Senior Health and Safety Advisor, Royal Shakespeare Company

The Senior Health and Safety Advisor plays a pivotal role in supporting on productions and at events and gives you the opportunity to be hands-on in an interesting and varied environment.

Reporting to the Head of Occupational Safety and Health, key areas of responsibility include (please see the full job description and person specification for the comprehensive list)

• Support the Head of Occupational Safety and Health in all matters associated with health and safety management issues across the RSC.
• Promote continuous improvement aligned to ISO 45001 standards and will involve undertaking audits, workplace inspections, investigations and monitoring activities related to health and safety management.
• Lead on the development of improved incident data analysis and reporting using real time dashboards.
• Deputise for the Head of OSH as and when required.
• Provide competent advice, training, and support to key stakeholders on topics such as CDM, machinery safety, LOLER, risk assessment, manual handling and working at height.

To be suitable for this role, it is essential that you have the following knowledge and experience:

• Experience in theatre, events, or a related field.
• In depth knowledge of UK safety regulations such as CDM, PUWER, RIDDOR, Working at Height
• Chartered member of IOSH or working towards
• Qualified to NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent)
• Strong expertise in contractor safety, construction management (CDM) and delivery of safety training.

This role will require you to deputise for the Head of Occupational Health and Safety, as required, including providing cover as a specialist responder to the companies Major Incident Plan out of usual working hours, whereby colleagues may attempt to contact the post holder outside of usual working hours in an emergency. Time off can be taken in lieu of hours worked as part of any incident response.