Health and Safety Manager

jobs24.co.uk; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a skilled Health and Safety Manager to lead initiatives at a local council. This role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, conducting audits, and developing policies. Collaborating with senior leaders, you will set and achieve safety objectives while fostering a culture of safety across the organization. Join a committed team dedicated to delivering high standards of service to the community, where your expertise will make a significant impact. If you are passionate about health and safety and want to contribute to a safer working environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Health and Safety advice at a senior level.
• Experience in conducting health and safety audits across various areas.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and develop strategic projects.
• Conduct audits and provide training to promote a safe working environment.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Health and Safety Audits

Training and Development

Legislation Compliance

Risk Assessment

Education

Degree in relevant subject

NEBOSH National General Certificate

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

Tools

Health and Safety Software

Job description

Are you an experienced Health and Safety professional with a proven ability to provide expert guidance and implement effective strategies? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

As Health and Safety Manager at Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, you will ensure effective health and safety management across the council. You will monitor performance, develop policies, conduct audits, and deliver training to promote a safe working environment. Working closely with senior leaders, you will help set and achieve organisational safety objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure the Council is demonstrably compliant with the relevant Health & Safety legislation, including the identification of areas/issues that require improvement and recommend and develop strategic projects to minimise the moral, legal and financial risk to the Council and external stakeholders.
2. Ensure clear strategic direction with coherence between functions and responsibilities, established through service and organisational plans within the resources allocated to achieve business objectives, enabling transformation and delivering performance improvements across the Council's Health and Safety service.
3. Research and develop health, safety, and welfare policies and procedures in conjunction with managers, trades unions, and other colleagues, in accordance with the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
4. Keep abreast of current health, safety, and welfare legislation and advise the Council where it affects employees' or the employer's duty.
5. Advise and guide all managers on all health, safety, and welfare requirements, including overseeing the provision of health surveillance for employees and liaising with other parties as required.
6. Carry out health and safety audits and investigations in a planned and systematic way, which will include undertaking audits of high-risk areas and providing reports and action plans in line with the Council's Health and Safety Audit Plan.
7. Liaise with HSE Inspectors, Fire Prevention Officers, and similar bodies to ensure appropriate notifications and returns are made in respect of appropriate legislation.
8. Liaise with relevant parties regarding claims arising from accidents at work, including insurers, solicitors, and HSE Executive.
9. Liaise with health and safety co-ordinators within the Directorates to ensure consistency of approach to health, safety, and welfare and provide corporate information to safety representatives as required.

Core Values:

1. Integrity in our actions - We are open, honest, and fair; communicate accurately and keep our promises. We act within the law and the Council's Constitution and policies.
2. Accountability for our performance - We accept personal responsibility, not seeking to blame others and apologise if we get things wrong.
3. Co-operation with Councillors, colleagues, and partners - We share ideas, knowledge, and resources; we are friendly towards, listen to, and respect each other, and work in teams to deliver excellence.
4. Objectivity in our decisions - We base our decisions on evidence, welcome challenge, and take account of alternative opinions and the wider picture.
5. Efficiency to keep overall costs down - We constantly improve our value for money, learn from good practice, eliminate waste, and make the most of our assets.
6. Confidence to try things out - We give our people encouragement, authority, and support to be creative and flexible in how they deliver services; learning from things that go wrong when we experiment.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Significant experience in the provision of Health and Safety advice and support at a senior level in the public sector or a similar organisation.
2. Experience of undertaking health and safety related audits across a wide range of areas.
3. Experience of designing and delivering effective health and safety training/presentations at all levels.
4. Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
5. NEBOSH National General Certificate.
6. NEBOSH Construction Certificate or willingness to work towards.
7. P405 Asbestos Regulations.

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small Council with big values. We are committed to ensuring our services are delivered to the highest possible standard and we put the customer at the forefront of everything we do. By working for us you will become part of the team and will play your part in serving our community.