Health, Safety & Compliance Manager

About Ofgem

Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a cleaner, more affordable and secure net zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers whilst supporting economic growth.

At Ofgem, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. We know that different perspectives help us make better decisions for the consumers and communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are proud to create an environment where colleagues can bring their authentic selves to work.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Health, Safety & Compliance Manager to help ensure the safe, secure and legally compliant operation of Ofgem's workplaces.

Acting as Ofgem's designated Competent Person, you will provide professional Health & Safety advice and guidance across the organisation, supporting managers and colleagues to meet their responsibilities and maintain safe working environments. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining Health & Safety policies and arrangements, coordinating compliance activity, monitoring organisational risks, and supporting continuous improvement across our office estate.

Working closely with colleagues across Ofgem, alongside external partners including the Government Property Agency, landlords and building management teams, you will ensure statutory obligations are met and Health & Safety remains a key consideration in workplace planning and decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety professional who enjoys working across a broad range of responsibilities and influencing positive safety outcomes within a complex and purpose-driven organisation.

Please note: Appointment to this role is subject to successfully obtaining and maintaining Security Check (SC) clearance.

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety Management

• Act as Ofgem's designated Competent Person and provide expert Health & Safety advice and guidance to managers and employees.
• Lead Health, Safety & Compliance arrangements across Ofgem's three office locations, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and recognised best practice.
• Develop, maintain and review Health & Safety policies, procedures and local arrangements, ensuring they remain compliant, practical and fit for purpose.
• Develop and maintain risk assessments and safe systems of work where required, ensuring appropriate control measures are implemented and regularly reviewed.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Health & Safety legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act, Workplace Regulations, Fire Safety legislation and associated guidance.
• Support the promotion of a positive and proactive Health & Safety culture across the organisation.

Risk Management, Assurance & Compliance

• Coordinate and oversee Health & Safety risk assessments, ensuring risks are appropriately identified, managed and reviewed.
• Deliver a programme of audits, inspections, assurance activities and compliance checks across Ofgem's offices, monitoring actions through to completion.
• Maintain oversight of organisational Health & Safety risks and support effective reporting and escalation where required.
• Monitor compliance performance, identify trends and support improvements to Health, Safety & Compliance arrangements and controls.
• Ensure lessons learned from audits, inspections and incidents are embedded into policies, procedures and working practices.

Incident, Fire Safety & Emergency Preparedness

• Lead investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences, ensuring lessons learned are identified and corrective actions implemented.
• Ensure statutory reporting requirements, including RIDDOR where applicable, are met.
• Coordinate fire safety management arrangements across Ofgem's offices, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, effective evacuation procedures and emergency preparedness arrangements.
• Work with building management teams, the Government Property Agency and other partners to ensure emergency procedures are regularly reviewed, tested and understood by colleagues.
• Contribute to business continuity, workplace resilience and recovery planning activities as required.

Training & Workplace Safety

• Coordinate and monitor mandatory Health & Safety training, ensuring completion rates are maintained, tracked and reported.
• Oversee workplace Health & Safety arrangements, including Display Screen Equipment (DSE), Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) and workplace adjustments where required.
• Provide practical guidance and support to managers and employees on workplace Health & Safety matters.
• Promote awareness of Health & Safety responsibilities and safe working practices across the organisation.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with the Government Property Agency, landlords, building management teams, contractors, consultants and other external partners.
• Work collaboratively with HR, managers and colleagues to support workplace wellbeing and safety initiatives.
• Manage Health & Safety contracts, suppliers and associated budgets as required.
• Produce accurate reports, management information and recommendations for senior leaders and governance forums, including the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Committee and Audit & Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC).
• Support managers and stakeholders in understanding and meeting their Health & Safety responsibilities.

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health, or an equivalent professional qualification.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

At Ofgem, we expect our staff to carry out their roles with honesty, fairness and openness. They should follow the Civil Service code and be free from any influence or bias. We are committed to making sure interests are recognised, declared and managed appropriately so that we can fulfil our duties as an energy regulator. Our Conflicts of Interest policy outlines the types of interests Ofgem staff must declare before onboarding, and the rules they must follow throughout employment so that we can clearly demonstrate that our decisions are not influenced by private interests.

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