Head of NMIS Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Salary range: £61,165 - £68,817 per annum
FTE: 1
Term: Open-ended
Closing Date: 18 November 2026
Location: NMIS Centres
The University of Strathclyde has a long history of working with industry to deliver strong business growth from access to research and innovation expertise. The latest major initiative continuing to deliver on this track record is through the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
As a magnet for innovation in advanced manufacturing, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) group of specialist R&D centres, supports manufacturing, engineering and associated tech businesses of all sizes, to thrive domestically and internationally through accelerating productivity, embracing new digital technologies and achieving net-zero targets.
We turn smart ideas into reality and deliver ground-breaking research.
Coming from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, our passionate team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the workforce of the future and generate the creative ideas that will transform manufacturing.
Ultimately, we are growing the economy, developing a vibrant and skilled talent pool and helping create prosperous, sustainable communities.
The Opportunity
This is an outstanding opportunity to shape the future of Health, Safety and Wellbeing within one of the UK's most innovative manufacturing organisations. As Head of NMIS Health, Safety and Wellbeing, you will provide strategic leadership across NMIS, championing the University’s Culture of Care and helping to embed an environment where safety, wellbeing, and care for one another are fundamental to our success. You will ensure compliance, build capability, empower colleagues to take ownership of safety and wellbeing, strengthen engagement and collaboration, and drive continuous improvement in performance at every level of the organisation.
Working across multiple facilities, research programmes and industrial partnerships, you will lead the evolution of our Health, Safety and Wellbeing strategy, aligned with the University’s Culture of Care and wider health and safety framework, ensuring compliance, building capability and inspiring positive behaviours at every level of the organisation. You will be a visible leader and trusted advisor, supporting NMIS in its ambition to become a recognised exemplar for Health, Safety and Wellbeing within the manufacturing, innovation and research sectors.
The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement, strengthen organisational resilience, and enhance workforce engagement through a proactive, people-centred approach. By combining strategic thinking with operational excellence, you will help ensure that NMIS remains a place where innovation can flourish safely, people can perform at their best, and every colleague goes home healthy, safe and well.
For informal enquiries, please contact Jim Hannigan, Chief Operating Officer, james.hannigan@strath.ac.uk
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