
Manage the development and maintenance of Environmental Management Systems. Ensuring specialist environmental advice and support to DD staff is available when requested.
Manage nonconformance identified during HS & EP Audits and Inspections within area of responsibility, working with DD business areas and line managers to develop and agree suitable mitigation, reporting progress regularly and escalating issues to top management when required.
Actively participate in the DD HS & EP Audit program by undertaking lead auditor and audit team rolls, drafting reports, collating accurate evidence and developing less experienced members of the audit team.
React to incidents appropriately to reduce the possibility of harm occurring in the future and ensuring they are reported, proportionate investigations are undertaken in accordance with DD Policy 202 and lessons learned promulgated to all stakeholders effectively.
Line Management of a member of staff in HS & EP Team, ensure they receive appropriate direction and support for their role.
Promote a positive health and safety throughout all areas.
Act as the Sustainability Lead for DD responsible sites including engagement with key stakeholders. This also includes engagement with the Sustainability Champion & Lead for Climate Change & Sustainability.

Qualifications:

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent H&S qualification. Please detail in your supporting statement what equivalent qualifications you hold. Please note these should be current/ in date.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Developing Self and Others

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
Flexible working patterns for a work/life balance
A modern wellequipped workplace with onsite restaurant, coffee shops and sports facilities
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension
Generous leave allocation

Please see Benefits Leaflet attached for additional benefits.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

Recruitment Satisfaction Survey - we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is 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._

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.

Please note, expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand