Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Northwood Headquarters, Sandy Lane, Northwood, Hertfordshire, HA6 3HP. About the job Job summary The Safety, Health, Environmental Protection and Fire Officer (SHEFO) is the principle adviser to the Commanding Officer (CO) Northwood Headquarters (NWD HQ) in all aspects of Site Occupational Safety, Health, Environmental Protection and Fire Safety. The SHEFO will work closely with the NWD HQ Command Team to ensure the safe and secure delivery of services to all site departments and staff, ensuring adherence to policy and UK Gov law. Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Commands transformation programme is committed to following the MODs framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Commands personnel and Trade Unions. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job description As SHEFO you will work closely with the Northwood Headquarters (NWD HQ) Command Team, acting as the principle adviser to the Commanding Officer NWD HQ in all aspects of HS&EP. This will require you to liaise closely with personnel across the establishment, with NWD HQ Departments and Lodger Units, to collate HS&EP Assurances and providing guidance as necessary. As SHEFO you will complete this by coordinating and conducting regular internal assurance checks, safety meetings and SHEF audits, including CO Inspection Rounds and Combined SHEF Meetings. As principle HS&EP adviser on the site, as SHEFO you will also provide support and guidance to SHEF representatives across the HQ Departments and Lodger Units to ensure staff concerns are logged and addressed. You will assist the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in their management of Hard and Soft services on site, and you will support the Establishment Focal Fire Point (EFFP)/ Fire Safety Officer (FSO) in ensuring the sites' fire safety compliancy. As SHEFO, you will be responsible for completing, monitoring and updating the mandated Management Plans, Site Risk Assessments, Safety Cases and Accident Investigation Reports. Furthermore, as SHEFO you will conduct the sites' HS&EP Assurance returns, including monthly and quarterly reports. Person specification Behaviour To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience working in a Health and Safety environment with a practical understanding of current laws and regulations, and demonstrate the willingness to further develop your professional knowledge. You must be able to: Use a variety of effective communication skills, Work independently, Clearly explain policies and regulations, Confidently speak-up when non-compliance is identified, including to senior staff, and accurately advise on what improvements are required, Balance operational needs and HS&EP policy, proactively adjusting to information as situations develops. Essential competency: Holds a Level 3 NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety qualification. Desirable competencies: Holds professional membership in the Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) Professional Membership. Level 3 NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Safety Management. ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Qualification. MOD Radiation Safety Officer. MOD Unit Fire Safety Manager (UFSM). Holds a Level 6 NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management. Qualifications Level 3 NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. London locations may attract locational allowances. The Inner London Weighting RRA Allowance is £3,250 per annum and the Outer London Weighting RRA Allowance is £1,750 per annum. The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed. Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. The selection process will require candidates to submit a written application for the role, which will be reviewed in a SIFT process to establish a shortlist. If successful, the shortlisted candidates will then be invited to an in-person interview at Northwood Headquarters. At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Experience: Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience. Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 Word count) Leadership Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected. At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together When offered the role, the successful candidate will be required to undertake additional security clearance checks to achieve Security Check (SC) status. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3mod.gov.uk. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. 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. 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. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Lt Cdr R Buts RN Email : ruben.buts100mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : dbscivpers-resourcingteam3mod.gov.uk Further information Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: infocsc.gov.uk. Attachments Stratcom Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 469kB) Candidate Information updated Opens in new window (docx, 31kB) EXTERNAL PACK Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail