Your new company

You will be working for a local authority that has a great reputation for making a positive impact on the community, supporting a positive work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Council Directors, Managers and staff across the organisation to ensure high standards of health and safety management are maintained.

• To work flexibly across service areas and with partners to achieve the objectives of the Council.

• To raise health and safety performance in the council by contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency

• To line manage the Health and Safety – Property and Trades side of the Corporate H&S Team, ensuring an effective support service is provided to the Corporate H&S Manager and the whole team, through effective supervision, performance management and personal development

• To develop, implement and monitor health and safety policy, management procedures, systems and guidance across a range of safety critical and statutory areas both departmentally and corporately

• To produce and update the legal register setting out the strategic operational risks for the business with management controls against all applicable regulations/standards based on operational responsibilities

• To be lead officer on the delivery of health safety audit programme.

• To develop and produce management reports information including performance against KPIs on Health Safety-related service delivery within the Council, provide accurate cost information in relation to Health Safety provision on existing proposed services, and training improvement programmes

• To develop, implement, deliver and evaluate health and safety training, including e-learning

• To coordinate on service areas corporate projects relating to health and safety associated issues as required

• To investigate significant or serious incidents and to advise, report and make recommendations on any necessary local or corporate action

• To oversee the effective management of Health and Safety Boards, including forward plans, terms of reference, reports and minutes

What you'll need to succeed

• NEBOSH Diploma

• GradIOSH (preferably CMIOSH or working towards chartership)

• Experience in people management

• Experience of providing health and safety advice in the public sector

• Team player who works positively with colleagues in the team, across the council and external staff.

What you'll get in return

• Generous annual leave

• Flexible working

• Flexible retirement

• Learning and development courses at work

• Local government pension scheme

• Plus other additional benefits, such as discounts and an interest-free travel loan

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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