Overview

Senior Health & Safety Advisor – TieTalent

Location: Greater Manchester (GMFRS Headquarters, Swinton) – Permanent role. Interviews: W/C 6 Oct 2025. Hybrid working as per GMCA policy.

Responsibilities

• Providing expert practical and technical leadership and advice in health, safety, and risk management measures across a multidisciplinary organisation
• Delivering new initiatives across health, safety, and wellbeing and understanding the statutory requirements to any wellbeing-related impacts
• Assisting with the implementation and development of safety management systems, such as ISO45001
• Investigating serious health and safety related incidents, preparing reports and recommendations on corrective action and ensuring compliance
• Contributing and leading on projects covering compliance and best practice across health & safety legislation

About you

• Educated to a minimum Diploma Level 6 or Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent qualification
• Chartered Health & Safety Practitioner with up-to-date membership and evidence of CPD (or working towards chartered membership)
• Significant experience of providing technical health and safety advice to senior colleagues to assist with risk analysis and risk mitigation
• Ability to manage workloads in a dynamic environment, delivering multiple tasks with changing circumstances
• Experience in writing and implementing health and safety management systems in multi-functional organisations
• Experience in reviewing legislation and advising on its impact across a multi-functional organisation
• Developing and delivering H&S training courses in an innovative and user-friendly manner
• Experience in conducting accident investigations and reviewing statistics to identify pro-active interventions
• Experience delivering medium-sized projects through to completion
• Willingness and ability to travel across the county; individuals providing their own vehicle may be eligible for casual car user rate

Desirable

• Recognised train-the-trainer qualification with dynamic training delivery
• Experience managing projects from inception through to completion
• Coaching qualification
• ISO 45001 Lead or internal auditor qualification
• Experience writing and implementing Management Systems in multi-functional organisations
• Experience coaching less experienced safety practitioners
• Local Government or related experience

About us

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of key GM strategic functions and service providers including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), Waste and Resources, Environment, Work and Skills, Research, Public Sector Reform, Police, Crime and Criminal Justice, Homelessness, the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub. We value diversity and aim to recruit a workforce reflecting Greater Manchester's communities. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments are provided for people who have a disability.

Our offer

We offer a competitive package as part of our offer; details are available on our website.

Hybrid working

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. The policy supports flexible attendance at GM Force Headquarters and remote working, with location determined by business needs. You and your manager will agree and review the best pattern for you and your team.