Colchester City Council
Health And Safety Officer
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Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Civic offices and homeworking Interview date: Face to face interviews will take place on 30 October 2026
Help Keep Colchester City Council Safe
Are you a health and safety professional looking for a role where you can make a real impact? We're looking for a proactive and motivated Health and Safety Officer to help promote a positive safety culture across the Council. Working with services across the organisation, you'll provide practical advice, carry out audits and inspections, investigate incidents, and help ensure we meet our legal and regulatory responsibilities.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career while making a meaningful difference to the safety and wellbeing of employees, residents, visitors and contractors.
About the Role
As Health and Safety Officer, you will:
- Provide professional health and safety advice and guidance to managers and employees.
- Carry out audits, inspections and compliance reviews across Council services.
- Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying lessons learned and improvements.
- Support risk assessment processes and the management of health and safety risks.
- Monitor health and safety performance and prepare reports for managers and governance forums.
- Deliver training, awareness campaigns and safety improvement initiatives.
- Support property compliance, contractor management and other high-risk activities.
- Promote a positive health and safety culture across the organisation.
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About You
We're looking for someone who is:
- Organised, practical and solutions-focused.
- Confident advising and influencing people at all levels.
- A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
- Able to work independently and manage competing priorities.
- Passionate about creating safe and healthy working environments.
You Will Ideally Have
- NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent).
- IOSH membership or be working towards it.
- Experience of providing health and safety advice in the workplace.
- Experience of audits, inspections, compliance monitoring or investigations.
- Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and best practice.
- Strong report writing and analytical skills.
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Why Join Us?
At Colchester City Council you'll be part of a supportive team, helping to protect people and improve services across the organisation.
We offer:
- Hybrid and flexible working.
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Excellent learning and development opportunities.
- Free gym membership.
- Employee wellbeing support and discounts.
- Additional leave over the Christmas period.
Interested? This is a fantastic opportunity for a health and safety professional looking to broaden their experience and develop their career in a varied and rewarding role.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Richard Block
Chief Operating Officer
richard.block@colchester.gov.uk
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Colchester City Council has a wide range of services and facilities that can involve dealing with children or vulnerable adults. We treat our obligations for the safety of children and vulnerable adults seriously and expect our staff to be committed to the principles of our published policies and to adhere to the procedures contained within them.
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