Safety and Resilience Officer

JR United Kingdom; Rugby; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A public sector client based in Rugby seeks a Senior Safety & Resilience Officer to enhance employee health and safety standards. This role involves training delivery, incident investigation, and compliance assurance within a local authority environment, offering a competitive pay rate. Candidates should hold a NEBOSH General Certificate and possess strong communication skills.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus upon successful application.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing health and safety within a local authority or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Support and audit health and safety performance of local managers.
• Investigate incidents, analyse data, and report findings.
• Deliver health and safety training and conduct site inspections.

Skills

Strong communication and training delivery skills

Knowledge of emergency planning and business continuity frameworks

Ability to work with multiple stakeholders

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent

Evidence of CPD in health and safety

Job description

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A client within the Public Sector based in Rugby is currently recruiting for a Senior Safety & Resilience Officer to join their Safety and Resilience team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a health and safety/resilience environment.
The Role
Key purpose of the role is to drive behavioural change to ensure excellence in health, safety and welfare of employees and provide assurance to SMT of health and safety standards.
Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Support and audit local managers’ health and safety performance, ensuring issues are addressed.
• Investigate incidents, analyse data, and report findings to senior management.
• Deliver competent and effective health and safety training to staff.
• Conduct site inspections and support risk assessment work.
• Coordinate fire safety measures and emergency planning.
• Manage Health and Safety Coordinators, DSE assessors, Fire Marshals, and First Aiders.

The Candidate
To be considered for this role you will require:

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• Evidence of CPD in health and safety.
• Experience in managing health and safety within a local authority or similar environment.

The below skills would be beneficial for the role:

• Strong communication and training delivery skills.
• Knowledge of emergency planning and business continuity frameworks.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders including staff, unions, and enforcement authorities.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £24 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £20 per hour PAYE).
How to Apply
If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to [emailprotected] or call Amy at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967
to discuss the vacancy in more detail.
Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.
Referral Bonus
If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.