Health and Safety Manager

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.
• Develop 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.

• Educated to degree or HND level in a science or engineering discipline.
• NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals or equivalent qualification.
• 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.
• A good knowledge of SHE management systems and safe systems of work.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with evidence of excellent interpersonal skills deployed with staff at all levels from Operator to Manager and Director.
• Proactive with a high degree of self-motivation and independence, able to deliver under pressure and against tight deadlines.
• Good knowledge of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH).
• Good knowledge of Biological Materials and Genetically Modified Organisms (BioCOSHH).
• Good knowledge of DSEAR (Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations) Assessments.