Health & Safety Officer (Housing) Grade 11

Based at 6 Knowsley Place (6KP) and Bury Town Hall, with site visits across the Borough

About the role

A great opportunity to join Bury Council’s Health & Safety Team in a new role, primarily supporting our Housing services and Building Safety teams (Repairs, Neighbourhoods, Investment/Asset Management, Compliance and Direct Works). You’ll provide practical, timely H&S advice, help embed safe systems of work, and promote a positive, proactive safety culture.

What you’ll do:

Advise managers and teams; develop/review H&S policies, procedures and risk assessments.
Deliver audits/inspections, produce action plans, and track improvements.
Investigate incidents/ill-health (including RIDDOR) and recommend preventative measures.
Plan and deliver training, briefings and toolbox talks.
Support CDM and contractor management, including permit-to-work and contractor audits.

What we’re looking for:

Level 5 H&S qualification (or working towards) or strong equivalent experience; NEBOSH Construction desirable.
Knowledge of CDM/contractor management and housing compliance/legislation.
Strong organisational skills and confidence using Microsoft 365 and reporting systems.
Excellent soft skills: collaborative team worker, able to build relationships, network, influence and persuade at all levels (including contractors).
Confident communicator who can write clear guidance and deliver engaging training.

Working style:

Hybrid working is supported, but this is a hands-on role requiring regular in-person working with colleagues at 6KP/Town Hall and visits to operational sites. Therefore a driving licence would also be beneficial.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis, but flexibility is needed including the ability to work occasional evenings or weekends and any emergency response as required.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Next steps

Please complete your application by uploading your CV and any covering information. You must also be able to answer any screening questions.

For any other questions regarding the role, you can email HSS@Bury.gov.uk

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 23/03/2026 and/or the following week.

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