Joint Corporate Health and Safety Manager

Waverley Borough Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Waverley Borough Council seeks an experienced health and safety manager to lead a new team focused on corporate health and safety. This full-time role includes ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, fostering a positive culture, and protecting the welfare of employees and visitors across both councils. A competitive benefits package is offered, emphasizing training and development opportunities alongside hybrid working policies.

Benefits

Hybrid working policies

Training and development opportunities

Generous annual leave

Free onsite parking

Employee assistance scheme

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering improvements in health and safety.
• Experience working in a health and safety management role.

Responsibilities

• Lead in implementing, developing, and monitoring health and safety issues.
• Act as the lead advisor to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all stakeholders.

Skills

Health and safety management

Strong people skills

Education

Qualified health and safety specialist

Job description

This is an exciting time to join Waverley Borough Council as we support transformational change in collaboration with Guildford Borough Council.

Are you looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to be involved in developing a new team dedicated to corporate health and safety?

Are you an experienced health and safety manager with a proven track record of delivering improvements?

As a qualified health and safety specialist with strong people skills, you will lead in implementing, developing, and monitoring health and safety issues across both Guildford and Waverley Borough Councils. You will foster a positive health and safety culture and ensure compliance with statutory and legislative requirements.

In this role, you will act as the lead advisor at all organizational levels to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of employees, contractors, visitors, and service users are protected.

This is a new role, offering a perfect opportunity to collaborate with existing managers to embed good health and safety practices throughout our organization.

This full-time role is for 37 hours per week, split between offices in Guildford and Godalming.

How to apply -

Please submit a supporting statement outlining how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description along with your CV.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Suzanne Robinson at 01483 523034.

Closing date for applications: 9:00am on 9^th June 2025.

Interview date: 18^th June 2025.

In return, we offer a competitive benefits package including hybrid and agile working policies, training and development opportunities, generous annual leave and flexi-time, free onsite parking, an employee assistance scheme, and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. Learn more about working at Waverley and our benefits at -Working at Waverley Borough Council | Waverley Borough Council.

We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are a Disability Confident employer and appoint on merit. Find out more about this scheme and check your eligibility here.

We are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving or former members of the armed forces and their partners. We offer an interview scheme for military personnel meeting the role's essential criteria. More information and eligibility details are available here.

Please note applications close at the stated deadline. Right to work in the UK will be verified during the interview process.