Assistant Health, Safety and Fire Manager 

Assistant Health, Safety and Fire Manager 

Closing date: 27 Jan 2025

Comprising the SEC Centre, SEC Armadillo and the OVO Hydro, the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) is Scotland's premier venue for events, gigs, conferences, and exhibitions. We enjoy an enviable reputation as one of Europe’s most prestigious venues with the OVO Hydro consistently ranked in the top 3 busiest venues in the world, attracting over 2 million visitors per year.

We’re looking for a motivated and friendly Assistant Health, Safety and Fire Manager to work as part of our Health & Safety Team and in line with our vision to become the Best Event Campus in Europe.

The Assistant Health, Safety and Fire Manager will be responsible for working with the wider team to help deliver the following:

• Support in creating, implementing, and monitoring the Health and Safety Strategy, Health and Safety Management System and the Fire Prevention Strategy.

• Supporting Line  management responsibilities for apprentices.

• To support the Health, Safety and Fire Manager in the management and development of effective business continuity and emergency response.

• Management and action of the Investigation process including scheduling and reporting and action management.

• To support and develop Fire Training, Drills and supplementary plans, policies and SOP’s

Our ideal candidate

Our Health & Safety Team work closely together in a busy environment, ensuring that all expectations are exceeded and providing the highest quality service to each event.  Our desirable qualities include:

• NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health and/or Fire.

• Fire Safety Risk Assessment.

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.

• Experience carrying out risk assessments including Fire, Safety, COSHH, Manual Handling etc.  

• Recognised Health & Safety or Fire Safety memberships e.g. IOSH, IFSM or IFE 

• Knowledge of and the ability to interpret relevant health, safety and fire legislation and guidance documents.

• Commitment to developing a safe, healthy, engaging and enjoyable environment to deliver the BEST events and customer service/ experience.

• Understanding of relevant legislation and best practise

• Ability to show resilience 

• Time management and prioritisation in a fast paced environment

• Escalation, reporting and risk management

Hands-on, passionate, and flexible? A clear and concise communicator? Confident working with clients and skilled in multi-tasking, with a dedicated and enthusiastic attitude?  If yes, then we’re looking for you – and if you have knowledge and experience in the event industry and evidence of a proven track record for delivering results… even better!

Our ideal candidate should embrace our mission, Best Venues, Best People, Best Events. In adopting our core values for teamwork and collaboration you should share our passion for providing excellent customer experience, acting as a role model, and setting an example for the team and wider business.

Does this sound like the role for you?  

Please send your CV and covering letter, outlining your skills and experience, our way to Peopleteam@sec.co.uk