Technical Officer - Health and Safety Specialist
- East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft and/or Melton
- £36,648 - £40,221 per annum
- 37 hours per week
- Permanent
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council`s Asset Management Team as a Technical Officer – Health and Safety Specialist.
Your role:
To lead on and provide advice, support, deliver health and safety advice and inspections for the Asset Management Team and Operations Service; and to be the responsible named officer for generally maintaining health and safety requirements for the Council’s land, infrastructure and buildings, particularly in relation to the CDM Regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act.
What you will need:
The candidate will have significant experience in a similar role or have a Health and Safety background and knowledge of an engineering related discipline and associated regulations, methods and materials. The post holder will have a degree level qualification in Health and Safety, engineering, or a geography related discipline as well as NEBOSH/IOSH.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).
The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
For more information
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Mark Chambers on [email protected]
Closing date: 20 August 2024
Interview date: W/C 26 August 2024
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).
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