Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator - University of Bath

Job title:  Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator
Department:  Campus Services
Salary Starting from £29,605, rising to £36,024
Grade:  Grade 6
Contract Type:  Full Time, Open Ended
Placed on:  Friday 28 June 2024
Closing date:  Wednesday 17 July 2024
Interview date:  Wednesday 31 July 2024
Reference KW11828

About the role
This new role sits within facilities, part of the Campus Services Department at the University of Bath, delivering a wide range of services to staff and students ranging from Cleaning & Porterage, Landscaping and Mail and internal support services such as Sustainability, Health and Safety and more.

Reporting to the Waste, Recycling & Environment Manager, the post holder will support the wider Campus Services department by providing advice and guidance on managing provision of risk assessment, implementing a Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) and reducing utilities usage through student engagement. Demonstrating a commitment to health and safety and environmental legislation, and relevant Codes of Practice. Communicating and driving H&S and environmental awareness.

To ensure compliance with University policies and to work in collaboration with the University Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing Dept. (SHEW) to promote a positive Health and Safety culture and be proactive in addressing Health and Safety matters and follow-up on actions within their area of responsibility.
You should have the ability to communicate effectively, collaborate and co-ordinate within a team and ensure consistency of communications and standards.

You should be able to build effective professional relationships with colleagues at all levels of the business, present information to help guide key decisions with particular experience of using MS Offices packages, with some practical people and small project management experience and flexible in their approach.

What we can offer you:
  • a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
  • generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
  • we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
  • an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
  • a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
  • a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan. Find out more about our benefits.
We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

Further details can be found here.
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