Health and Safety Manager

Hours / Weeks: Full-time, 37.50 hours per week 

Benefits: You will receive excellent benefits including a generous holiday allowance, a great pension scheme, free lunch and discounted bus travel. 

About the College:

Worcester College is one of the 39 constituent Colleges of the University of Oxford and is home to a vibrant academic community of around 75 Fellows, a lively and varied student body of around 400 undergraduates and 200 graduates, and a dedicated expert team of 150 professional staff, all representing a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The College strategy is to be a forward-looking college (https://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/introducing-our-five-year-college-strategy). Our values are excellence, inspiration, community, inclusivity and trustworthiness. The College is situated at the heart of Oxford in a beautiful environment that the whole community enjoys.

Job Responsibilities: 

The Health and Safety Manager will be responsible for the management and continuous improvement of fire safety across the College estate, ensuring compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and all relevant legislation. The role will include coordinating, reviewing and maintaining fire risk assessments across all buildings, ensuring they are reviewed annually and following any significant changes, with identified remedial actions monitored through to completion. In addition, the Health and Safety Manager is responsible for leading the development, implementation and review of the College’s Health and Safety policies, procedures and strategy, promoting a positive safety culture and ensuring compliance across all departments. Maintaining accurate compliance records, emergency plans, fire logs, system schematics and inspection schedules is an essential aspect of the role, alongside working with the Head of Works and departmental managers to implement improvement plans and measure effectiveness.

The successful applicant will have a recognised Health and Safety qualification, NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma and experience of managing health and safety and therefore it is an essential requirement that the postholder has a strong background in fire safety and health and safety legislation.

This role includes being available to provide support during emergency situations and attend the College site when required, including on a 24-hour basis. 

Full detailed responsibilities mentioned in the attached Job Description document below.

Application process:

Please apply by completing the application form following the link along with the EDI form.

Closing date: 8^th November 2026 at midnight

Interview date: Week commencing 23^rd November 2026.

If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks including Right to Work, proof of identity and two references (including your most recent employer) and basic DBS check.

Staff are requested to work in a way which reduces their environmental impact and uses resources effectively. This includes commitment to the College Environmental Sustainability Policy, and Procurement and Purchasing Policy

Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy prior to the end date if a suitable candidate is found.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Worcester College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. We actively support and celebrate diversity amongst our staff and students. As a Disability Confident employer, we commit to making all reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, working arrangements and environment to accommodate applicants with any form of disability. Please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to assist you with your application or if you have a disability which you feel may affect your application.

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