Safety and Health Operations Manager

Job Description

About us  

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.  

About the job 

As Safety and Health Operations Manager, you will oversee the delivery of operational safety and health across UKAEA, ensuring compliance with legislation while driving continuous improvement in standards and performance. Working closely with senior leaders, you will provide expert advice, shape a proactive safety culture, and oversee programmes that support safe and effective operations across multiple sites. This is an opportunity to influence strategic decision-making and play a key role in enabling UKAEA’s mission to deliver fusion energy. 

What You'll be Doing

• Provide expert operational safety and health advice across projects, programmes and operational activities.
• Oversee the implementation and continual improvement of safety and health procedures and standards across UKAEA.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, internal requirements and governance frameworks.
• Define and deliver the safety and health compliance monitoring programme, including a three lines of defence approach.
• Develop and maintain performance reporting, dashboards and lead indicators to drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee incident reporting, investigation and governance processes, ensuring appropriate escalation and learning.
• Manage, coach and develop the Safety and Health operational team to meet organisational requirements.
• Collaborate with Directors, Programme Managers and key stakeholders to embed a proactive safety culture and ensure adequate safety and health resourcing.
• Represent UKAEA on safety and health matters with regulators, customers, suppliers, industry groups and trade union safety representatives.
• Deputise for the Head of SHE and chair relevant safety forums and working groups as required. 

What You'll Bring

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health, or an equivalent qualification.
• Extensive experience of occupational health and safety management systems and relevant UK health and safety legislation.
• Demonstrable experience guiding and developing safety and health teams within a complex organisation.
• Proven track record of delivering operational safety and health programmes in a senior-level role.
• Strong experience of compliance monitoring, incident investigation and safety governance.
• Ability to analyse and interpret safety performance data and produce high-quality technical reports.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

Benefits 

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full list here) and highlights include:   

• A salary of £64,115 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension.  
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus.
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution  
• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 'privilege' days; 8 Bank Holidays
• Additional 3 days of site closure over Christmas break  
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions  

Our commitment to ED&I 

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. 

Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. 

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.   

Qualifications

Additional Information

Salary: £64,115 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension