Department: Estates and Facilities DirectorateSalary: £31,421 - £38,165 per annum (Grade 3)Reference: 2701Location: Department W, 81 Mile End RoadDate posted: 27 June 2024Closing date: 10 July 2024
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About the Role The post holder will support the Directorate across each of its sections and services, to communicate the key health, safety and compliance related topics to all employees. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, forward thinking individual who is adaptable, approachable and supportive in their approach to coordinating health and safety in a varied multi-disciplined Directorate.
The post holder will have the ability to think pro-actively, have a flexible approach and the ability to meet target dates. The ability to embrace team working, work collaboratively or on individual projects, aligned with a high level of self-motivation and commitment are essential.
The post-holder will ensure that the development, maintenance and production of written health and safety documentation is kept under constant review. Such documentation shall be made readily available to all staff and contractors as appropriate.
The post-holder will assist both the EAF Head of Health & Safety Team in delivering the message of zero tolerance being the intended benchmark for all aspects of health, safety and compliance.
EAF are conscious of the need to monitor and measure compliance and as such, the post-holder will be tasked with undertaking desk top audits, using the audit information to provide monthly dash board reports on areas of strength and weakness.
About You The successful candidate will be educated to GCSE level and have a passion for health & safety. We would be keen to speak to people interested in commencing a Health & Safety qualification or are already studying for it. (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to deliver messages of high quality, to a wide range of stakeholders is crucial.
About the Directorate The Directorate is one of the largest departments within Queen Mary and is committed to supporting and promoting student wellbeing at the College and providing the highest standards of estates and facilities across the university.
Details about the Estates and Facilities Directorate can be found at http://www.estates.qmul.ac.uk/
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.