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Health and Safety Officer (Fire)
Health, Safety and Business Continuity
Location
Egham
Salary
£44,766 to £50,008
per annum - including London Allowance
Possible Market Supplement of £5,000 in addition to normal salary
Post Type
Full Time
Closing Date
23.59 hours GMT on Friday 17 January 2025
Reference
1224-352
Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
Full-Time, Permanent
Applications are invited for the post of Health and Safety Officer (Fire) in the Health, Safety, and Business Continuity Directorate.
This post is the Competent Person for fire safety for the University, covering both offices, laboratories, and over 3,000 student bedrooms. If they have suitable competence, their remit will include the Grade 1 listed Founders Building. The core of the role is the management of Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Strategies, the provision of Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans for students and staff and supporting various projects.
We require a calm and professional individual able to work stakeholders across the organisation to create and implement plans and procedures. The role reports to the Director of Health, Safety and Business Continuity who is the strategic lead for the university in this area. The ability to communicate accurately and diplomatically is essential as are excellent organisational skills. A recognised qualification in health and safety is an advance as is experience in fire safety, in particular in compliance.
The Health and Safety Office is customer focused, assisting and empowering colleagues to allow them to make appropriate decisions, in this case in terms of business continuity and emergency planning. While legal compliance is the minimum, we strive for excellence and best practice within the Higher Education sector and this applies to improving our organisational resilience. This is achieved through building relationships with stakeholders, both internally and externally.
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Training and Development opportunities
- Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
- Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing
- Free parking
The post is based in Egham, where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact douglas.searle@rhul.ac.uk
For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk
Please quote the reference: 1224-352
Closing Date: 23:59, 17 January 2025
Interview Date: Week Commencing, 3 February 2025
The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.
Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.