Career Opportunities at Queen's

The Safety Officer will provide the University with a comprehensive range of professional health and safety management services related to a wide variety of campus activities. Working as part of a team of seven Safety Professionals they will support the University Safety Manager with the planning, development and implementation of health and safety initiatives with significant University impact.

This role covers a wide range of health and safety topics with the main undertakings being the provision of specialist advice and guidance and the development and delivery of safety training programmes to staff and students (where relevant), to meet identified user needs and to achieve regulatory compliance.

The role also involves a practical element in undertaking occupational hygiene services such as noise and vibration assessments, ergonomic assessments, and workplace exposure monitoring together with participation in safety inspections, audits and preparing regular reports to business units.

Another key role will be a requirement to complete incident investigations, together with updating and maintaining records on the Incident Reporting Information System. This is to support the reporting, analysis, and interpretation of incident data to satisfy both regulatory compliance and internal/external customer needs and expectations.

About the person:

• You will have a primary degree or equivalent in Science or Engineering (In the absence of a degree, the University will accept the following which has been deemed equivalent:
  • *Substantial (five years or more) vocational and relevant experience in a safety officer role demonstrating management ability in an appropriateprofessional or specialist capacity to include:
    • Experience as a health and safety advisor or coordinator in a large organization i.e. with a workforce >250 employees.
    • Offering advice on potential solutions to health and safety issues arising in a multi-disciplinary organization.
    • Establishing Health and Safety related policies and procedures for senior management.
    • Working with and through committees and other groups and presenting reports to management.
    • Demonstrable evidence of working as part of a team in the delivery of Health and Safety.
• A recognised general health and safety qualification of at least NEBOSH diploma level or equivalent.
• Qualified to apply for at least Grad IOSH Membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health withrelevant experience working in a similar role where the management of health and safety was the main activity undertaken.
• Candidates should also have experience in the development and delivery of health and safety training anddemonstrate the ability to work as a part of a team supporting colleagues as necessary.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For full job details and to view the Essential and Desirable criteria, click onthe 'Candidate Information' link below.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants