Health & Safety Manager | Oxford | £45-59K + 14.5% employer pension contribution + 24 days holiday + 6 shutdown days + bank holiday + benefits

Our client is on a mission to lead the world in research and education, benefiting society in the UK and globally. Their researchers collaborate with academic, commercial, and cultural partners worldwide to stimulate high-quality research and drive innovation, resulting in a broad spectrum of social, policy, and economic impacts.

They have an opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager (known as Departmental Safety Officer) to lead a small team, working closely with a range of stakeholders to deliver safety advice and guidance across a wide range of research and development projects.

Collaboration: Work with the Divisional Safety Officer to support, advise, and train on health and safety.

Audience: Provide guidance to the Head of Department, Head of Finance & Administration, staff, and other stakeholders.

Objective: Ensure departmental activities comply with policies and legal requirements, maintaining safety and cost-effectiveness.

Scope: Oversee safety across multiple sites with 1200 people working in diverse engineering fields.

Emergency response: Attend the department during significant emergencies, although no formal out-of-hours work is required.

Advice and guidance:

* Update departmental policies in line with new health and safety regulations.

* Advise on risk assessment processes and provide expert advice on various safety areas, including mechanical systems, PUWER, high-pressure gases, DSEAR, cryogenics, radiation, battery systems, fire safety, and nanotechnology.

* Oversee and coordinate safety advice from various specialized safety officers.

* Support novel risk assessments and ensure fire safety compliance.

Promoting safety culture:

* Implement plans to enhance safety culture within the department.

* Engage regularly with academic staff and research groups to promote good safety practices.

* Disseminate safety information effectively and support university safety networks.

Investigations, inspections, and reviews:

* Investigate accidents and incidents, ensuring proper reporting and implementation of corrective actions.

* Assist with divisional inspections and ensure compliance with health and safety policies.

* Support external inspections and ensure compliance with recommendations.

* Participate in university self-assessments and external reviews.

Safety records and reporting:

* Maintain records of training, COSHH, risk assessments, accidents, and audits.

* Report on safety reviews, recommendations, and incidents to relevant departmental heads and committees.

Other duties:

* Line manage safety officers and provide professional oversight to lab managers.

* Attend the department during serious emergencies out of hours.

* Collaborate with the Head of Finance and Administration and support efficient departmental services.

Skills:

* Membership of IOSH (TechIOSH, CertIOSH, GradIOSH or CMIOSH)

* NVQ level 4 or higher in a relevant subject (e.g., science, engineering).

* NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent).

* Up-to-date knowledge of health and safety legislation.

* Expertise in multiple safety areas (e.g., mechanical systems, PUWER, cryogenics).

* Experience in risk assessments, safety audits, and delivering training.

* Emergency response skills and ability to act as incident controller.

* Ability to work autonomously and prioritize tasks.

* Strong interpersonal and persuasive skills.

* Discretion and tact in handling sensitive issues.

* Good IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office.

* Excellent written communication skills.

* Commitment to continuous professional development.

Want to find out more? Please contact me directly or make an application and I'll call you back to discuss.

Bryan & Armstrong Ltd is a specialist Health & Safety recruiter, supplying Health & Safety professionals on an interim and permanent basis across the following disciplines: Health & Safety, Health, Safety & Environment, SHEQ, CDM, Fire, Environmental, Quality Management and Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Systems