Project Safety Manager

CBC26081 - Project Safety Manager

Chesterfield Borough Council View all jobs

• Chesterfield, Derbyshire
• £47,665-50,908 per year
• Permanent
• Full-time

14 hours ago

Reference: CBC26081

Salary details: £47,665 to £50,908 per year

Job term: Permanent

Appointment type: Full time

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Town hall / hybrid

Department: Housing

Division: Housing compliance and safety

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Are you looking for your next opportunity?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Housing Services Project Safety Team.

We are looking for a dedicated and highly motivated individual to work alongside housing professionals, ensuring health and safety compliance across capital programmes, planned works, repairs and maintenance activities. You will also be responsible for managing health and safety on construction projects.

• Sound knowledge of the construction industry, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and wider health and safety requirements
• The ability to lead, motivate and communicate effectively with teams
• Experience of quality assurance and budget management on public sector projects
• A relevant Level 4 qualification and current health and safety qualifications, including NEBOSH and SMSTS
• The ability to coach and develop colleagues within the team

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification.

For an informal discussion about the post, please email Vanessa Watson-Hopkin, Head of Housing Assets, at or Ryan Armitage, Housing Compliance and Safety Manager, at

How to apply

CVs are not accepted for this vacancy, please and return it by email to . Your application must be received no later than the closing date shown below.

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Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.

Closing date: 1 November 2026

Provisional interview date: to be confirmed

• sound knowledge of the construction industry, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations and wider health and safety requirements
• the ability to lead, motivate and communicate effectively with teams
• experience of quality assurance and budget management on public sector projects
• a relevant Level 4 qualification and current health and safety qualifications, including NEBOSH and SMSTS
• the ability to coach and develop colleagues within the team