| Position | Health and Safety Manager - Portsmouth |
| Posted | 03 May 2026 |
| Expired | 02 Jun 2026 |
| Company | Portsmouth City Council |
| Location | Portsmouth | GB |
| Job Type | Full Time |
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We are seeking an experienced and proactive Health and Safety Manager to provide strategic leadership on the Council’s corporate Health and Safety agenda.
In this pivotal role, you will support the Chief Executive and Corporate Management Team, acting as the Council’s nominated Competent Health and Safety Advisor. You will lead the in-house Health and Safety team, ensuring robust compliance with legislation while embedding a positive health and safety culture across all Council services and premises.
About the Role
Working collaboratively with elected members, senior leaders, managers, employees, and external stakeholders, you will drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance and ensure the wellbeing of employees, residents, and service users.
Key Responsibilities
The Ideal candidate
You will be a confident and influential health and safety professional with strong leadership experience and the ability to operate effectively at a strategic level within a complex organisation.
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
Please ensure that you download and read the full job profile attached for the details and expectations of this role, paying particular attention the section 'Who is the person' as you will need to refer to this when completing your Personal statement.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please email: Jeremy Underdown -
About Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Our Recruitment process
We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.
As part of your application, we ask that you complete a personal statement, this statement is crucial and is where you must demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience.
If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful.
We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it
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