Health & Safety Senior Advisor

We are looking for a Senior Health and Safety Advisor to support the Health and Safety Manager in implementing, monitoring and improving the health and safety standards and culture at Kew.

This post is both a professional and managerial role with responsibility for managing and developing the day to day operation of the Health and Safety Department including its delivery of advice, incident investigation, pro-active inspections and policy development to ensure the safety of staff, volunteers and visitors in addition to your own work load. The work of the team is varied and covers a range of topics such as workplace health, horticulture, science, education, event safety as well as being a major visitor attraction. The work is fast paced and no two days are ever the same with the bonus of working in two beautiful sites, one of which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

About You

You should have a degree in a related discipline and NEBOSH National diploma or equivalent. You will need a firm understanding of applying health and safety law and related principles with the ability to provide competent and helpful support to colleagues. You will need to have the ability to initiate improvement and to use expertise to find creative solutions to Kew’s business needs while remaining compliant with UK legislation.

Leadership and management skills to motivate, coach and mentor H&S team and others in relation to health & safety are essential. You will need to have good persuasion and communication skills both oral and written. You should have experience of developing and embedding tailored policies and procedures in medium to large organisations.

This role is based at Kew with the option of hybrid working however you will need to be on site for at least 40% of your time. Operational requirements may necessitate that you will need to be on site more frequently and particularly during the probation period.

Interviews are due to take place in the middle of October. A provisional start date of 18th November has been set.

About Us

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.