Job responsibilities
Responsibilities section:
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
Specific duties will vary depending on current focuses, but examples of these will include:
- Continually develop EEF quality and health and safety management systems in compliance with ISO 9001 and OHSAS 45001, and broader UKHSA policy.
- Manage a quality and health and safety audit programme for the department.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies and other external parties for routine audits.
- Oversee rectification of non-conformances in relation to the site quality system.
- Maintain a process for audit pertaining to all statutory aspects of the engineering function.
- Act as the custodian of department risk register, ensuring the register is up to date, shared with appropriate UKHSA stakeholders which include measures to manage risk.
- Liaise with key stakeholders within the department to identify and manage these risks.
- Oversee training requirements for the department, in relation to quality management, health and safety and risk management.
- Support and advise the department as necessary on all quality, health and safety and risk related matters.
- Review accident and incident statistics; identify trends and recommend preventive and corrective action. Accountable for the notification of classified major injuries, dangerous occurrences, and reportable occupational diseases to the relevant enforcing authorities.
- Develop, lead, and motivate a team, and ensure consistent and optimum performance of their duties.
- Support in the compilation of management reports and contribute in relation to performance statistics pertaining to quality, health and safety and risk management.
- Escalate risk to UKHSA stakeholders as required and support in writing business cases for remedial action including cost benefit analysis.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.
Please see job description attached for full list of duties and responsibilities.
Essential Criteria:
It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1500 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the following criteria:
Essential
- A Bachelors degree or HND in Engineering or other relevant subject or have proven significant experience within a similar managerial or supervisory role within an engineering environment
- Demonstrable experience in similar senior QA/compliance role
- Proven ability to lead and motivate teams and understanding of risk management approaches, methods, and tools
- Experience in developing management systems and associated processes and procedures and knowledge of ISO 9001 and 45001 and legislative requirements
- Risk-based prioritisation and ability to multi-task effectively, delegating where appropriate and Auditing and analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills and a service provision mind set, who is comfortable with auditors, third party operators and external verifiers and regulators.
Desirable
- National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
- Chartered Quality Institute/International Register of Certified Auditors (CQA/IRCA) membership or approved certification
- Demonstrable experience in the public sector and good understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements associated with the public sector.
- Understanding of maintenance and engineering installations, their operation and maintenance and associated health and safety requirements.
Selection process details
STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:
You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised essential criteria please do provide evidence of how you meet this.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.
STAGE 2 INTERVIEW
This competition will involve an in-person interview
As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification.
Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).
You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.
The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours and strengths will be used at the interview:
Behaviours:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
Strengths:
Improver, motivator, change agent, explainer, precise, service focussed, efficient, influencer, Team leader
Expected Timeline:
Advert close: 23:55hrs on 3rd December 2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Shortlist: 7th December 2023
Interviews: w/c 18th December 2023
Please note these dates could be subject to change.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)
Nationality requirements
Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
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 welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Security clearance level requirement
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.
For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
Please Note
This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/
Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.
Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/
Complaint process:
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email:Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.
