Health and Safety Advisor

Location: Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB

Hours: 28 hours per week

Position available from: 1 March 2025 

About the role

Join us and take a lead on our health and safety agenda based at our iconic Plymouth site. No day will be the same as the central point of advice and the person ensuring the ongoing improvement and effectiveness of our health and safety management system. You must be comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary environment, reporting to senior management/Trustees, auditing and developing and implementing policies and new ways of working. Our activities range from laboratory and shore-based fieldwork to seagoing and diving and so you’ll need confidence and credibility to operate and advise across the breadth of our on-site and off-site activities. You’ll need to be a pragmatic problem solver that is used to thinking on your feet in dynamic or novel environments.  

If you have a commitment to promoting a safety culture that is grounded in a working knowledge of current health and safety legislation, then this could be the role for you.  

Salary and benefits

• Salary based on experience
• 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata)
• 3 Privilege Days (pro-rata) used during set closures
• Sick pay
• Pension scheme – the MBA will contribute 10% of basic salary into a defined contribution scheme with staff making a 3% minimum contribution. The MBA will match additional employee contributions up to an additional 5%
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (role dependant/min.60% on site)
• Cycle to work scheme and electronic vehicle lease scheme
• Low-cost bookable parking on site 

For more information on the role please see the Job Description 

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and seek talented people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives in order to enhance all that we do. 

How to apply

Please email recruitment@mba.ac.uk via the 'Apply' button above quoting reference 0125HSAKH. You will need to provide three things to apply:

1. Covering letter that outlines your previous and most relevant experience and explains how and why this makes you right for the role.
2. CV of education and employment history along with details of 2 referees (one must be your current employer). References will not be sought in advance.
3. Confirmation of your right to live and work in the UK*. Your application will not be considered without this information. 

* Sponsorship is not available for this position.  

For further information, please contact Katrina Houghton, Director of Operations at kathou@mba.ac.uk. 

Interviews will take place w/c 17 February 2025

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