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Health &
Safety Manager
Salary: £48,738-£54,143 per annum
Grade: F17
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Head of Business Operations and Customer Service
Location: Chesterfield (with hybrid working)
Directorate: Resources
The successful
candidate will normally be appointed at the minimum point of the salary band,
unless exceptional circumstances apply.
About EMCCA
East Midlands
Combined County Authority (EMCCA) brings partners together to help make the
East Midlands more prosperous, sustainable and fairer. We are an evolving
organisation, moving our focus towards delivery against our Corporate Plan and
building the people, systems and capability needed to turn our ambitions into
results.
This makes it
an exciting time to join us. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a
developing organisation, shape how we work and help deliver meaningful outcomes
for our region.
About the
role
As Health &
Safety Manager, you will lead the development, implementation and continuous
improvement of EMCCA’s health, safety and environmental management
arrangements. You will provide expert advice and guidance across the
organisation, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, promoting
a positive safety culture and supporting the delivery of a safe, healthy and
sustainable working environment.
You will work
closely with senior leaders, managers, employees and external partners,
providing specialist advice on health and safety matters, managing risk,
monitoring compliance and embedding best practice throughout the organisation.
You will also support organisational resilience arrangements and work alongside
the Business Continuity Manager, providing cover as required.
This is an
excellent opportunity to shape health, safety and environmental management
within a growing organisation. You will have the opportunity to influence
culture, develop strategy, improve workplace wellbeing and safety standards,
and help ensure EMCCA remains a safe and responsible organisation for
employees, stakeholders and visitors.
What you'll
be doing
• Leading the
development, implementation and review of EMCCA’s health, safety and
environmental strategies, policies and procedures.
• Providing expert advice and guidance on health and safety legislation,
compliance requirements and best practice.
• Undertaking risk assessments, DSE assessments and COSHH assessments, and
supporting managers to implement effective control measures.
• Developing safe systems of work and supporting managers in their
implementation across the organisation.
• Carrying out planned and unplanned inspections, audits and reviews to monitor
compliance and identify areas for improvement.
• Managing accident, incident and near-miss reporting, investigations, RIDDOR
submissions and trend analysis.
• Delivering health, safety and environmental training, awareness programmes,
briefings and committee support.
• Monitoring environmental performance and supporting initiatives relating to
sustainability, energy conservation, recycling and carbon reduction.
• Producing management information, reports, newsletters and communications to
support continuous improvement.
• Participating in the Emergency Resilience rota and contributing to
organisational emergency preparedness and response arrangements.
What you'll
bring
• Significant
experience in a senior health and safety role, ideally within a large and
complex organisation.
• Excellent knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, regulations and best
practice.
• Experience developing and implementing health and safety strategies, policies
and proactive services.
• Strong experience of risk management, compliance monitoring, incident
investigation and organisational assurance.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, with
the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the
ability to manage competing priorities and sensitive situations.
• NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management
Professionals (or equivalent Level 6 qualification).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• A degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Management or a
related discipline and/or a fire safety qualification would be advantageous.
Our values
Our values
shape our culture and how we work with each other, our partners and the
communities we serve.
Lifting our
region
We always put
the long-term prosperity of the East Midlands region and its people first when
carrying our roles and achieving strategic outcomes.
Working
together
We always
challenge each other to be exceptional, embracing collaboration and acting to
lift rather than win, working as one team.
Making an
impact
We always make
decisions that are evidence led and which strengthen our region systemically.
We hold ourselves to account for our actions.
Being human
We always take
pride in who we are and the diversity we bring, communicating authentically and
showing genuine interest in one another.
Join us
If you are an
experienced health and safety professional who wants to shape organisational
culture, influence strategic decision-making and help create a safe, healthy
and sustainable working environment across a growing combined authority, we
would like to hear from you.
Closing
date: 11/11/2026
Proposed
interviews: week
commencing 7th December