We’re hiring a Health and Safety Officer to join our client who is one of Ireland’s leading civil and engineering companies. They deliver large-scale infrastructure projects all over the country and have been growing massively.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations across their projects on-site.
Key Responsibilities:
* Conduct Site Surveying and Setting Out.
* Provide health and safety training to employees including but not limited to manual handling, toolbox talks, and safety induction.
* Conduct safety inspections and audits.
* Approach accident prevention and protection of the environment positively, initiating and maintaining effective measures to raise safety, health, and environmental standards and awareness.
* Assist in the preparation of reports on occurrences and provide statistical information to management.
* Implement the company’s health, safety, and environmental policy, procedures, and management systems.
* Assist in the maintenance of Health & Safety KPIs to help drive improvement in all related matters.
* Support management in the development of H&S procedures, policies, and programs.
* Work as part of the HSQE team to ensure the provision of a safe and productive work environment.
* Seek to improve the standard of Health & Safety in a practical manner within the company management system and on specific sites.
* Monitor and enforce the implementation of the Health & Safety Management System.
* Identify site-specific hazards and ensure they are addressed in the site documentation and in a practical manner on the site.
* Maintain clear lines of communication with the H&S Manager.
* Ensure site folders and statutory records are maintained.
* Ensure strict adherence to site rules by all personnel.
* Assist site management in complying with statutory H&S requirements.
* Assist the Health & Safety Manager in developing and implementing Risk assessments and improvements to the Safe Systems of Work.
* Assist the H&S Manager and Site management in coordinating the safe systems of work for all personnel.
* Carry out H&S audits on-site and address non-conformances as they are identified with site management and contractors.
* Contribute to accident and incident investigations.
Requirements:
* Full clean driver’s license.
* 2-3 years of experience in health and safety roles.
* Experience in Civils/Utilities, preferably with a Construction Build background.
* A 3rd level qualification in Health and Safety is desirable.
* Experience in Civils, drainage, or utilities (water & electricity).
* Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
* Strong time management abilities to meet targets.
* Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
* Integrity and respect for confidentiality and privacy.
* Strong relationship builder with the ability to leverage key relationships across the full spectrum of project stakeholders and statutory bodies.
* Ability to manage risk and implement control measures.
* Able to work and build strong relationships with contractors from various backgrounds and trades.
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