Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Advisor in Nottingham

Role: Safety, Health and Environmental Advisor

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Grade H - Starting Salary is £40,777 (Level one) rising to £44,075 (Level four) per annum

Location: Harvey Road (NG8 3BB) will be the contracted base for this role, but the postholder will be expected to be able to travel to other offices including Loxley House (NG2 3NG) and work sites, as needed.

Make a Real Difference: Work with Nottingham City Council Housing Services. At Nottingham City Council, we are one of Nottingham's largest employers, offering a wide range of roles across diverse services. But here in Housing Services, your work goes beyond a job; it changes lives.

What We Offer:

• A professional, inclusive, and supportive working environment where your skills are valued and your contribution makes a meaningful difference.
• A comprehensive benefits package that promotes wellbeing, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance.
• A strong commitment to learning and development, including a full induction, e-learning and classroom-based training, and fully funded professional qualifications.

Benefits of joining our team:

• ~26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually.
• ~Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%.
• ~Smart Working to support your work-life balance.
• ~Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• ~Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

About the Role:

As a Safety, Health and Environment Advisor within Nottingham City Council Housing Services, you will play a key role in creating a safe, compliant and supportive environment for our colleagues, residents and partners. Working as part of our dedicated Health and Safety Team, you'll help deliver and continuously improve our health, safety and emergency management systems across a diverse range of housing services.

In this varied role, you will use your expertise to provide clear, practical advice and imaginative solutions on a wide range of safety matters. You will contribute to policy development, lead and support risk assessments, and help ensure our systems, processes and guidance remain robust, up to date and aligned with emerging legislation and best practice. You'll build strong relationships with managers, employees, trade unions, statutory agencies and partner organisations, supporting collaborative approaches to safety and wellbeing.

You will also deliver engaging training, carry out audits and investigations, provide advice and guidance during site visits, and carry out inspections. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a high-profile public service setting, helping to protect people, strengthen resilience and promote a positive safety culture across Housing Services.

About You:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum of NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent and relevant membership of IOSH.
• Ability to demonstrate specialist skills, knowledge and experience in current Health & Safety topics affecting housing providers including Workplace Health & Safety, Construction, Repairs and Maintenance, Compliance, Building and Fire Safety and Occupational Health.
• Able to develop and present written and verbal information in a clear and concise manner, and to communicate effectively with employees at all levels from front-line staff to senior managers and Trades Union Safety Representatives.
• Experience of working with others to improve organizational safety culture.
• Proven experience of the practical application of legislation in the workplace.
• Experience of leading training and workshops.

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements in your CV & supporting document.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) can be a helpful tool when preparing your application. AI can guide you, but only your own words and experiences truly matter; we want to see the real you. All examples and statements must be your own, accurate, and reflect your true experience and values. AI tools do not understand context, think critically, or assess the reliability of information, which means AI-generated responses can feel generic and may not accurately represent who you are. We recruit fairly and inclusively; showing your real self is what helps you succeed.

Please note: This role is only open to new applications.

Closing Date: 22nd July 2026 (11:59pm) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interview date: 5th and 6th August 2026. Please note, this is subject to change.