Remote Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor Job at UCAS, Remote

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  • UCAS
  • Remote

Job Description

General information

Reference

001957

Publication start date

12/09/2025

Post Description

Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor

Vacancy location

Location

South West, Gloucestershire, Rosehill

Vacancy details

Job Profile

Finance and Corporate Services – Estates

Title

Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor

Contract Type

Full Time

About us

About UCAS

UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education.

UCAS is the world’s leading shared admissions service for higher education. We provide application services for UK universities and colleges as well as delivering a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies and employers.

We’re a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year. We’re committed to delivering a first-class service to all of our customers — they’re at the heart of everything we do.

Business Unit description

Our Finance and Corporate Services business unit is a fusion of multiple functions — financial planning and accounting, facilities and building management, procurement, programme and project management, corporate governance and performance, organisational development, enterprise architecture, legal and compliance, and the CEO Office.

The Finance Team also defines UCAS’ financial strategy.

About the role

Contractual Hours

35.00

About the role

To ensure UCAS provides a healthy and safe environment, and that it complies with relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation and regulations.

Key Accountabilities: 

  • Provide professional health, safety, and environmental support and advice across all business areas, with a particular focus on the Estates and Events teams, ensuring a health and safety culture
  • Develop and maintain systems, policies, procedures and processes for the management of health and safety risks, and environmental impacts in the workplace to ensure the adherence to all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation and agreed internal standards.
  • Conduct regular site inspections, risk assessments, and audits to identify potential hazards and recommend corrective actions.
  • Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, preparing detailed reports and implementing preventative measures. Ensuring the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences to meet statutory obligations.
  • Provide HSE advice and guidance to management and employees to promote and ensure a culture of safety and environmental awareness.
  • Deliver HSE training and induction programs to all new and existing employees.
  • Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation and company standards

For full job description, please see role profile attached.

Skills, qualifications, and experience

  • Relevant qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Management, or a related field (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH).
  • Proven experience as an HSE Advisor or similar role.
  • Strong knowledge of relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation and standards.
  • Experience conducting risk assessments, audits, and investigations.
  • Excellent communication and training delivery skills
  • Ability to influence and work collaboratively with employees at all levels.
  • Strong organizational and report-writing skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Detail-oriented and proactive.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressure situations.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
  • Confident in leading and facilitating discussions around health, safety and environmental matters
  • Discreet and trustworthy to work with sensitive and confidential information.

Package

Salary – up to £42,000

  • 30 days annual leave (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and your bank holidays!)
  • Flexibility – UCAS positively supports Hybrid working for its employees, meaning you can work between home and the office in a way that suits you and the business and also has a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy
  • A generous pension scheme
  • Hundreds of high street discounts and offers with Perkbox
  • Internal training and development
  • Subsidised gym and café
  • Be rewarded for going above and beyond with our ex-gratia bonus scheme and Celebrating U, our quarterly employee recognition scheme
  • Dedicated volunteer employee networks promoting wellbeing, awareness and inclusion

Working Arrangements

Is fully remote working an option?

No

Attachments

Attachment

HSE Advisor Job Description 24th July 2025 (1).pdf (354 Kb)

Jobicy JobID: 131743

Job Tags

Remote job, Full time, Contract work, Work at office, Work from home, Flexible hours,

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