Senior Health and Safety Manager
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 19th May 2024
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About the job
Job summary
At the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), we encourage applications from everyone, particularly groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has and promote inclusivity and equality of opportunity for all. Our recruitment process is anonymised, which means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel.
Are you a health and safety professional with experience of working within a large complex corporate environment?
Do you enjoy developing and implementing policies to promote safety?
Are you confident in leading and managing others to achieve business objectives?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver and maintain a strong health and safety culture whilst maintaining compliance. You will also have exposure to a wide range of stakeholders both external and internal, enabling you to build relationships across DVLA.
Job description
We are looking for a pragmatic and confident individual to lead our small and dynamic health and safety team, where you will work in a fast paced and varied environment where no two days are the same. You will need to have the capability to work under your own initiative, ensuring that you provide a high quality service which is delivered on time and taking ownership of key decisions that need to be made.
This role is pivotal to ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation across the DVLA estates located in Morriston, Ty-Felin, Swansea Vale and Birmingham. You will be responsible for monitoring and auditing statutory compliance of Principal Service Providers and contractors, managing the risk assessment process and taking the lead in specialist accident investigations, incidents and near misses. You will work with colleagues across the business and with external stakeholders, providing competent and effective advice as well as confidently managing health and safety issues as they arise. You will also be required to attend regular trade union meetings acting as liaison.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
- Establishing management schedules for monitoring of services provided by Principal Services Partners to determine levels of statutory compliance and application of industry best practices, you will prioritise areas for review and monitoring to those with the highest risk to health and safety, business continuity and operational control
- Provision of specialist health and safety guidance, advice and support throughout the Agency at all levels and facilitate training and mentoring for the Health and Safety Team
- Taking the lead in significant accident, incident or near miss investigations, identifying root causes and developing control measures to prevent recurrence. As necessary, acting as a health and safety expert witness/Subject Matter Expert (SME) on behalf of the Agency for investigations, court cases and personal injury claims. Regularly reviewing accident statistics for trends or significant areas of concern
- Taking the lead in regular health and safety meetings including Trade Union, DfT, Regulatory or wider Agency meetings and conferences
- Providing line management for all staff falling within management remit, conducting regular 1-2-1 meetings and providing support and mentoring for staff. Discussing and addressing attendance, behavioural and staff concerns with staff in line with Agency HR Policies and Procedures
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.
Additional information
Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.
This role will be based in Swansea, and we will be operating a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and on-site giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work, subject to business needs and this also allows for ongoing support, development, and collaboration with colleagues.
Therefore, the expectation is that you will spend a minimum of 60% of your working time based at your principal workplace (DVLA). We would encourage you to discuss the working arrangements for this role with us during the recruitment process.
Occasional UK travel may be involved with this role, this will occur as and when required but you will be provided with full notice in advance. Some overnight stays may be included.
Person specification
You are a proactive and flexible individual with experience of health and safety within a large complex corporate environment.
You are an excellent communicator who is able to tailor your communication to suit different audiences, influencing and explaining complex information in easy to understand ways. You will have strong leadership skills, the ability to lead teams and projects, ensuring colleagues and stakeholders have a clear understanding of objectives.
You understand your own level of responsibility and empower others to make decisions where appropriate, presenting recommendations in a timely manner outlining the consideration of other options, costs, benefits and risks.
It is important that you are organised, have great attention to detail and are experienced at working to tight deadlines, with the skills to efficiently balance multiple priorities. You’re resilient, with the ability to challenge and influence at all levels, confidently pushing back when required. You can work calmly under pressure and thrive within a diverse and varied workload.
We strive to ensure that DVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have a number of staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues.
Due to the evolving nature of the business, vacancies can become available at any time. Therefore, this campaign may create a reserve list to fulfil demand if it arises which will be held for a period of 12 months.
Qualifications
Lead auditor (if not already, you must be willing to work towards this when in role)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.
- Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
- Generous average employer contribution of 27%, depending on rate of salary and chosen pension scheme
- 25 days holiday, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days pro rata
- Access to the staff discount portal
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff
There are many more opportunities and great benefits of working at DVLA, visit our Careers website for further information.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
How to Apply
For this role you will need to submit a CV and personal statement of up to 1250 words.
For your CV and personal statement, please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:
- Experience of health and safety within a large complex corporate environment
- Providing specialist advice on health and safety processes and procedures to senior stakeholders and staff
- Implementing and continually improving health and safety policies and providing input to other policies and standards
- Contract managing a service provider or contractor to assure health & safety statutory compliance
- Communicating with stakeholders across an organisation and influencing upwards to board level in respect of health and safety matters
Click here for further guidance on writing a CV and personal statement.
The sift is due to take place from Monday 20th May 2024.
Interviews will be held from Monday 3rd June 2024.
This interview will be conducted on site at DVLA, Swansea. Further details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview and presentation
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Document Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Pre-employment Checking
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Working for the Civil Service
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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Veronica Smith
- Email : Veronica.Smith@dvla.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
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 Here
