Job Introduction
We’re seeking a Senior Health and Safety Advisor with experience across different sectors to set and improve health and safety standards across the city council.
Our team has a big impact on colleagues, contractors, and of course on the local people the city council serves.
You’ll enjoy building positive relationships with colleagues to become the first person they think of if they need support in getting health and safety right each and every day.
This role reports to the Head of Service for Housing Maintenance, Investment and Corporate Health and Safety. It sits in a friendly and agile team, and line manages one health and safety officer.
Main Responsibility
- Use in-depth understanding of MKCC’s structure and service areas to ensure that health and safety arrangements in place are appropriate to the risks that service areas are managing. This includes procurement and management of key contracts as well as colleague and service user safety.
- Set and lead the implementation of the strategy of health and safety management for MKCC’s schools (50+). This includes engagement with school colleagues and governors, training, building safety and others who work with schools. Such as the School Improvement Team and Property Team. The role holder will need to manage the Health and Safety Support Officer who will deliver as directed by this role holder.
- Lead and oversee MKCCs management of digital Health and Safety information. Including incident data, training, audits and other work and guidance. This includes budget responsibility
- Draw upon significant health and safety experience across sectors and risks to ensure MKCC’s risk management processes remain fit for purpose and improve risk control to keep colleagues, service users, customers, the public and contractors safe.
The Ideal Candidate
- NEBOSH diploma or equivalent NVQ in Health and Safety with wider qualifications/certificates for other specific risks such as manual handling, water safety, asbestos, etc.
- Significant experience in managing health and safety in a variety of sectors and workplaces – to include contractor risk as well as direct employee risk.
- Must be proactive, positive and able to engage as a clear communicator to motivate others to get health and safety risk control right.
- Ability to think strategically and prioritise fit for purpose risk control that meets or exceeds health and safety law. Presenting effective solutions and timely decision making is key.
- Experience managing people to ensure their workloads are prioritised and they are able to perform well.
- Demonstrable experience in tracking and trending work and information with an ability to present reports clearly and succinctly and work to deadlines.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes City Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates of 18.8%.
- 28 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 32 days after 5 years.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Health Cashplan.
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- Blue Light Card - Employees working within Social Care can qualify for a range of discounts from national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more!
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles).
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs).
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements.
- Childcare Subsidy.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, welcoming, and expanding place, built on smart ideas with even bigger plans for the future. We have world class attractions, beautiful open spaces, and a great standard of living.
Milton Keynes City Council is one of the largest employers in the region, making a difference every day for local people. We’re responsible for all local government services in MK including education, housing, highways, and social services - around 240 services in all.
Our values are to be dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. If this sounds like you, join us for a stimulating and fulfilling career measured on results, and a rewarding work-life balance.
