About the job

Job summary

The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is a part of the Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement, in-service support, and disposal of the UK’s nuclear submarines. Our work is of unparalleled strategic importance nationally and internationally, ensuring the security of the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, and delivering some of the most technically complex programmes in defence.

Here you’ll find a community to belong to – whether that’s alongside project teams with a shared vision or as part of an employee network of like-minded individuals. We believe that, by celebrating different backgrounds and perspectives, together we’ll achieve the extraordinary.

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We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of around 27%, to help work work for you.

For security reasons this role is open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Job description

We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to join our team in Abbey Wood. This is a unique position with a variety of responsibilities to enable you to effectively support the Site Safety Lead, as well as liaising, coordinating, and communicating efficiently with a number of contractors, project teams and team leads.

At the SDA, we champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the Site Safety Lead by conducting site specific reviews, investigations and audits and supporting assurance activities. Support the Site Safety Lead by arranging Site Safety Tours, review, audit, and update Site Memorandum of Understanding and providing metrics for the Safety Committee as required.
• Review site health, safety and environmental performance via first party audit and provide an annual update on compliance with policy arrangements.
• Manage enquiries and act as focal point on health and safety matters on site, providing advice to stakeholders across the business.
• Produce site risk assessment, maintain and review/reissue as and when there are significant changes.
• Assist in embedding compliance of Occupational Health and Safety legislation and regulations across the site.
• Provide metrics for performance reporting (Key Performance Indicators) and manage dashboard reporting and risk registers.
• Assist in the development of corporate communications in relation to health and safety messages.
• Produce, update, maintain site specific Instructions, induction briefs and a webpage.            
• Deliver Health Safety and Environmental Induction briefs and record staff attendance on central Occupational, Health, Safety and Environmental, Training Planning and Monitoring Register.
• Attend Occupational, Health, Safety and Environmental Working Group.
• Attend Defence Equipment and Support, Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire Committee.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Hold NEBOSH General Certificate
• Previous working experience in Health and Safety

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Conducting Risk Assessments – Practitioner
• Conducting OHSEP Audit and Assurance Activities – Supervised Practitioner
• Working Together – CSBC 2
• Communicating and Influencing – CBSC 2

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,800, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,506 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

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

1. Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills. Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.
3. Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

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. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.