H&S Lead Officer
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £42,839 to £48,226 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
| Location: | Sandwell, West Bromwich |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Sandwell Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4138 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sandwell’s corporate Health and Safety Unit. You will be assisting the H&S manager in the development and ongoing review of the corporate health and safety management system (HSMS), ensuring it is fit for purpose, robust, and embedded across the organisation.
To be successful, you will have experience of working within a large complex organisation, ideally within a local authority/public sector setting.
You will be resilient, able to work under pressure, and have excellent communication skills, taking a pragmatic and persuasive approach to problem solving.
Carrying out reactive and proactive monitoring of service area activity
Working collaboratively with trade union safety representatives, other staff members and safety team colleagues to achieve a positive safety culture
Supporting senior managers in overseeing all aspects of health and safety in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, safe methods of work and accepted good practice.
Delivering the corporate health and safety training programme as required.
Maintaining the existing health and safety management systems (HSMS).
Investigating incidents when required and ensuring that RIDDOR reports have been completed where required.
To be successful, you will have experience of working within a large complex organisation, ideally within a local authority/public sector setting.
You will be resilient, able to work under pressure, and have excellent communication skills, taking a pragmatic and persuasive approach to problem solving.
Carrying out reactive and proactive monitoring of service area activity
Working collaboratively with trade union safety representatives, other staff members and safety team colleagues to achieve a positive safety culture
Supporting senior managers in overseeing all aspects of health and safety in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, safe methods of work and accepted good practice.
Delivering the corporate health and safety training programme as required.
Maintaining the existing health and safety management systems (HSMS).
Investigating incidents when required and ensuring that RIDDOR reports have been completed where required.
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