Health and Safety Advisor - DSTL
Salisbury, Wiltshire, GB, SP4 0JQ
Who we are
VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.
What we do
We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.
Location: DSTL, Salisbury
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm
Permanent, Full Time
Are you a dedicated Health and Safety professional looking to make an impact in a dynamic environment? Do you have the expertise to ensure compliance, investigate incidents, and drive a culture of continuous improvement? If so, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do
As a Health and Safety Advisor, you will play a key role in ensuring that service delivery solutions for maintenance, billable works, and general Health and Safety across the Dstl Estate remain compliant with legislation, customer requirements, and industry best practices. You will support preventative planned maintenance, reactive maintenance, and billable works, working closely with teams to maintain a safe and compliant working environment.
You will act as a subject matter expert, providing advice on all Health and Safety, Fire Safety, and Environmental matters within the building environment. Your responsibilities will include carrying out accident and incident investigations, ensuring lessons learned are implemented, and overseeing project activities related to safety, health, and environmental compliance. Maintaining accurate records and ensuring adherence to the Health and Safety at Work Act and environmental legislation will be essential.
Building strong working relationships with client Estates Health and Safety teams and VIVO colleagues will be a key part of your role. You will ensure compliance with billable works governance processes, conduct scheduled and unscheduled inspections, and take appropriate action where safety management is lacking. By encouraging a culture of continuous improvement, you will support sustainability initiatives and promote VIVO’s Zero Harm approach across the contract.
Your ability to confidently present and engage audiences will be crucial when delivering safety training, toolbox talks, inductions, and presenting investigation findings. Effective communication and collaboration with multiple teams, along with the confidence to raise concerns through proper channels, will be essential.
What You'll Bring
To succeed in this role, you must have a NEBOSH Certificate and a full UK driving license.
You should be an approachable and reliable professional with the ability to influence teams and ensure compliance with safety regulations. Experience in delivering SHE training, updating safety management systems, and conducting workplace inspections is required. You must have knowledge of key regulations, including Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER), Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER), Noise at Work Regulations, and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). The ability to research and apply updates to safety regulations, manage external stakeholder relationships, and support accident investigations is also essential.
This role requires a British national due to site security requirements, and candidates must be at least 18 years old and able to obtain SC clearance.
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can contribute to a safe and compliant working environment, apply today.
What We Offer:
- 6% employee matched pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave
- Career progression and development opportunities
- Access to nationally recognised qualifications
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.
We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.
