Senior H&S Advisor

Your new company
You will be working for a local authority that has a great reputation for making a positive impact on the community, supporting a positive work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Council Directors, Managers and staff across the organisation to ensure high standards of health and safety management are maintained.
• To work flexibly across service areas and with partners to achieve the objectives of the Council.
• To raise health and safety performance in the council by contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency
• To line manage the Health and Safety - Property and Trades side of the Corporate H&S Team, ensuring an effective support service is provided to the Corporate H&S Manager and the whole team, through effective supervision, performance management and personal development
• To develop, implement and monitor health and safety policy, management procedures, systems and guidance across a range of safety critical and statutory areas both departmentally and corporately
• To produce and update the legal register setting out the strategic operational risks for the business with management controls against all applicable regulations/standards based on operational responsibilities
• To be lead officer on the delivery of health safety audit programme.
• To develop and produce management reports information including performance against KPIs on Health Safety-related service delivery within the Council, provide accurate cost information in relation to Health Safety provision on existing proposed services, and training improvement programmes
• To develop, implement, deliver and evaluate health and safety training, including e-learning
• To coordinate on service areas corporate projects relating to health and safety associated issues as required
• To investigate significant or serious incidents and to advise, report and make recommendations on any necessary local or corporate action
• To oversee the effective management of Health and Safety Boards, including forward plans, terms of reference, reports and minutes

What you'll need to succeed

• NEBOSH Diploma
• GradIOSH (preferably CMIOSH or working towards chartership)
• Experience in people management
• Experience of providing health and safety advice in the public sector
• Team player who works positively with colleagues in the team, across the council and external staff.

What you'll get in return

• Generous annual leave
• Flexible working
• Flexible retirement
• Learning and development courses at work
• Local government pension scheme
• Plus other additional benefits, such as discounts and an interest-free travel loan

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk