Health & Safety Lead for Science & Tech

• 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.
• Development 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.

Requirements

• 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.

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Hard Skills

• SHE management systems
• Health and Safety management
• COSHH
• BioCOSHH
• DSEAR Assessments
• SHE Advisory role
• legislative compliance
• incident investigation
• horizon scanning
• training program development

Soft Skills

• oral communication
• written communication
• interpersonal skills
• self-motivation
• independence
• ability to work under pressure
• time management
• team collaboration
• reporting
• presentation skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• NEBOSH National Diploma
• degree in science
• HND in engineering