We’re hiring a
Health and Safety Officer to join our client who is a construciton utilities company.
This role is based in the Limerick & Clare regions so candidates must have a full driver's license and their own vehicle.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations across their projects on-site.
Key Responsibilities: - Provide health and safety training to employees.
- Previous experience conducting safety inspections and audits.
- Approaches accident prevention and protection of the environment in a positive manner with the ability to initiate and maintain this positive manner with effective and efficient 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.
- Always 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 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.
- Ensure clear lines of communication are maintained to the H&S Manager.
- Ensure the site folders and statutory records are being maintained.
- Ensure strict adherence to site rules by all.
- Assist site management to comply with statutory H&S requirements.
- Assist Health & Safety Manager to develop and implement Risk assessments and improvements to the Safe Systems of Work.
- Assist H&S Manager and Site management to coordinate the safe systems of work for all.
- Carry out H&S auditing on site and address non-conformances as they are identified with site management and contractors.
- Contribute to accident and incident investigation.
Requirements: - Full clean driver’s license & own transport
- 2-3 years of experience in health and safety roles.
- Experience in Construction Health & Safety environment
- A 3rd level qualification in Health and Safety is desirable.
- Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
- Time management abilities to meet targets.
- Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
- Integrity and respect for confidentiality and privacy.
- Strong relationship builder and 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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