Corporate Health and Safety Manager

Employer: Waverley Borough Council

Salary: £56,551 to £60,940 per annum

Location: Surrey

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours.

DBS Check: Enhanced

Closing Date: 14/07/2025 at 09:00

Reference: EPP/25/316471

Vacancy Description

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

Are you looking for the opportunity to take on a new challenge?

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

Are you and 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 take a lead role in implementing, developing and monitoring health and safety issues across both Guildford and Waverley Borough Council’s. You will develop a positive health and safety culture and ensure both organisations meet statutory and legislative requirements.

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

This is a new role, which provides the perfect opportunity to work with our existing managers to build a golden thread of good health and safety practice throughout our organisation.

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

How to apply -

Please ensure you submit a supporting statement setting out how you meet the essential criteria on the job description when you submit your CV.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Suzanne Robinson on

Closing date for applications: 9:00am on the 14th July 2025

Interview date: 29th July 2025 at The Burys in Godalming