About the job

Job summary

At the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), we encourage applications from everyone, particularly groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has and promote inclusivity and equality of opportunity for all. Our recruitment process is anonymised, which means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel.  

Do you have experience of working within a fast-paced health and safety role?

Can you use your excellent interpersonal skills to effectively engage with stakeholders?

Are you confident with producing thorough, accurate health and safety reports and risk assessments?

If so, we would love to hear from you! 

Job description

You will be responsible for the development of health and safety policies, procedures, safe systems of work, method statements and risk assessments in line with core health and safety competencies.

You will actively monitor statutory compliance with legislation by conducting internal audits and produce accurate, thorough reports on your findings for presentation to key stakeholders and senior management. You will also conduct in depth audits of our principle service partners, ensuring they remain legally compliant.

You will investigate accidents and near-miss incidents, generating corrective action reports for those responsible to make the required improvements.

Acting as our subject matter expert, you will provide internal and external stakeholders with advice and guidance on the application of health and safety.

We may require you to undertake line management responsibilities, and you would be supported to develop these skills if you have not previously worked as a line manager.

This is a fast-paced, varied role in which no two days are the same. You will join a supportive, knowledgeable, close-knit team, in which you will be encouraged to develop your skills and excel in your role and career.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Regularly audit the health and safety management system, principal service partners and contractors to assure statutory compliance.
• Generate and regularly review Corrective Action Reports with key stakeholders where non-compliance has been identified and establish progress in line with report timescales for completion.
• To review RAMS submitted by PSP, business partners sub-contractors to ensure they remain suitable and sufficient in controlling work related risk.
• Conduct accident, incident and near miss investigations to identify root causes, reporting on PI claims, and collation of accident statistics.
• Maintain the Health and Safety Management System in line with the ISO 45001 certification.

For further information about the role please see the attached role profile. Click here for the Word version, and here for the PDF.

Additional Information  

Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’. 

Person specification

The successful candidate will be a strong communicator at all levels. You effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders, and are confident when challenged under complex circumstances whilst maintaining a professional approach. 

You are are analytical in approach and can both produce and review reports, risk assessments and method statements to a high level of accuracy in assuring compliance with legal requirements. You are experienced in auditing to an ISO accredited standard.

We are seeking someone who can effectively prioritise their workload and a number of conflicting work tasks, delivering within agreed timescales. An autonomous self-starter with a pragmatic approach, you will welcome working within a fast-paced, tight-knit team delivering to the highest standards of health and safety. 

We strive to ensure that DVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have a number of staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues. 

Due to the evolving nature of the business, vacancies can become available at any time. Therefore, this campaign may create a reserve list to fulfil demand if it arises which will be held for a period of 12 months. 

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. 

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role  
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance 
• Generous average employer contribution of 27%, depending on rate of salary and chosen pension scheme 
• 25 days holiday, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days pro rata 
• Access to the staff discount portal 
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff 

  

There are many more opportunities and great benefits of working at DVLA, visit our Careers website for further information.   

 

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

How to Apply  

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

For this role you will need to submit a CV and personal statement of up to 1250 words.   

For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:   

• Working within a health and safety role and how you have applied all associated legislation, particularly when dealing with any challenges or difficult situations.
• Auditing to an ISO accredited standard.
• Producing and reviewing risk assessments and method statements.
• Interpreting and applying health and safety legislation.
• Communicating with and monitoring external stakeholders to ensure that they comply with all legislative requirements. 

Click here for further guidance on writing a CV and personal statement. 

The sift is due to take place on the 8th of July 2024.

Interviews will be held from the week commencing the 22nd of July 2024.

This interview will be conducted on site at one of our designated offices, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview. 

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates. 

If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done. 

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include: 

•              An interview.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.  

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website. 

Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. 

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.