Sports Ground Safety Officer

Organisation: Resourcing - Birmingham City Council
Salary: Grade 4 £33,366 - £40,476
Location: Birmingham
Contract type: Permanent (Full time)
Closing date: 31 October 2025
Job Description: Permanent, Grade 4 £33,366 - £40,476 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week - We will consider job sharing or part-time arrangements

Are you experienced in Sports Ground Safety? Are you looking for your next challenge? Would you like to work in a large diverse city where you can broaden your experience across a wide range of sporting venues and activities? If so, we have got just the role for you!
An exciting job opportunity has arisen to join Birmingham City Council's expanding Environmental Health team.
As the largest local authority in the UK, Birmingham is an interesting and unique place to work with excellent opportunities for professional development created by the challenging and varied workload. This includes sports grounds and regulated stands hosting a wide variety of sports including football, cricket, rugby, speedway and athletics. A variety of concerts and events are also hosted at these stadiums. You will be joining a supportive, friendly, and professional team.

We are seeking a highly motivated, passionate and experienced Sports Ground Safety Officer to join our team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Council deliver its statutory duties in accordance with the Safety at Sports Grounds Act 1975 and provide specialist advice to the Safety Advisory Group.
You will have:
knowledge and practical experience in sports ground safety work through a representative role working with sports grounds, one of the emergency services, building control or council sports ground safety
experience of the regulatory framework surrounding Sports Ground and Event Safety Management
experience of attending Safety Advisory Groups to provide professional advice on sports ground, concerts and event safety
knowledge and practical experience in enforcement
excellent communication skills (oral and written) at all levels including with residents, businesses, colleagues and partner agencies
an ability to prioritise and manage your own workload to meet deadlines in a busy environment with competing demands
ability to work flexibly including some work outside normal officer hours
The requirement to drive is essential. You will be expected to travel within Birmingham for which you will be remunerated for the use of your car.

We are keen to hear from candidates who share our enthusiasm and commitment to deliver an excellent Environmental Health Service for Birmingham’s residents, businesses, and visitors.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Interviews for this post will take place in person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
How to apply: Please apply via our website: https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/246360/sports-ground-safety-officer/