Health, Safety & Resilience Advisor

"Stevenage Borough Council"; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Part time and Job share opportunities

Leave and holidays

Training opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel: season ticket loans

Cycle to Work scheme

Stevenage Credit Union

Employee Discounts (CSSC)

Wellbeing: Health & Fitness membership

Trade Unions

Job summary

Stevenage Borough Council is seeking a Health, Safety & Resilience Advisor to join the Health, Safety and Resilience Team in Stevenage. You will support managers and staff to maintain safe workplaces, deliver practical H&S guidance, and promote a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture across diverse services.

You will report to the Health, Safety and Resilience Manager and help deliver policies, safe systems of work and resilient programmes in line with legislation and best practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent).
• Experience in inspections, risk assessments, audits or investigations is advantageous.
• Ability to communicate clearly to managers and staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical health and safety advice across council services.
• Undertake audits, inspections and investigations to identify risks.
• Support wellbeing and resilience programmes and business continuity planning.

Skills

Health & safety knowledge

Strong communication skills

Training delivery

Risk assessment

Relationship building

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent)

Tools

IT systems proficiency

Job description

Job Title: Health, Safety & Resilience Advisor

Post Number: 000426

Weekly Working Hours: 37

Salary Range: £38,510 to £42,123 pa – pro rata for hours worked

Type Of Contract: Fixed Term – 12 Months

Location: Stevenage

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated health, safety and/or resilience professional to join Stevenage Borough Council's Health, Safety and Resilience Team.

You will play a key role in supporting managers and employees across the Council to maintain safe, healthy and legally compliant workplaces. Working across a diverse range of services, you will provide practical health and safety advice, undertake audits, inspections and investigations, and help promote a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture throughout the organisation.

Reporting to the Health, Safety and Resilience Manager, you will support the delivery of the Council's health, safety, wellbeing and resilience programmes, ensuring that policies, procedures and safe systems of work remain effective and aligned with legislation and best practice.

The role covers a broad range of service areas, including housing and property services, environmental and operational services, community services and office-based functions. You will work closely with managers and employees to identify risks, develop practical solutions and support continuous improvement in health and safety performance.

You will also support the Council's wellbeing programme, helping to develop and promote initiatives that support employee health and wellbeing. In addition, you will provide support to the Council's resilience and emergency planning arrangements, contributing to business continuity activities and emergency preparedness work.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a developing health and safety or resilience professional to build experience across a wide range of services while making a meaningful contribution to the safety, wellbeing and resilience of the organisation.

About you

We are looking for someone with experience in a health and safety role, supported by relevant professional qualifications, including a minimum of a NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent).

You will have a sound understanding of health and safety legislation and be able to apply this knowledge in a practical way across a varied working environment. Experience of carrying out inspections, risk assessments, audits or workplace investigations would be advantageous.

Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential, enabling you to provide clear advice and guidance to managers and employees at all levels. You will be confident delivering training, promoting best practice and supporting positive behavioural change.

You will be organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail. A collaborative approach and a genuine commitment to improving health, safety and wellbeing are key to success in this role.

You will also be comfortable using IT systems to support monitoring, reporting and record-keeping activities.

Our benefits

• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: Available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share opportunities: All our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• Leave: A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• Holidays: 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
• Training: An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
• Travel: Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycling: Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: Secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: Via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Wellbeing: Discounted Health and Fitness membership
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union

Contact

For an informal discussion about this role please contact:

Name: Andy Heath
Job Title: Health, Safety and Resilience Manager
Phone Number: 01438 242190
Email: [e-mail]

Closing dates

Closing date for receipt of applications: 02 October 2026

Interviews will be held week commencing: 12 October 2026

Other information

Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board | Hertfordshire County Council

We are changing.

Stevenage Borough Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Stevenage Borough Council on 1 April 2028, it is expected that the majority of roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better.

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.