Health & Safety Manager

Tameside Council; Cocker Hill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England seeks an experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead and develop their Health & Safety team. The role involves implementing health and safety management systems and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organization. Ideal candidates will have a NEBOSH Diploma and experience in health and safety management in a large organization.

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of health and safety legislation and best practice.
• Experience managing health & safety in a large organization.
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the health and safety function across the organization.
• Drive implementation of health and safety management systems, policies, and training.
• Support each Directorate to improve health and safety performance.

Skills

Health and safety management

Legislation knowledge

Communication skills

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Tameside Council are looking for an experienced Health & Safety Manager for a permanent position to lead their Health & Safety Team. The role of the Health & Safety Manager will be to lead and develop the health and safety function across the organisation and to support each Directorate. You will be responsible for helping to raise health and safety performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement. You will drive the implementation of the council's Health & safety management systems, policies, procedures and training.

You will have an excellent understanding of health and safety legislation and best practice, with experience managing health & safety in a large organisation preferably within a Local Authority. You will hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent. This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English. If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the About You or Supporting Statement section of your application.

Job Classification & Development

• This post is classified as being in a professional job category. As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:

1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above AND a management qualification;
2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role;
3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable;
4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.

About Tameside

Come shape the future of Tameside with us! Message from Julian Jackson, Director of Place at Tameside Council. Since joining Team Tameside in September 2022, I’ve been proud to work alongside a hardworking and passionate team that is making a real difference to our borough. Our Place Directorate is at the heart of shaping Tameside covering everything from planning and highways to parks, culture, arts, environmental services, and facilities management. Whether it’s keeping our streets clean, improving green spaces, or driving forward exciting regeneration projects, our work makes a direct impact on the lives of residents and businesses every day. We’ve already delivered some amazing projects, like Ashton Old Baths, and are currently working on master plans for our town centres in Stalybridge and Hyde, with projects like Ashton Mayoral Development Zone, and Godley Green Green Garden Village also set to create new homes, jobs and commercial spaces. But it’s not just about developments day to day it’s about making sure our core services are modern, efficient, and able to support thriving communities and safeguard our heritage buildings and assets for the future. To do that, we need passionate people to join us. If you want to be part of a team that’s driving real change, improving local services, and shaping the future of Tameside, we’d love to have you on board. Come and be part of something great. Let’s build the future of Tameside together!