Technical Health and Safety Officer

University of Leicester School of Business; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

About The Role

Are you passionate about Health and Safety? Join the University of Leicester as our Technical Health and Safety Officer for The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) and the College of Life Sciences (CLS). You'll play a key role in shaping the health, safety, and wellbeing of our diverse community. With 4,000 staff and over 20,000 students from 115 nationalities, we are a leading institution, recently awarded Daily Mail University of the Year and runner-up in the Times Higher Education awards.

In this role, you will oversee the development, implementation, and management of health and safety policies, practices, and systems across our Laboratories, workshops and research areas. You will also conduct H&S training auditing and provide advice to colleagues. Reporting to the Senior Health and Safety Business Partner, you will form part of the central team supporting both Colleges.

About You

We're looking for an effective communicator with significant experience in STEM subjects. You will be a NEBOSH General Certificate holder or actively working towards it and demonstrate a desire to study for the NEBOSH Diploma in occupational safety and health, and Chartered membership of IOSH within 5 years post appointment.

Additional Information

Informal queries are welcome and should be directed to Neale Goff, Director of Health and Safety and Sustainability at [e-mail].

Interviews will be held on 20 May 2025.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.