Overview
Health and Safety Advisor – London
Starting salary £36,000 – £39,000 per annum
Hours of work 37.5 hours a week over 5 days (Monday to Friday) – Permanent
It’s knowing you’re protecting the community that surrounds you.
It’s feeling trusted to deliver to the very highest standards. And it’s developing your career as part of a unique organisation. This is what makes working for the Royal Household exceptional.
The Royal Household is a truly diverse organisation in terms of its activities, locations and working environments. As well as welcoming thousands of guests and visitors each year to world class events and public openings, our workplaces include offices, kitchens, stables, workshops and gardens, making this a fascinating and challenging role for Health and Safety professionals.
You’ll play a vital part in contributing to a positive health and safety culture and ensuring regulatory requirements are met across all our sites.
Key responsibilities
- Working with the wider health and safety team, with a broad experience across all aspects of health and safety, you’ll assist in ensuring the Royal Household aligns with its statutory duties and industry standards.
- You’ll promote a positive health and safety culture by building strong relationships across the organisation and encouraging best practices.
- You’ll provide statistical insights for regular Property Section Management Board Meetings, Central Fire, Health and Safety meetings, and other forums as required.
- As an expert in health and safety you’ll provide support to internal stakeholders responsible for managing events and other activities.
- You’ll lead on risk assessment including workstation assessment management, including follow-up assessments and ensuring ongoing compliance.
- You’ll manage the annual rolling health surveillance programme across all Royal Household sites.
- You will lead on incident investigations and site inspections, identifying any areas of non-compliance and recommending corrective actions.
Essential Criteria
- With previous experience in Health and Safety, you’ll hold a recognised health and safety qualification at minimum QCF Level 3 or equivalent, such as the NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, and demonstrate a clear commitment to further professional development within the field.
- You’ll hold a membership at an appropriate level with a recognised professional body, such as Technical Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
- With a strong understanding of the practical application of legal requirements in the workplace, you’ll ensure compliance and effective implementation of health and safety standards.
- You’ll be confident working in both independently and in a team, with the initiative and motivation to achieve outcomes.
- A confident communicator across a range of mediums, you’ll also have proven report writing skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Exceptional organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to effectively balance a varied and demanding workload.
- Confident in working with data to identify trends, supported by a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint, with familiarity in Power BI would be an advantage
Benefits
Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.
Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.
We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.
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