Engineering Health and Safety Advisor

The University of Bath is a world-leading research-intensive institution offering outstanding education and research with real world impact. We prioritize building a high performing health and safety culture which enables us to sustainably deliver excellent teaching and research.

As part of that commitment, we are growing our Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing team and we are now seeking to engage an experienced and pragmatic Engineering Health and Safety Advisor to enhance our team of competent Subject Matter Experts. and act as the lead advisor to our Faculty of Engineering and Design. In this role, you will also provide support to our Core Research Facilities services, and on occasion to colleagues in other departments across campus.

About the role

As the competent subject matter lead in Engineering Safety matters, you'll be responsible for:

• A main contact for engineering -related safety matters, providing advice and guidance, and acting as the University's appointed competent subject matter lead on engineering and related health and safety matters.
• Supporting the development and implementation of elements of the University's Safety Management System and driving fire safety improvements to foster a proactive health and safety culture.
• Conducting health and safety audits and inspections to monitor practice and performance, identifying areas for improvement.
• Training: Developing, implementing, and delivering engineering-related safety training.

This is a varied role based within the University's Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing Service, and you’ll join a specialist team providing support, advice and guidance across the University.

The role is predominantly based on the University's Claverton Down campus, although there will be some scope for hybrid working (normally up to 2 days per week off-campus subject to role commitments). We are open to a job share arrangement for this role. Please state your interest within your application.

About You

We’re looking for significant experience of advising on health and safety within a complex environment across a large organisation and a diverse range of activities. Ideally that will have been gained in a research-intensive setting working closely with

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and the practical application of this in a complex engineering environment. This should include practical experience in one or more relevant engineering (chemical, mechanical, electronic and electrical, architectural or civil engineering) disciplines.
• You will need the ability to apply that knowledge creatively and confidently across a range of contexts and challenges.
• Practical knowledge and experience of DSEAR regulation requirements in relation to emerging sustainable technologies (such as battery or Hydrogen technologies).
• Excellent written and verbal skills whilst working with, providing advice to, training, and promoting excellence in health and safety to staff members at all levels.
• A proactive and engaging approach to help foster a positive safety culture, especially among those managing engineering teaching and research health and safety hazards and risks.
• The ability to empower others to improve performance and ensure compliance to relevant health and safety standards.
• Experience of collaborating closely with external regulatory authorities.

You will also need to have

• A relevant health and safety qualification at Level 6 or higher.
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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