Health and Safety Audit Manager (YZ13799)

The University of Bath is a world-leading research-intensive institution offering top-quality education and research with significant real-world influence. We are committed to nurturing a high-performing health and safety culture that empowers us to sustainably provide excellent teaching and research.

We are growing our Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing team as part of this commitment and now seek an experienced and pragmatic Health and Safety Audit Manager. You will serve as the lead H&S auditor for the university, spotting areas of effective practice and chances to enhance performance. You will provide solid and careful reassurance to Senior leaders and our governing body about maintaining the high standards we have set. Additionally, you will use your health and safety expertise to assist duty holders in resolving any issues highlighted through this review process.

About the role

As the skilled Health and Safety Audit lead, you'll be responsible for:

• Creating and implementing a yearly internal safety audit timetable founded on Faculty and departmental risk profiles along with the University's Operational Health and Safety Risk Register.
• Reviewing and reporting on the application of safety policies, risk assessments, and Codes of Practice, identifying and reporting on areas for improvement.
• Working alongside senior leaders and managers across the organization to develop, finalize, and carry out feasible corrective action plans. Monitoring open audit actions guarantees their timely completion.
• Presenting key findings such as areas of effective and commendable practice, non-conformances, and assurance. Also, reporting progress on agreed actions to the University Executive Board, University Council, and relevant internal committees.

This varied role is part of the University's Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing Service. You will join a specialist team offering support, advice, guidance, and assurance throughout the University.

The role is primarily based at the University's Claverton Down campus. Hybrid work is allowed occasionally, with a maximum of two days off-site per week based on responsibilities. Job share options are available. Kindly mention your preference when applying.

About You

We’re seeking substantial experience in auditing health and safety performance within a complex environment spanning a large organization and a wide variety of activities. Ideally, this experience will have been developed in a research-focused setting collaborating closely with academics or similar.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of UK health and safety laws and their practical use in a complex research and teaching setting is required. Ideally, this includes hands-on experience in one or more relevant Science or Engineering fields.
• Proven experience in health and safety audits within a similarly complex research-focused organization is essential. Preferably, this includes auditing against ISO45001 standards or the University sector HASMAP audit system. The role demands the ability to use that expertise creatively and confidently in different contexts and challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to present complex and technical information in a clear and succinct way.
• A proactive and engaging strategy to encourage a positive safety culture, especially for individuals responsible for managing teaching and research health and safety hazards and risks.
• The capability to support others in boosting performance and confirm that health and safety standards are adhered to.
• Experience of collaborating closely with external regulatory authorities.

You will also need to have:

• A pertinent health and safety credential at Level 6 or above.
• A recognized audit qualification (such as lead auditor ISO45001 or equivalent).
• Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant . an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; autism friendly university , committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

What we can offer you 

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace  
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn .

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive