Dio - Health and Safety Advisor Usvf West - Fairford, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Fairford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £33,830- + Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% and additional benefits

Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
COO
Technical Services
Health & Safety
Type of role:
Health and Safety
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

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Things you need to know

Location

Fairford, RAF FairfordAbout the job

Job summary:

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind.

From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe

About DIO
View our YouTube video to see more about our work

Job description:

Providing health and safety advice and support to the DIO's hard and soft facilities management teams, our advisors are involved in incident reporting and investigation, conducting audits and assurance exercises, attending meetings, and delivering familiarisation training, as well as providing guidance and mentorship.

Through proactive engagement, we seek to monitor and develop DIO's systems and culture to ensure compliance and positive health and safety behaviours across the organisation, our suppliers and service providers.

Want to make a difference? Come and join our team

Person specification:

Proactively engaging with our customers to identify and support appropriate health and safety training, delivering input where necessary.
Providing professional advice and guidance to facilities management personnel across your estate.
Actively promoting incident reporting across all activities and projects.
Supporting and mentoring site teams in investigating incidents and identifying causes and recommendations.
Advising and monitoring site teams in taking appropriate and timely action to address adverse safety incidents.
Liaising with key stakeholders to ensure appropriate procedures and standards are implemented to safeguard personnel, protect assets, and ensure compliance.
Coaching and mentoring personnel to address poor performance and secure positive behaviours.
Undertaking safety tours, audits, and inspections.
Supporting contracts and procurement functions as appropriate, for example through the review of prequalification questions (PQQ) and tender evaluations.

Desirable Skills & Experience

IOSH membership is desirable
Experience of construction, facilities or multi site working is desirable.

Licences:

Must hold a full driving licence and have access to their own vehicle as there is a requirement to travel to remote sites which are not easily accessible by public transport
Qualifications:
NEBOSH General Health & Safety Certificate, or NEBOSH Construction Certificate, or equivalent
Memberships:
Membership of IOSH is desirable

Behaviours:

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

Changing and Improving
Leadership
Delivering at Pace

Benefits:

Highly competitive Pension Schemewith an average employer contribution of 27%.
Alternative working practices such as working from home.
Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service.
Enhanced Parental Leave.
Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.

Allowances
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.

Employment Hours

The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees.

Flexible working will be considered.

Things you need to know

Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

In this instance the remaining elements will be tested at interview.

Behaviours:

Leadership
Changing and Improving
Delivering at Pace

At
interview you will be assessed against the following

Behaviours:

Leadership
Changing and Improving
Delivering at Pace

Experience:

CV including Job History, Full Qualification details, and Previous Skills & Experience
Personal Statement in no more than 500 words detailing experience of the following:
Explain your experience in working in health and safety experience an