UK Ministry of Defence
Safety, Health, Environment and Fire Manager (Region - East)
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Base location to be determined with Successful candidate location choices are: Fingringhoe Range Complex, Lodge Lane, Langenhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7LX or THETFORD, Norfolk, IP26 5EP
Job Summary
The Safety Health Environment and Fire (SHEF) Officer is responsible to the Head of Establishment (HoE) for the management of SHEF within the East region.
The key deliverables are H&S with a focus on; legionella, asbestos, gas management and fire for which the HoE has delegated responsibility.
The SHEF Officer will work closely with the Industry Partner (IP), contractors and external stakeholders such as regulatory auditors.
The SHEF Officer will at times will be expected to support the regional Logistic Support Officers (LSO) as required.
The expectation is that the SHEF Officer will travel around the region visiting sites as defined by the HoE that will require overnight stays, a Driving Licence is therefore essential due to the remote locations of the Training Estate.
This role does not have Line Management responsibilities.
Candidates should have the ability to assimilate latest information quickly and be a good communicator both written and orally.
Candidates should be computer literate with sound planning and organisational skills and knowledge of Office 365, with the ability to prioritise evolving workloads and have experience of working in a Health and Safety background.
Candidates would benefit from enjoying working in an ever-changing environment and relish the challenge to respond quickly to emerging issues.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Leadership & Management
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to the DIO Guiding Principles.
- Support others in delivery of departmental goals.
- Manage compliance within Regional Standing Orders and National legislation's.
- Lead on all external Regulatory Audits within the East Region.
Regional Lead for Health & Safety on behalf of HoE
- Management of the regional 4C Processes
- Support the 4Cs Appointed Persons at site level
- Lead on all SHEF related risk assessment
- Lead on all COSHH related activities for Defence Training Estate and support Supplier as required
- Lead for Accident and Incident Investigation within region
- Lead on Hazardous Area Registers support for Appointed Person (AP) and Supplier
- Support the Force Health protection within region
- Create annual FHP Inspection Programme
- Tracking and updating CAR Reporting System from the (Force Health Protection) FHP Audit
- Monitor remedial and corrective actions and reporting such as (Army Reporting management System) ARMs 2
- Responsible for updating compliance issues onto OSCAR (internal system)
- Support HOE in managing the Environmental Management System
- Appointed Person for all first aid related issues
- HoE’s lead for H&S Meetings
- Track all occurrences within area of responsibility using ‘My safety’
- Identify SHEF trends and report any required improvements.
- Lead on assisting SHEF investigations and audits.
Regional Lead for Fire Safety on behalf of HoE
- Support the HoE and Establishment Fire Focal Point (EFFPs) with Fire Safety Management, Audits and Manage the Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) Action Plan
Regional Lead for Asbestos Management on behalf of HoE
- Support the HoE with Asbestos Management Plans in collaboration with IP
Regional lead for Legionella Management on behalf of HoE
- Support the HoE with Legionella Management Plans in collaboration with IP
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Regional Lead for Gas Management on behalf of HoE
- Support the HoE with Gas Management Plans in collaboration with Industry Partner.
Other Duties
- As directed by HoE
- Support/Advise Logistics Support Officer / Explosive Safety Representative as required
Person specification
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience using Office 365
- NEBOSH General Certificate.
- NEBOSH Fire National Certificate.
- Legionella foundation qualification.
- ISO 9001 internal audit.
- Asbestos foundation qualification.
- First Aid at Work qualification (FAAW).
- DIO Internal DSEAR training.
- Experience of management/working in a Military Health & Safety managerial or advisory capacity.
- Experience in a diverse, fast changing and demanding customer focused operation.
- Experience in risk management.
- Experience of working in a Facilities Management / Property Management capacity
Licences
- Full UK Driving Licence is essential due to the remote locations of the Training Estate.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience. Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.
Candidates Will Be Required To Provide:
- CV details to include job history; qualifications, previous skills and experience.
- Candidates will be required to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 750 words. Please use examples to demonstrate relevant, suitable experience and knowledge at an appropriate level as to how you meet the job criteria.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following Behaviours:
- Leadership (lead behaviour)
- Making effective decisions
Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, however, in the event of a significant number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the lead behaviour of Leadership, CV and the statement of suitability.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:
- Delivery at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Please provide your evidence using the STAR Technique.
Concentrate on the action and the result. If the result was not entirely successful describe what you learned from this and what you would do differently next time. Make sure you focus on your strengths. When providing your evidence please ensure that you avoid acronyms and company specific jargon.
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