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SalaryWe are looking for Safety Advisors, do you have a background in Explosives, General, Chemistry or Safety Assurance if so, we want to hear from you!!
In these roles you will work with the best and give your best, providing critical health & safety advice and have the opportunity to make a real difference to the defence and security of the UK.
You will work closely with those across Counter Terrorism & Security (CTS), to promote the culture of continuous improvement relating to project delivery and in the infrastructure and workplaces in which our staff operate.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.
Job description
In these roles you will:
• Provide practical health & safety advice across CTS and the wider Laboratory (Dstl)
• Review and advise on Safe Systems of Work (SSoW)
• Ensure the delivery of safety compliance in general workspaces as well as high-hazard areas (including weapons, explosives, chemistry and scientific trials areas)
• Conduct fact finding, identify safety trends and analyse root causes of incidents
• Support facility management teams, to resolve faults and defects.
Please see Job descriptions at the bottom of the page for the full role responsibilities.
Important Information
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who has:
• An excellent knowledge of health & safety
• Experience of providing safety advice – on General, Chemistry, Explosives & Safety Assurance matters
• Ability to review/critique safe systems of work (SSoW)
• An ability to work collaboratively with others
• Good verbal and written communication and report writing skills.
For the level 6 roles
Leadership
As a leader in Defence you will help shape, role model and bring to life the ‘One Defence’ mindset that will enable us to deliver our vision and strategic objectives. Your leadership style must be inspiring, confident and empowering. Working at every level of our organisation to break down silos, unite teams and create a culture that is trusting, collaborative, innovative, diverse and inclusive. Enabling us to deliver with pace and agility through the skills, commitment and empowerment of our employees and military colleagues.
Please see full job descriptions at the bottom of the page for full role responsibilities
Qualifications
Please see membership requirements on the Job profiles attached
Memberships
Please see membership requirements on the Job profiles attached
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Ability to provide practical safety advice based on experience gained in a high-hazard environment
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £35,970, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £9,711 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits
Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:
Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.
Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.
Things you need to know Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
Sifting will take place bi-weekly commencing the 1st April with interviews to be arranged from the 15th April, 6th & 20th May 2024
Interviews will include a presentation to include an Introduction about your career: Highlighting your relevant experience, what can you bring to Dstl to enhance our continuous safety improvement?
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
