Health & Safety Officer

Our Health and Safety & Emergency Planning Team provides a wide-ranging advice and support service across all areas of our business, covering health and safety, emergency planning and business continuity.

We require an experienced Health and Safety Officer to join the team, who will assist the Health and Safety and Emergency planning Manager as the council’s ‘competent person’ under the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999.  With a high level of technical expertise gained in a functionally diverse organisation, collaboration and excellent interpersonal skills are essential, as is your proven ability to influence change and develop practical and cost-effective solutions.

A commitment to supporting the council’s emergency planning and response to incidents is also required, and you will be expected to play an active role when incidents occur, as well as in planning, training, and exercising.

You will be a confident and experienced professional, ideally holding a level 5 NEBOSH Safety Diploma or equivalent (and as a minimum a level 3 NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent) , and with a commitment to your continuing professional development.  Frequently required to prioritise demands upon your time, you will possess excellent time management skills.  You will be used to dealing with all levels of employee, as well as senior management and elected Members and will have sound analytical and judgement forming skills.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date for applications is 24 March 2024.

Assessments will be held on 2 April 2024.

Interviews will be held on 10 and 11 April 2024.