Corporate Health & Safety Advisor

Ashfield District Council; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in the United Kingdom is seeking a highly motivated health and safety practitioner. The role involves providing operational support across various departments, focusing on health and safety compliance, and conducting risk assessments. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and be able to present information clearly. Applications are open until 14 December 2025.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to present and explain information to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Undertake health and safety and fire safety risk assessments.
• Conduct health and safety inspections and auditing.
• Provide health and safety training.
• Conduct accident/incident investigations.
• Offer advice ensuring compliance with construction regulations.
• Perform residential building safety and security checks.

Job description

The Corporate Health and Safety Team are seeking a highly motivated health and safety practitioner to join their small but busy team delivering corporate health and safety and emergency planning services to all departments across the Council.

You will have an interestingand diverse workload playing a key role providing operational support to colleagues ensuring the Council achieves and maintains compliance in all aspects of corporate health and safety, fire safety and emergency planning.

You will be a team player working in a supportive environment with a particular focus on health and safety compliance within our social housing and neighbourhood services departments whilst maintaining the provision of clear, consistent, quality health and safety (including fire safety) advice and guidance across all areas of the Council.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Undertaking health and safety and fire safety risk assessments
• Health and safety inspections and auditing
• Health and safety training
• Accident/incident investigations
• Provision of advice and guidance to ensure compliance with construction regulations (CDM)
• Residential building safety and security checks (fire safety, asbestos, legionella control etc.)

Applicants must have excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present and explain information to a wide range of audiences.

If you would like to apply, please submit a CV and supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria on the personal specification.

Closing date: 14 December 2025

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.