Job Title:  Safety Support Coordinator

Package:   £42,300-£47,000 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID:     SF20341

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Safety Support Coordinator at any of our main UK locations, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Safety Support Coordinator, You will provide comprehensive operational, analytical, and administrative support to the UK Safety Director and Safety Leadership Team. The role is responsible for transforming safety data into meaningful insights that support strategic decision-making, safety performance improvement, and regulatory compliance across UK Defence operations.

Day-to-day, you'll act as a central coordinator for safety activities, projects, communications, and governance, supporting a strong safety culture and improved performance. Working closely with senior leaders, operational teams, and Group Safety colleagues, you'll analyse trends and emerging risks, drive continuous improvement, and support the development of digital tools, enhanced data quality, and more efficient ways of working across the safety function.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide strategic support to the Safety Leadership Team through data analysis, trend identification, evidence-based recommendations, and preparation of reports for leadership reviews, governance boards, and executive meetings
• Coordinate key safety operations, including Safety Connect Sessions, SharePoint and Teams administration, crisis management rotas, communications, purchase orders, travel arrangements, and other safety-related projects
• Review, validate, and analyse safety, incident, near-miss, audit, and assurance data to identify trends, emerging risks, root causes, and opportunities for improvement
• Produce dashboards, reports, briefings, and actionable insights that support senior leaders, safety committees, risk assessments, readiness planning, and safety performance reviews
• Manage and support incident investigations by maintaining investigation trackers, conducting trend and causal analysis, evaluating metrics, and monitoring the effectiveness of corrective actions
• Drive continuous improvement of digital safety tools and reporting platforms by enhancing analytics capability, improving data quality, and identifying opportunities for automation and process optimisation

Essential experience of the Safety Support Coordinator:

• Strong understanding of safety performance metrics, incident causation, operational risk indicators, and safety management principles
• Knowledge of workplace Health & Safety requirements, ISO 45001, and hazard/risk management within high-hazard defence environments
• Proven experience analysing safety, operational, engineering, or reliability data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Proficiency in Power BI, SharePoint, Excel, Copilot, and other data visualisation and analytics tools, including the application of statistical and predictive techniques
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear dashboards, reports, and insights for senior stakeholders and diverse audiences
• High levels of integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with information security standards, with the ability to work in secure, regulated environments and travel across UK sites as required

Essential qualifications for the Safety Support Coordinator:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at our any of our main UK locations with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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Our Recruitment Process:

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing internal_recruitment@qinetiq.com. One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community