Job Description
Bacteriology Department: Building Manager (Local Nominated Person)/ Health & Safety Advisor
Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA), Weybridge
Grade: HEO
Salary: £37,480 - £40,170
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Bacteriology Department as a Building Manager (Local Nominated Person)/Health & Safety Advisor at our Weybridge Headquarters. This critical role will support the delivery of diagnostic work, reference laboratory activities, and research studies within the department, protecting animal and public health.
To be successful in this position, you should have a good understanding of practical laboratory work and the ability to maintain a safe working environment. Excellent communication and team working skills are essential for collaboration with diverse stakeholders. You will need to identify areas for improvement/concerns, communicate these to senior managers, deliver safety training, and liaise with facilities management providers, external contractors, and scientists to support facility maintenance and site redevelopment.
We value inclusion, support, and development of our people and aim to promote the career and personal wellbeing of everyone in APHA. Our benefits include generous annual leave, a contributory pension, staff bonuses and recognition, salary sacrifice benefit options, and an employee discount scheme. We also offer flexible working arrangements.
Regular attendance at the laboratories is necessary, therefore the post holder needs to be able to work from the APHA Weybridge site.