Job Description

Job Introduction

We're looking for a

Health and Safety Advisor

to help us make a difference to our planet.


As our Health and Safety Advisor, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.


Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.

We're a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact We're experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making We're better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

Joining our newly developed health and safety (H&S) team, you will have an impact on our H&S management system and culture across the Met Office.


You will support the long-term H&S strategic improvement plans alongside the development of our H&S procedures and guidance documents. You'll support and build our H&S culture across the Met Office and all 2,000 plus employees and contractors, driving the improvement of our organisational health and safety risk management.

Your key duties include

:

Supporting and enabling all aspects of Met Office business by providing legally based industry standard advice, enabling work in compliance with health and safety laws, regulations and best practice. Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders and providing regular performance reports to enable oversight and understanding of safety performance. Fostering relationships with dedicated groups to promote health and safety collaboration and transparency, and to support the Met Office in maturing its safety culture. Developing and endorsing health and safety procedures and guidance tools to promote consistency and compliance with updated legislation and best practice.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their 'Best Workplaces in Tech' 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women' 2023 list.


As our Health and Safety Advisor, your total reward package will be up to 47,606 annually, which includes:

33,794 base pay. An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

You

keep evolving

with experience in delivering small projects or contributing to larger scale projects. You work

better together

, with experience in providing health and safety support and advice to a range of stakeholders in a diverse work environment. You're an

expert by nature

, with aLevel 3 (NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent) professional health and safety qualification. You have experience working with stakeholders of different levels and an ability to present findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner. You

live and breathe it

by keeping up to date with health and safety case law and best practice.

How to apply

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.


Closing date is 26/10/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 10/11/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.


If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.


We understand that great minds don't always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.


We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.