Health & Safety Support Manager (Internal only) Area Health and Safety Location University Park Salary £35,608 to £47,389 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Closing Date Tuesday 29 September 2026 Reference

REG233126 PLEASE NOTE THIS VACANCY IS INTERNAL ONLY FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY

The University of Nottingham is seeking a motivated, experienced and proactive Health and Safety Support Manager to lead the delivery and continuous improvement of operational support services across the Health & Safety Department.

The role will see you:

• Lead and manage the day-to-day delivery of Health & Safety support services, ensuring a high-quality, customer-focused and compliant service.
• Provide leadership and line management to Health & Safety administrative support staff, supporting performance, development and continuous improvement.
• Oversee coordination of Health & Safety and Fire Safety programmes and activities delivered by the team
• Oversee the day-to-day running of key Health & Safety systems (e.g. IRS, CSC, SafeZone)
• Act as a key liaison with system providers, DTS, and stakeholders for system enhancements and dealing with system failures and ensuring they are resolved in a timely manner.
• Produce and present management information and performance reports from existing systems to the Health & Safety team and key stakeholders.
• Develop and implement improvements to systems, processes, and reporting functionality
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, around the University and within the Health & Safety team.

The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Health & Safety and Fire Safety services across the University's UK campuses. Working closely with Health & Safety colleagues, academic and professional service departments, and key stakeholders, you will help ensure the department delivers an efficient, customer-focused and continuously improving service that supports the University's strategic and statutory objectives. Reporting to the Head of Health and Safety, you will be responsible for overseeing operational performance, service delivery, systems management and process improvement activities. The role provides an exciting opportunity to influence service development, lead change initiatives, and support a broad range of Health & Safety activities across a large and complex organisation. The successful applicant will be based at Lenton Hurst on University Park. However, there may be an expectation to travel occasionally between University campuses and sites as required. The University operates a hybrid working policy, allowing colleagues to work flexibly between home and campus locations, subject to operational requirements and agreement with their line manager. This is a full-time (36.25 hours per week), permanent position, however part time hours will be considered. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Timothy McGill, Head of Health and Safety, at timothy.mcgill@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role. #INT #LI-DNI Email details to a friend Apply Online Further details: Job Description/Role Profile Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs - indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer . Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme. We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award . To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process. Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details. Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration . View All Vacancies View Previous List