Health & Safety Officer
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What you'll do
- Promoting a proactive health and safety culture across the project.
- Conducting regular site inspections, audits, and safety assessments.
- Monitoring compliance with company safety procedures and legislative requirements.
- Assisting in the development, implementation, and review of project-specific safety plans, risk assessments, and method statements.
- Investigating incidents, accidents, and near misses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
- Delivering toolbox talks, safety briefings, and workforce inductions.
- Maintaining accurate safety records, reports, and documentation.
- Liaising with project managers, engineers, subcontractors, and external stakeholders on all health and safety matters.
- Monitoring high-risk activities including excavation works, utilities, traffic management, lifting operations, confined spaces, and plant movements.
What they're looking for
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a Health & Safety role within civil engineering, infrastructure, utilities, or construction projects.
- Strong understanding of Irish Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
- Experience carrying out site inspections and safety audits.
- Strong organisational and reporting skills.
- Membership of IOSH, IOSH Managing Safely, or equivalent.
- Experience working on large-scale infrastructure, transportation, utilities, airport, road, rail, or civil engineering projects.
- First Aid and Manual Handling Instructor certifications.
- Full clean driving licence.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Health & Safety Officer - Major Infrastructure Project – Dublin
Your new company
Our client, a leading civil engineering and infrastructure contractor, is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Officer to join a major infrastructure project based in Dublin. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role on a high-profile project, ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, quality, and compliance are maintained throughout all phases of construction.
Working closely with project management, site teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders, you will help foster a positive safety culture while ensuring full compliance with Irish health and safety legislation.
Your new role
As the Health & Safety Officer, you will be responsible for:
- Promoting a proactive health and safety culture across the project.
- Conducting regular site inspections, audits, and safety assessments.
- Monitoring compliance with company safety procedures and legislative requirements.
- Assisting in the development, implementation, and review of project-specific safety plans, risk assessments, and method statements.
- Investigating incidents, accidents, and near misses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
- Delivering toolbox talks, safety briefings, and workforce inductions.
- Maintaining accurate safety records, reports, and documentation.
- Liaising with project managers, engineers, subcontractors, and external stakeholders on all health and safety matters.
- Monitoring high-risk activities including excavation works, utilities, traffic management, lifting operations, confined spaces, and plant movements.
What you'll need to succeed
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a Health & Safety role within civil engineering, infrastructure, utilities, or construction projects.
- Strong understanding of Irish Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
- Experience carrying out site inspections and safety audits.
- Strong organisational and reporting skills.
What you'll get in return
Company vehicle or travel allowance.
Career progression opportunities with a growing contractor.
Opportunity to work on a landmark infrastructure project in Dublin.
- Pension contribution.
Must Have:
- Membership of IOSH, IOSH Managing Safely, or equivalent.
- Experience working on large-scale infrastructure, transportation, utilities, airport, road, rail, or civil engineering projects.
- First Aid and Manual Handling Instructor certifications.
- Full clean driving licence.
Salary Range - €55,000 - €70,000
Additional Benefits : Vehicle or Allowance + Performance Bonus + Pension + Site flexibility
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