About the job

Job summary

Transport Scotland is the national transport agency, seeking to deliver a safe, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable transport system for the benefit of the people of Scotland. Transport Scotland is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of around £3.5 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy, people and the environment.

Job description

• Monitor Health and Safety legislation and Corporate Liability
• Assist in the review, development and implementation of the health and safety management system, policy(s), procedures, documentation and health, safety and welfare performance reports
• Facilitate meetings and team communications; providing accurate and appropriate professional advice, support, training and inductions to all relevant parties, internal and external.
• Assist in monitoring accident reporting and investigation(s)
• Monitor the statutory provision and quality of Personal Protective Equipment
• Provide ongoing support to the Occupational Health & Safety Advisor & Glasgow Office Facilities Team; as required.

 

Competencies
Self Awareness
Communications & Engagement
Improving Performance
Analysis & Use of Evidence

Person specification

Qualification

Applicants must hold a Level 3 NEBOSH National / International General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety or an approved equivalent Health and Safety qualification and must be an IOSH Technical Member or above, or achieve this professional grade membership within 6 months of starting in post.

 

The successful candidate will be expected to achieve a NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals or equivalent qualification within two years of taking up their post, as well as achieving a Graduate Membership of IOSH within the same timeframe.

 

Essential Criteria
1. Strong people and self-management skills and be able to build and maintain relationships with internal and key external stakeholders
2. The ability to analyse and interpret information from a wide variety of sources
3. Experience of reviewing, developing and implementing policies and procedures along with sharing and presenting the information in an appropriate format accurately and on time
4. Previous experience of working in a health and safety role

Minimum Time in Post
You will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of three years unless successful at gaining promotion to a higher Band or Grade. 
 
In the event that further posts are required, a reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for up to 12 months. 

 

Location
This post is based in Glasgow with hybrid working in line with current Transport Scotland policies. You will be expected to be workplace based twice per week, pro rata. You may from time to time be required to visit other sites and offices, as required for the role.

The post is a full time role, but staff with different working patterns are invited to apply, and we will assess proposed working patterns against the business requirements for this post.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,196, Scottish Government contributes £9,503 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Additional Information
To apply please fully complete the application and submit evidence based examples to demonstrate your knowledge / skills (300 words). Remember, your answers should be clear, concise and reflect what actions you undertook. You may want to use the STAR(R) approach to respond to each criterion.

Important Information regarding Interviews
In recognition of ongoing guidance your interview may be conducted in a virtual / remote setting.

All applicants must ensure that they have a suitable space to complete the virtual interview via MS Teams and ensure that Wi-Fi / Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video feeds to undertake the interview.

For information on this post please contact Jason Connelly by email at jason.connelly@transport.gov.scot

The Scottish Government is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know via scottishgovernmentrecruitment@gov.scot

As part of any recruitment process, Scottish Government and associated public bodies collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants and applicants for public appointments.

Personal information you provide in the recruitment process will be made available to Scottish Government and our additional data processors.

 

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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.