Property Directorate – Corporate Fire, Health and Safety Advisor (Ref: 89647)

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East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber

About the job

Job summary

This position is National

Job description

If you are successful in the recruitment process, you will be added to the merit list for the campaign. We will then appoint candidates as Corporate Fire, Health and Safety Advisor posts become available. This will be based on merit order and your location preference. Your location preference will be captured during the application process. Please be advised, that being successful in the recruitment process and being placed on the merit list does not guarantee an offer of employment. 

Please note that the application window for this campaign remains open until 8th November 2024. However, we will be reviewing applications and conducting regular screening, interviewing, and onboarding procedures throughout the duration of the campaign. 

Overview

The MoJ Property Directorate is a customer focused organisation that exists to enable our customers to perform to their very best. We do this by providing high quality, easy to use services, and working environments that our customers want to work in, which support them to deliver their individual outputs efficiently. Our job is to manage one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government – hosted by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). As of 2 April 2021, the Prisons Maintenance Group (or PMG) join MoJ Estates Directorate and the team receives a new title, MoJ Property. This change will align us with our Profession – the Property Profession – and brings together a property portfolio including Prisons, Probation, and MoJ HQ and Arm’s Length Bodies.

MoJ Property provides specialist services including facilities management, health and safety, fire safety and security, technical design expertise, and sustainability. We also have business management teams who support the entire Directorate and each of our partners is supported by account management teams. We are responsible for a great deal – our portfolio consists of properties valued at £8.5bn for the MoJ alone. We are part of the Government Property Profession (GPP) and through active membership and engagement we will work with the Office of Government Property to develop the maturity of the profession and also encourage our people to join the GPP. We continue to build our capability through training and recruitment, aspiring to be the best that we can be as individuals and as a directorate.

We continue to deliver new ways of working across our portfolio – leading on the scale and pace of activity for central government – proposing ways to achieve, and then providing more dynamic and flexible workspace, while driving down the cost of the estate.

Team Overview

The Corporate Fire, Health and Safety Advisor role sits within the Property Directorate’s Corporate Fire, Health and Safety Team and report into the Head of Corporate Fire, Health and Safety. The post holder is responsible for providing occupational health and safety professional leadership to all levels of staff, supporting, and advising all management teams within the MoJ. Deliver improvements in performance through the implementation of health and safety management systems, including ISO 45001, and other current standards and legislation.

Where required working with HR to develop an appropriate supporting workplace wellbeing programme. The role oversees consistency of delivery of health and safety and identify and pursue significant issues, providing year-in overarching annual OHS/FS Governance Position Statements, to the Permanent Secretary on the corporate oversight via the Board Fire, Health and Safety Champion and professional support to the delivery of OHS. Contact with external bodies on enforcement, censure, and compliance issues such as HSE.

Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include the following:

• Strategic thinking is key, we welcome candidates who can see the big picture as well as the local detail with the ability to switch between each position as the requirement dictates to obtain a holistic view.
• Post Holders are expected to display a commitment to Continuous Improvement, leading change, and improving performance. All those appointed to new roles in the team must be wholeheartedly committed to these principles and evidence this in their application.
• Strong leadership is a critical element of this role, as is the ability to prioritise and manage a workload, analyse complex information, present recommendations, and make effective decisions.
• Post Holders must provide clear direction and focus, visibly championing the changes which deliver greater efficiencies.
• The Senior Leadership Team expects all leaders with the team to operate in a culture of openness and honesty, demonstrating a commitment to change through involvement and empowerment, and by delivering results.
• Regular travel to MoJ, HMPPS and Home Office sites will be required, so a full driving licence is necessary.
• Overnight stays may also be required where business needs require.

Key Activities

• Provide practical advice to departments to assist in ensuring compliance with all fire and health and safety legislation and departmental standards. To advise on internal procedures to meet the above requirements at all locations.
• To undertake a programme of Fire, health, safety inspections / audits and develop a full report on the findings with an accompanied action plan.
• To develop and in collaboration with the relevant Senior Managers assist in the implementation of action plans and monitor their progress as allocated by the Senior Fire, Health, Safety Advisor.
• To monitor corporate health and safety policies, practices and systems and advise the Senior Fire, Health, Safety Advisor of any areas requiring change.
• To ensure that all accidents are properly reported and investigated with a view to recommending action to prevent recurrence supported by a detailed report.
• To prepare, in liaison with other Departmental staff, guidance and good practice for inclusion in fire, health and safety documentation, together with other necessary information for dissemination to departments.
• To establish and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues working on safeguarding to ensure that fire, health and safety contributes to the wider safeguarding agenda.
• To assist in the development of risk assessments, SSOW’s and fire, health and safety procedures for all establishments.
• To assist with implementation, monitor and advise on best practice associated with disability, access and inclusion.
• To encourage, promote and develop partnership working (e.g. Trade Unions etc)
• To provide advice and assistance in assessments for employees, and clients with special needs.
• To attend and contribute to Corporate and Agency Fire, Health, Safety meetings as appropriate.
• To design and deliver training as and when required, including to groups of Senior Managers and employees.
• To advise/complete DSE assessments following a report from either the DSE assessment or Occupational Health.
• To maintain excellent working arrangements with all our customers
• To assist the Senior Advisors in identifying business areas and input into the development of strategies to increase our customer base in support of our Strategy.
• To assist in the development of guidance and policies.
• To assist managers with the return-to-work risk assessment for their staff.
• To undertake stress assessments as required and advice managers on stress management strategies.
• To ensure that all reports, audits, risk assessments, accident investigations etc are completed in accordance with the health and safety certified standard ISO 45001.
• To undertake a duty officer role on a periodic basis.
• To produce statistical information for reports and present to Committees etc
• To undertake other related duties suitable to the nature and level of this post as defined by the Corporate Fire, Health, Safety Lead.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience in completing health and safety management audits against ISO 45001 and implementing action plan to meet audit findings.
• Experience of Health and Safety related strategy and policy implementation in a large complex organisation.
• Recent proven experience of working in a health and safety role at a similar level and bringing about culture change within an organisation.
• Experience in providing practical advice to assist in ensuring compliance with all fire and health and safety legislation and departmental standards.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues working on safeguarding to ensure that fire, health and safety contributes to the wider safeguarding agenda.
• Recent proven experience in assisting in the development of risk assessments, safe systems of work (SSOW) and fire, health and safety procedures.

Highly Desirable

• A practical working knowledge of the usage of ITC packages, e.g., MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Power BI,
• Good communication skills including report writing and presentation skills.
• A broad knowledge and understanding of all aspects of health, safety, and risk management.
• A broad knowledge of current health and safety legislation, management, and standards.
• Ability to interpret and provide authoritative advice on health and safety and risk management issues.
• Knowledge of workplace wellbeing initiatives and how they add value to an organisation.
• Ability to design and deliver training as and when required, including to groups of employees and managers.
• Ability to build and develop effective working relationships with managers.
• Be self-motivated and able to work to deadlines with minimum supervision.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (Level 3) or equivalent qualification.
• Fire Qualification (i.e., NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management. (Desirable)
• IOSH Technical Member (Tech IOSH)

Government Property Profession (GPP) Technical Skills

The GPP Framework is aimed at staff working in property or property-related roles and consider property to be their career anchor profession. This usually encompasses posts where professional qualifications and experience are directly relevant to the work being undertaken. However, it is also applicable to those who are currently not qualified property practitioners but wish to make this their profession of choice. Those with a property background at any level are encouraged to register with the GPP, which exists to support property practitioners at all levels. Details of the GPP Career Framework can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-property-profession-career-framework–2

This role falls under Technical Specialism and Assurance Practitioner and some or all of the following Technical Skills will be tested during the selection process:

• Fire, Health and Safety – Practitioner Level

Behaviours

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Flexible working hours

The Property Directorate offers a flexible working system in many teams.

Requests for reduced hours contracts will be considered in line with business needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. We are happy to accommodate any reasonable adjustments you may require during the selection process. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

The Property Directorate offers flexible working subject to local agreement.

This post is advertised as Permanent & Full Time. The unit is supportive of and encourages flexible working and compressed hours candidates will also be considered in line with business needs. Non-civil service candidates will start on the pay band minimum.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Fire Health and Safety – Practitioner

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £32,827, Ministry of Justice contributes £8,896 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : [email protected]
• Telephone : 0845 241 5359

Recruitment team

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Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL ([email protected]) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

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