Lead safety standards across our council and protect the people who keep our borough running.

As our Corporate Health & Safety Advisor, you’ll lead on safety standards across Kensington and Chelsea – playing a pivotal role in protecting our workforce and local communities. It’s a chance to take hands-on ownership, share your expert guidance, and ensure our services operate safely, competently, and responsibly every day.

Working Style

You’ll be based in the Borough for 3 days a week, playing a key role in serving the local community. Whether you’re working on the frontline or behind the scenes, you’ll be part of a dedicated team helping to protect residents and staff.

What You’ll Be Doing

As our subject matter expert, your main focus will be providing independent advice and leadership across multiple council directorates. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, managers, and operational teams to champion our health and safety strategy, developing practical initiatives that raise standards across every service.

A key part of your role will involve leading comprehensive audits, assurance programmes, and risk assessments to ensure we comply with statutory legislation and internal policies. You’ll also lend your technical expertise to major projects, construction works, and procurement, ensuring full compliance with CDM Regulations 2015.

When incidents happen, you’ll lead thorough investigations to establish root causes and prevent recurrence, offering clear advice on regulatory compliance and corporate manslaughter legislation. Through coaching, mentoring, and active engagement with external enforcement bodies like the HSE, you’ll build safety capability across the organisation and interpret performance data to guide continuous improvement.

For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification

What You’ll Bring

You’ll hold a NEBOSH Certificate (or an equivalent qualification or apprenticeship) alongside active membership in a recognised professional body such as IOSH or IIRSM. You bring substantial experience delivering occupational health and safety advice within a large, multi-disciplinary organisation, supported by a deep understanding of safety management systems, auditing, and statutory compliance standards like asbestos, water hygiene, fire safety, and contractor management.

You’re a clear, confident communicator who knows how to translate complex legal and technical requirements into practical, understandable guidance for any audience. With excellent influencing, coaching, and mentoring skills, you know how to build capability and encourage continuous improvement across different teams.

Most importantly, you're someone who embodies our core values of Putting Communities First, Respect, Integrity, and Working Together. You bring a proactive, collaborative approach and the confidence to constructively challenge practices to deliver solutions that keep people safe.

Why Join Us

At RBKC, we’re all in – investing in our people, our communities and our future.

We offer a competitive salary alongside flexible hybrid working options. You will benefit from extensive opportunities for continuous professional development, training, and career growth to help you build your expertise within local government.

You’ll join a supportive team culture that genuinely values your contribution, giving you the platform and backing to shape a safer borough. We also provide comprehensive employee wellbeing support and pension benefits.

About Us

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.

As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.

Health and safety is a paramount priority for our council, particularly in light of the Grenfell tragedy. Navigating local government financial challenges alongside rigorous safety requirements in a heavily scrutinised environment isn't always smooth sailing, but every effort you make creates lasting value. By bringing a hands-on, committed mindset—whether conducting site audits, advising senior officers, or reviewing policies — you'll turn challenges into meaningful progress and play a defining role in keeping our borough safe.

Interview Details

Interviews for this position will be held in person at Kensington Town Hall week commencing 7^th September.

Ready to Join Us?

We’re all in – are you? If you share our values and have the skills to contribute, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We are committed to fair, transparent, and consistent pay practices. New hires will start at the minimum of the advertised salary range.

Employees receive annual salary increases until they reach the top of the pay scale. In addition, employees will receive any agreed cost of living pay rises.