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Health & Safety Officer Construction (Permanent) (18/614)
Dumfries
£41,238 - £49,347
Dumfries and Galloway region really is the natural place to live and work.
With a workforce of around 6000, we are the biggest employer in the beautiful South West of Scotland.
You will be responsible for supporting the Principal Health and Safety Officers and HR Manager in influencing the health and safety culture and ensuring compliance with all aspects of health and safety legislation and approved industry best practice.
The Council Health and Safety Team supports a wide range of front-line services. This vacancy is to lead and support our colleagues in Construction, Building, and Engineering projects. It is an exciting time to join the council with projects including the design and build of a zero waste park in Dumfries, building a new school, and various regeneration projects, in addition to health and safety support for maintaining our council buildings and infrastructures.
You will engage in, prepare, and review health, safety, and wellbeing arrangements; provide professional health and safety advice; work closely with managers and employees to avoid, reduce, and manage health and safety risks; conduct site visits; provide support on incident investigations; and pro-actively monitor, audit, and review health and safety arrangements for continuous improvement.
Ideally, you will be CMIOSH and have the NEBOSH Diploma/MSc in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent. However, we will consider those with the NEBOSH UK health and safety certificate and substantial relevant industry-related health and safety experience, with a commitment to achieve the diploma in 2 years. A full valid driving licence is essential.
Why work for our council?
You will be enabling us to support those delivering essential services to the community. You will have access to numerous HR policies, support, and opportunities to enhance work-life balance such as flexible working, health and wellbeing policy, carers policy, occupational health, excellent pension, and annual leave entitlement.
Supportive Health and Safety Team around you with engaged line management.
Interested? Please click here for an information brochure about the job and working for our council.
General enquiries about the job can be directed to Dave Mitchell, Principal Health and Safety Officer, (Operations) on 07717 158 697.
Closing date for applications is 10 February 2025. Interview date scheduled for 25 February 2025.
*To enable staff career progression, we are offering this position for those qualified and partly qualified. This means if you meet the essential education qualification for the band 11 specification, you will immediately commence on that band. If you meet the band 10 specification, you will require to start on that band and commit to completing the qualification for band 11 over an agreed period of time.
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