Head of Health and Safety

£59,550 - £69,343 per annum, depending on skills and experience [F7 Band]

Full time

Permanent

Start date: Provisionally February 2025

Kew Gardens, Richmond, Hybrid

A truly unique opportunity for a Health and Safety professional to lead our Health and Safety function, providing dynamic leadership and expertise covering the breadth of our activities, including, visitor operations, commercial events, capital projects and science, ensuring that Kew is a safe place to work and visit.

You will have significant experience of health and safety management, application of health and safety legislation, practice and standards, hold a NEBOSH diploma or similar, with excellent technical knowledge and the ability to manage risk in a strategic context.

Equally important is your ability to work collaboratively, build relationships and engage with a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally to affect a positive health and safety culture and deliver effectively.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi. 

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

Closing Date: 11 November 2024.
Interviews will take place on 25th November.