DIO - Regional Health & Safety Advisor - South East & Private Funded Initiatives (PFI)

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job description

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

RMA Sandhurst – GU15 4PQ, RAF Northolt – HA4 6NG, Andover – SP11 8HJ

Please note other locations may be considered, but not guaranteed.

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!

DIO recognises that a diverse workforce is at the heart of different insights, ideas and innovation. A workforce diverse in background and life experience produces trusted public services and better decisions. We want our people to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

About DIO

DIO cares about the Defence estate. We are a dynamic organisation that responds to the evolving needs of our military personnel, the way in which they live and work. We are proud to be the expert partner Defence needs for all their infrastructure requirements. From large scale infrastructure to everyday facilities management, our activities focus relentlessly on our customers. We deliver value for money, and consistently innovate to find proactive solutions to meet their needs. We meet our objectives as one team; capable, curious, collaborative and committed.

About Technical Services

Technical Services comprises the following core areas:

• Asset Class Engineering
• Building & Civil Engineering Infrastructure
• Electrical & Mechanical Infrastructure
• Environmental Management Protection and Sustainability
• Health & Safety
• Portfolio Office

Technical Services provides in-house consultancy to DIO and the wider MOD, the specialist skills available through the Technical Services team span Construction, Engineering, Health and Safety, Safety Systems, Environmental Management, Sustainable Development, Access and Recreation, Historic Environment and Natural Environment.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Regional Health and Safety Advisor to join our team of subject matter experts dispersed throughout the UK and Overseas. You will be an integral part of this fast paced and agile team, responsible for providing independent and competent H&S advice, guidance and help manage safety for your dedicated DIO business areas. Through proactive engagement, you will 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.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reporting to the Senior Regional Health and Safety Advisor
• Providing all aspects of health and safety advice and support
• Incident reporting and investigation
• Conducting audits and assurance exercises
• Attending meetings
• Delivering familiarisation training
• Providing guidance and mentorship
• Ensuring compliance with regulations and best practice to maintain a safe and healthy work environment for employees
• Assisting in policy development by ensuring the provision of specialist health and safety advice
• Assisting in supporting the implementation of the DIO Safety Strategy, policies, and procedures
• Undertake and support Health and Safety Assurance Programmes.
• Working collaboratively to deliver a co-ordinated assurance program. This will be developed in collaboration with stakeholders, with the primary aim of identifying non-conformances and maximising opportunities for improvement and driving up standards.
• Proactively seek 2LOD and 3LOD activities including external assurance. Ensure actions identified are recorded, suitable actions are identified and managed, and these are monitored through to completion.
• Promote Accident & Incident reporting across DIO and support as necessary including awareness training.
• Act as the Advisor for HS&EP accidents or incidents and ensure the Responsible Person (RP) is adequately supported in their investigation.
• Assume the role as Responsible Person where they deem this is necessary due to the competence of the RP or due to the technical nature or severity of the event.
• Conduct root cause analysis and identify learning points as required, and performance monitoring.
• Carry out health and safety specific training as requested for DIO staff to support individual departments in meeting their mandatory and risk-specific training needs.
• Represent the DIO Regional Health & Safety Team at meetings, committees, conferences and other stakeholder engagement functions.

Person specification

The successful candidate will have the following essential experience:

• Practical experience within construction, infrastructure or facilities maintenance.
• Providing health and safety advice and guidance in facilities, estates or construction management against current legislation.
• Conducting health and safety assurance/audits against legislation/management systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to use a variety of techniques and to tailor style appropriately to the audience.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple simultaneous outputs requiring frequent communication, organisation, and time management.

Licences

Full UK Driving Licence

Qualifications

H&S Level 3 Qualification e.g. NeBOSH Certificate or Equivalent

Memberships

Relevant Professional Body e.g. IOSH or similar

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Application process

Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Highly competitive Pension Scheme
• Alternative working practices such as working from home
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption 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.

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, Part-time working and Job Share working patterns will be considered.

Where business needs allow, this role may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working, therefore you must consider if any of the above locations are within a reasonable travelling distance. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business (i.e., detached duty) or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework and Competency Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [e-mail] .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Contact point for applicants

• Name : Mark Watkins
• Email : [e-mail]

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]