Health and Safety Advisor

Hawkshead (nr Potters Bar, Herts) / Camden (Kings Cross, London)

£40,528 to £51,470 Including London Weighting

Tired of long site hours, weekend callouts and never switching off? Ready for a role where your expertise is valued — and your life outside work actually exists?

At the Royal Veterinary College, we’re looking for a skilled Health & Safety professional with experience in fire safety, construction, or the built environment to join our Corporate Health & Safety team.

If you’re coming from construction, you’ll find this a refreshing change: a better life-work balance, standardised hours (35 hours/week), generous holidays (30+ days/year), and a highly competitive University pension scheme that’s one of the best in the UK.

What you’ll do

• Lead fire risk assessments and support Fire Marshals

• Deliver fire safety training and promote a positive safety culture across the campuses

• Advise on contractor safety, building safety and construction projects

• Carry out audits, inspections and incident investigations

• Support safety events, compliance reporting and guidance development

Why this is a step up from construction

• No more 50-60-hour weeks — enjoy predictable, balanced working hours

• Significantly more annual leave than industry norms

• Outstanding pension scheme with exceptional employer contributions

• A stable, respected environment where your expertise shapes long-term safety and where your personal wellbeing is supported

• Opportunities for professional development and progression

What you’ll bring

• NEBOSH General Certificate + Fire Safety Certificate

• Experience in construction, fire safety or built-environment H&S

• Strong communication and training delivery skills

• Confidence conducting risk assessments and investigations

• IOSH membership (TechIOSH or working towards)

If you’re ready to swap relentless site pressure for a role with impact, balance and long-term security, this is your chance.

Join the RVC — and build a safer future without sacrificing your own.

This role, although primarily based at our Hawkshead Campus, will require travel to our Camden campus.

We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package

• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays + concessionary days)

• Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD

• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave

• On site café and restaurant

• Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)

• Cycle to work scheme

• Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus

For informal enquiries, please contact Beth Webster (Corporate Health & Safety Manager) at [email protected]

We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.