Dorset Council UK
Health & Safety Manager
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About Dorset Council
At Dorset Council, we believe that health and safety is everyone's responsibility and fundamental to creating a positive, safe and successful working environment.
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced and credible Health & Safety Manager to lead our Health & Safety Team and help us continue to strengthen our culture of prevention, learning and accountability across the organisation. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence how health and safety are embedded into everyday management practice, supporting leaders and teams to manage risk effectively while creating environments where people can thrive.
This is a strategically important leadership role within our People & Workforce Service. You'll provide expert advice and assurance to senior leaders, lead the development of our health and safety arrangements, and help shape a modern, proactive approach to workforce health and safety. Working collaboratively across services, you will build strong relationships, offer constructive challenge where needed, and support managers to take ownership of their responsibilities with confidence.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert advice and assurance to senior leaders
- Lead the development of health and safety arrangements
- Help shape a modern, proactive approach to workforce health and safety
- Build strong relationships across services
- Offer constructive challenge where needed
- Support managers in taking ownership of their responsibilities
Requirements
We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with excellent people skills. You'll be an engaging leader, able to influence at all levels, translate complex legislation into practical solutions, and bring others with you through coaching, collaboration and a commitment to continuous improvement.
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What We Offer
In return, you'll join an organisation committed to delivering great outcomes for our communities, where you'll have the opportunity to shape services, contribute to organisational priorities and work alongside passionate colleagues who care deeply about making a difference.
Why Join Us
This is an opportunity to build on strong foundations whilst helping to shape the future direction of health, safety and wellbeing at Dorset Council.
If You're Passionate About
- Creating positive workplace cultures
- Enabling leaders to succeed
- Making a meaningful impact across a large and complex organisation
- Values partnership working
We'd love to hear from you.
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