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About the Role
As our Corporate Health & Safety Advisor, you’ll lead on safety standards across Kensington and Chelsea, playing a pivotal role in protecting the workforce and local communities. This is a chance to take hands-on ownership, share expert guidance, and ensure services operate safely, competently, and responsibly.
Responsibilities
- Providing independent advice and leadership across multiple council directorates.
- Working closely with senior leaders, managers, and operational teams to champion the health and safety strategy.
- Developing practical initiatives that raise standards across every service.
- Leading comprehensive audits, assurance programmes, and risk assessments to ensure compliance with statutory legislation and internal policies.
- Lending technical expertise to major projects, construction works, and procurement, ensuring full compliance with CDM Regulations 2015.
- Leading thorough investigations when incidents happen to establish root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Offering clear advice on regulatory compliance and corporate manslaughter legislation.
- Building safety capability across the organisation through coaching, mentoring, and engagement with external enforcement bodies like the HSE.
- Interpreting performance data to guide continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Substantial experience delivering occupational health and safety advice within a large, multi-disciplinary organisation.
- Deep understanding of safety management systems, auditing, and statutory compliance standards like asbestos, water hygiene, fire safety, and contractor management.
- Clear, confident communication skills to translate complex legal and technical requirements into practical guidance.
- Excellent influencing, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Proactive, collaborative approach.
- Confidence to constructively challenge practices to deliver solutions that keep people safe.
- Embodying core values of Putting Communities First, Respect, Integrity, and Working Together.
Skills
- Occupational health and safety advice
- Safety management systems
- Auditing
- Statutory compliance
- Asbestos safety
- Water hygiene safety
- Fire safety
- Contractor management
- Communication
- Influencing
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Risk assessment
- Incident investigation
- Regulatory compliance advice
- CDM Regulations 2015 compliance
Location
- Borough (3 days a week)
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Substantial experience
Education Level
- NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent qualification or apprenticeship
- Active membership in a recognised professional body such as IOSH or IIRSM
Salary/Compensations
- New hires will start at the minimum of the advertised salary range.
- Employees receive annual salary increases until they reach the top of the pay scale.
- Employees will receive any agreed cost of living pay rises.
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working options
- Extensive opportunities for continuous professional development, training, and career growth
- Supportive team culture
- Comprehensive employee wellbeing support
- Pension benefits
About the Company
- Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places.
- Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.
- As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence.
- We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.
- Health and safety is a paramount priority for our council, particularly in light of the Grenfell tragedy.
- Navigating local government financial challenges alongside rigorous safety requirements in a heavily scrutinised environment isn't always smooth sailing, but every effort you make creates lasting value.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
- We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.