Busway Health and Safety Officer – New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
Overall purpose of the job The Health and Safety Busway Team provides expertise in all health and safety related matters and focuses on supporting the Councils arrangements for complying with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated legislation, providing oversight and assurance that Health and Safety is being effectively managed across the busway and associated infrastructure. The Busway Health & Safety Officer will provide health and safety advice and guidance, supporting the Lead Busway Health and Safety Officer in data analysis activity and the production of management information reports. The role will support the team in various ways to ensure a professional and efficient service is delivered to CCC employees, external partners and busway users. This role will involve carrying out medium and low risk assessments and reviews, identifying recommendations for improvement. This role will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the health and safety of the guided busway and associated routes for our non motorised users to support the couty councils Active Travel initiatives. Delivering clear focused customer service is essential in this role. Acting as a Busway Health and Safety Officer specific to the busway within the Highways and Transport Directorate. Participating in Health & Safety training, seminars and briefings.
For more information about this opportunity please contact
Daniel Brown Lead Busway Health and Safety Officer Place and Sustainability
Daniel.Brown@cambridgeshire.gov.uk Mobile. 07484018720
About you
Qualifications Required
- Recognised Professional Health & Safety qualification orHND/HNC or equivalent. Health and safety or Civil Engineering.Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience. Relevant subject.Desirable
- Level 3 or above health & safety qualification, NEBOSH National Certificate in Health and Safety or equivalent.Desirable
- Membership of relevant health & safety professional bodyTechnician Membership of IOSH (TechIOSH) or equivalent with evidence of on-going CPD. Desirable
Minimum levels of knowledge, skills and experience required
Health & Safety Legislation.
- Good knowledge of Health & Safety law and case law.Essential
Policies and Procedures.
- Knowledge of local government activities, policies and procedures. Desirable
Communication and influence.
- Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing. Able to design and deliver effective informal and formal presentations to individuals or groups that influence and achieve buy in.Essential
Working Relationships.
- Strong interpersonal, consultative skills, with the ability to form effective working relationships with a wide range of audiences.Has the personal qualities and skills that promote open and constructive working relationships with colleagues at all levels.Essential
Managing Risk
- Able to offer risk-based advice to support decision making and to support a healthy appetite for risk reduction across the Busway operations.Essential
Influencing and constructive challenge
- Evidenced and demonstrable influencing skills and ability to positively challenge across all levels of the organisation, particularly at a senior level.Essential
Results focussed
- Highly results focussed but able to understand and respond to the concerns raised by others in an empathetic, constructive way.Essential
Flexibility and agility
- Working in an agile, flexible way and capable of utilising technology to deliver business-focused solutions. Essential
Managing conflict / working under pressure
- Confident in managing conflicting priorities and pressures through effective decision making. Able to work effectively under pressure to find solutions.Essential
Experience of working in a Health & Safety role
- Experience of working in a relevant Health, Safety and Wellbeing role where a significant component of the role is the provision of advice and support to internal and/or external customers to secure compliance. Essential
Analysing data
- Ability to analyse and interpret management information to inform decision making and recommendations. Experience of risk management, using management information effectively to support arguments.Essential
Innovation/Creativity
- Proven track record of finding creative solutions to emerging issues. Essential
Policy Development
- Good experience of Health and Safety policy development. Essential
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how this applies to this role. Essential
Net Zero
- Ability to contribute towards our commitment of becoming a net zero organisation. Essential
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…