Job Description

Job Introduction

We're looking for a

Health and Safety Coordinator

to help us make a difference to our planet.


As our Health and Safety Coordinator, 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

You will support the delivery of the Met Office's Safety Management System, helping to promote and foster a positive health and safety culture. You will maintain our information, tools hub and coordinate our training and systems.

Your key duties

:

Co-ordinate health and safety inspections and audits. Review health and safety key performance indicator (KPI) compliance data to identify gaps or trends in compliance. Prepare statistics and analysis for health and safety papers. Review DSE self-assessments completed by staff and organise second level assessments, where required. Co-ordinate first aid training, including monitoring of certificate expiry dates.

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 Coordinator, your total reward package will be up to 38,280 annually, which includes:

26,954 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:

Keep evolving

: Ability to critically analyse data in order to identify patterns, gaps, trends, and root cause.

Better together

: Proven ability to effectively build and maintain relationships with internal and external business stakeholders.

Expert by nature

: Evidence of using Microsoft Office 365 applications to support business operations including SharePoint, Power BI, Forms, Excel, Word, Planner etc in addition to bespoke systems.

Force for good

: Proven ability to prepare written reports, update internal records, and dashboards that will help support our organisation's purpose of helping to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

Live and breathe it

: Proven ability to support the daily operation of internal management systems and identify key business requirements within areas of responsibility.

Desirable Criteria:

We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but we're also keen to discover if you have:

Completed health and safety training or entry level course (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely or similar) or experience with desk-based ergonomics and display screen equipment assessments.

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 25/08/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 15/09/2025. 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. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.