Overview

Working for Glasgow City Council Chief Executives Department you will have specific responsibility for the management of the Corporate Health & Safety team and will be a key contributor in ensuring the development of the Health and Safety Management system across Glasgow City Council.

You will manage that arrangements to ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation are in place and play a lead role in the development of Council Management Standards.

It is essential that applicants have extensive practical experience in the management of health and safety, possess excellent communication and organisational skills, team management and have the confidence to liaise with Senior Managers, providing advice and direction on all Health and Safety matters.

You must be qualified with NEBOSH diploma or equivalent, and Chartered Membership of IOSH is strongly desired. Applicants who can demonstrate they are working towards Chartered Membership of IOSH and are committed to attaining this, may apply.

Hybrid working is available in this role. If you're shortlisted for the post we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met along with flexibility to manage and maintain your work life balance.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Application Packs

The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you 2nd class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see
GCC Job Evaluation

For further information about working for us please refer to our website GCC HR Policies
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