Health and Safety Manager

Job Details

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Join East Renfrewshire Council as our Health and Safety Manager in this exciting permanent opportunity to lead a dynamic team. Bring your leadership, professional expertise and commitment to delivering an effective health and safety service across all Council services and the Culture and Leisure Trust.

You will fulfil the role of competent person for East Renfrewshire Council, as required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations.

You will provide professional health and safety advice and expertise to all Council departments and services, and to the Culture and Leisure Trust.

Through effective engagement and influence, you will raise the profile of health and safety across the Council, embedding leadership and shared ownership of health and safety into day-to-day service delivery.

You will lead a team of health and safety professionals, providing clear direction and overseeing health and safety provision across a diverse range of services.

East Renfrewshire Council operates a hybrid-working approach. Employees are primarily workplace-based, with flexibility to work from home for up to 40% of their working week, provided this does not adversely affect their tasks, team requirements or service needs.

Ideally, you will hold a recognised professional qualification in occupational health and safety, such as the NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent, and Chartered membership of IOSH.

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 29 November 2026

Shortleet date:       04 December 2026

Interview date:       18 December 2026

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Jim Murray, Senior Property and Technical Manager, at jim.murray@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk (No agencies please)

Additional Information

For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/careers

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences.  Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

Please note – East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer.  It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees.  Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted.  Please contact hrdirect@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk with any questions.

Employability Support – Work East Ren – For further support on completing job applications, East Renfrewshire residents can access free support from our employability team Work East Ren.  They can also provide general support with other employability matters.  Please contact Work East Ren on 0141 577 8438, email worker@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk or visit the website https://www.workeastren.co.uk/

Use of AI in applications – Please fill out the application using your own words, based on your own experiences. We value authenticity and are genuinely interested in reading candidates’ personally written applications. We therefore ask that candidates do not use AI tools to complete recruitment application forms. Where an application appears to have been AI generated it may result in your application not being considered.