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Job description

Crossness Pumping Station (managed by the Crossness Engines Trust) is a unique and valuable museum of UK and world reknown telling the history of how the ambitious management of sewage transformed London as a city of growth and innovation in the 1860s and helped eradicate cholera. Preserved and restored by a group of enthusiasts since 1987, we are now entering a second phase of major restoration and we need visionary trustees who can help us achieve it.

This role is one of three we have created for experts in their field to help us implement a major programme over the next 5-10 years. It really is your chance to be part of our history!

As well as the usual trustee roles the specific skills needed for this role include:

SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Role Objectives

  • Acting as lead expert on the Board in relation to health and safety, particularly in relation to working with volunteers and members of the public.
  • Advising on good practice and regulatory and policy issues in health and safety.
  • Ensuring current and future engineering projects are developed in line with health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the Restoration, Electrical and other relevant teams on developing safe practices.
  • Lead on the review and updating of all health and safety policies and procedures.
  • Ensure volunteers are sufficiently trained to understand and practice good health and safety standards.

Candidate specification

Essential 

  • Substantial current engineering experience (including engineering registration status – CEng/IEng) in health and safety.
  • Relevant health and safety qualifications (eg IOSH etc)
  • Ability to foster good practice in volunteers.
  • Excellent communication skills including with staff and volunteers as well as fellow trustees.
  • An understanding of the importance of collaboration and problem-solving.
  • Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office 365.
  • Commitment to attend board meetings regularly and volunteer for other sub-committees as appropriate.
  • Able to devote around 2-3 hours per week on preparing for meetings.
  • Treating colleagues with respect and politeness.

Desirable 

  • Specific health and safety experience in the heritage/architectural restoration sectors.
  • Experience in Digital, Marketing and Finance would also be useful.
  • Experience in the charity sector.
  • Experience as a volunteer in a similar organisation.
Application resources
Application Instructions

Crossness Engines Trust is committed to being an organisation that values diversity in its volunteers. Please complete the diversity monitoring form to help us become better.

Please submit a CV and covering letter (both maximum 2 sides) to outline your suitability for the role.

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Crossness Engines Trust View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 1 - 5

To conserve, for public benefit, the buildings, engines and surroundings of the Southern Outfall of Sir Joseph Bazalgette's Victorian sewer system.

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Posted on: 09 September 2025
Closing date: 14 November 2025 at 14:54
Tags: Advice / Information, Training / Learning, Compliance / Quality, Health and Safety, Monitoring and Evaluation, Museum, Risk Management

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