Job Description

School/Department: Facilities
Based at: Shrivenham, Oxfordshire - Cranfield Defence and Security
Hours of work: 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of \xc2\xa335,559 to \xc2\xa339,434 per annum with potential progression up to \xc2\xa348,855 per annum
Apply by: 13/08/2023

Role Description

About the Role

We require a proactive, innovative professional for the Health and Safety Department. You will be the main point of contact for a School, whilst your expertise and knowledge in technical/engineering issues will provide advice, guidance and support across all areas of the University.

You will assist in enhancing health and safety in the University both in terms of engagement with the management system and the specific operational requirements. Skilled in acting as an agent for positive and lasting change, you will need to be fully capable of developing workable, pragmatic solutions, co-ordinating improvement activities, producing concise supporting materials and capable of evaluating performance.

About You

You will be qualified to at least NEBOSH Certification or equivalent, and ideally be a member of IOSH or a recognised professional body. You will have significant relevant post qualification experience in supporting senior managers in a large diverse organisation, with evidence of working both independently and as part of a team. Above all you will have outstanding influencing and negotiation skills, and share our passion for innovation and best practice.

About Us

As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield\'s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact .

The University is proud to be certified to ISO 45001:2018 across all of its operations and we are committed to maintaining and building upon this achievement. We are very clear that certification is only one phase in our determination to ensure that our operations are supported in a proportionate manner which puts the health and safety of our staff and students at the heart of all we do.

Our Values and Commitments

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more .

We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity . Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working .

Working Arrangements

Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners.

For an informal discussion, please contact Vincent King, Health and Safety Director, on (E):

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: . Please quote reference number 4589.

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