Health and Safety Officer and CDM Adviser

Some key information

• This role provides the opportunity for hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home, subject to managerial approval, or from one of our offices.
• 30 days' annual leave (in addition to bank holidays).
• The contract offered is permanent and full-time (37 hours per week).

What will I be doing?

We're working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you'll be a key part of that. As a Health and Safety Officer and CDM Adviser you will serve as the lead adviser on health and safety matters to the Service Director and Senior Managers within the Infrastructure and Transport Directorate. This role involves managing health and safety initiatives, promoting food practice and influencing others to adopt a strong health and safety culture.

Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational policy and professional codes of conduct.
• Championing health, safety and wellbeing withing the directorate to promote a positive health and safety culture.
• Conducting health and safety audits to monitor compliance and identify areas for improvement.
• Supporting activity associated with Employers Liability and Public Liability claims.
• Managing approved budgets for health and safety improvements.

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including working from home, with agreement from the manager.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:

• Level 2 qualification or equivalent to 5 GCSE's including Maths and English at Grade 9-4 (A-C).
• Level 3 qualification or equivalent to 3 A Levels.
• Level 5 qualification or equivalent professional accreditation.
• A proficiency in using health and safety management software and tools.
• Previous experience in a health and safety advisory roles within a complex organisation and in managing health and safety audits and inspections.
• A thorough understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and in-depth knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Anything else I should know?

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Paul Sweetman, Service Manager- Highway Risk on

The Salary for the role is Grade 11, ranging from £32,597 - £36,363 per annum.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can't wait to hear from you