Principal Health & Safety Officer

Joining a respected team of health and safety professionals, you will provide a comprehensive and valued health and safety advisory service for the Council. You will also provide practical advice for managers, carry out inspections and audits, run training courses, investigate accidents and will assist with the development of health and safety policies and procedures and guidance.

With a NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health (or equivalent level 6 qualification) or higher, you will have previous health and safety experience preferably in a multi-disciplinary organisation or similar environment and have excellent communication skills. Experience of construction, maintenance, facilities management and housing environments is of particular interest.

We can offer you an excellent professional environment and development to assist your career. This is an agile working role meaning that you will have a base at one of our office locations within Dudley Borough but will also have the ability to spend part of your week operating from your home base.

Join us and you will enjoy a range of benefits including flexible working and paid development opportunities. You must be willing to undergo a DBS check, possess a valid driving licence and have access to your own transport.

For Informal enquiries please contact Adam Hammerton on [phone removed].or via email to [email removed]

Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on [phone removed] or [email removed] who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via [email removed]

If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/

If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via [email removed]

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The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at https://www.dudley.gov.uk/privacy-disclaimer-statement/

N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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