Head of Health and Safety Compliance and Emergency Planning

You'll be responsible for ensuring that the Council's stock of properties are legally compliant with regards to statutory regulations concerning fire, asbestos and legionella. This will involve developing and implementing strategies, policies and working practices to ensure the Council has a robust approach to managing their statutory obligations in respect to this.

You will lead on a Health and Safety strategy to be implemented across all service areas within the Council to ensure that there is a safe working practice and environment for all employees and visitors using council premises. You will be responsible for ensuring that the Council passes all inspections carried out by third parties and will lead on any changes that need to be implemented and lead on all investigations relating to accidents or health and safety matters.

You will also lead on the Council's business continuity and emergency planning. This will involve coordinating a business continuity plan with each Head of Service and carrying out an annual review and audit of these plans. You will lead on the Council's response to emergency planning and will be at the front line of actioning that response in regards to any incidents that occur within the Borough of Broxtowe. This will involve working closely with the Local Resilience Forum and coordinating with third parties such as the Fire and Rescue Service and the Police.

You you find out more about this role and apply through the Michael Page recruitment website(Opens in a New Window)

Why join us?

The Council has five GREAT values which represent our standards and expectations of how we’ll work.

As a disability confident employer and an organisation that is committed to equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

The Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and experience and get the most from our employees. Whilst meeting the needs of our residents is a priority and we can’t guarantee we can accept all flexible working requests, we are happy to discuss your options when you apply for a job with us.

As a Broxtowe Borough Council employee you can enjoy many benefits including a generous pension fund, loyalty awards and family friendly policies to help you balance your work and family life, as well as discounts and offers as part of our employee benefits scheme.

Read more about the benefits of working at Broxtowe Borough Council.