Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) Local Site Safety Adviser in Shaftesbury

Are you a passionate Occupational Health and Safety Adviser eager to take your career to the next level? Join our vibrant team at Barrow-in-Furness where you can help to make a real difference. In this exciting role, you will be at the heart of our operations, supporting the Site and team leaders by conducting site-specific reviews, investigations, and audits. You will also play a key role in assurance activities, organising Site Safety Training, providing insightful advice on the performance review of the Sites Memorandum of Understanding and providing metrics for the sites Safety Health Environmental Committee. As a health and safety focal point for SDA staff at the Barrow site, you will ensure seamless cooperation, coordination, communication, and control between SDA Barrow staff and BAE Safety Health Environmental staff, safeguarding the well-being of both organisations. This is a hybrid working based role, requiring your presence of a minimum of 3 days a week onsite, with some flexibility around core hours to support your work-life balance. If you are ready to make a significant impact and grow with us, we want to hear from you!

Key Aspects:

• Reviewing the SDA site health, safety environmental performance via undertaking internal audits and provide an annual update on compliance with policy arrangements.
• Managing enquiries and act as focal point on Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental (OSHE) matters on site, providing advice to stakeholders across the business.
• Maintaining site risk assessments, maintain and review/reissue as and when there are significant changes.
• Assisting in embedding compliance of OSHE legislation and regulations across the site.
• Providing metrics for performance reporting (Key Performance Indicators) and managing dashboard reporting and risk registers.
• Assisting in the development of corporate communications in relation to health and OSHE messages.
• Producing, updating, maintaining site specific Instructions, induction briefs and a OSHE web page.
• Delivering OSHE Induction briefs and recording staff attendance on central OSHE, Training Planning and Monitoring Register.

Hybrid and flexible working can be considered for this post but will need regular workplace attendance due to security constraints and 3 days a week on site attendance required. Candidates are encouraged to discuss options with the recruiting line manager before submitting an application.

Person specification

For this role, we are seeking the following:

• Experience of working in Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental within an organisation.
• Evidence of effective stakeholder management at all levels, both internal and external.

To be successful with your application you must demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Relevant experience of providing technical advice and delivery of safety products and/or services.

Required Qualifications:

• NEBOSH Certificate or NVQ/IOSH level 3 as a minimum.

Desirable:

• IOSH membership or equivalent Qualifications Nebosh Certificate or NVQ/IOSH level 3 as a minimum.

Evidence of qualification/Licence/Membership will be required at interview. All qualifications/licences/memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted.

Behaviours

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Technical skills

We will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Conducting Risk Assessments (OHSEP) - Practitioner
• Audit and Assurance Activities (OHSEP) - Supervised Practitioner

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 31,300, Ministry of Defence contributes 9,067 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Discover My Benefits: Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD.

Learning and development tailored to your role

An environment with flexible working options

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments.

Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance.

Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact: Name: Pillar 3 Email: SDA-HR-WorkforceResourcePlanning@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team Email: DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk