Junior Health & Safety Officer

Our Client is currently recruiting a Junior Health & Safety Officer to join their team for a project in North Dublin. Our Client is a leading player in the field of residential, commercial, industrial and concrete frame developments within Ireland and the UK.

The successful candidate will work closely with the management team in a professional and friendly work environment. This is a full time permanent position, offering someone an excellent opportunity to work under a Senior H&S Officer and develop their skills with a leading design and build contractor.

The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, strong communicator with excellent organisational skills and a positive work ethic, who can work in a multi-functionary team environment.

Duties:

• Take the day to day lead for Health, Safety, & Environment management and performance across the business.
• Carry out regular site audits / inspections across the business activities.
• Ensure that all incidents are reported, investigated, and effectively closed out. Actively share lessons learnt from any incident investigations.
• Ensure practical and sustainable corrective actions are in place.
• Regular review and assist in development of risk assessments, method statements, and construction health & safety plans.
• Input to maintenance of the company’s ISO accreditation’s. • Lead and implement improvements to all HSE management systems and procedures.
• Ensure that the risks and control measures associated with the company’s activities are identified and that appropriate management systems are in place and working effectively.
• Undertake regular reviews in conjunction with the management teams of all high risk activities.
• Promote a consistent incident reporting culture across the company including the use of Near Miss reporting.

Requirements:

• Professional qualification in a health & safety discipline
• Excellent communication, leadership & presentation skills.
• IOSH Managing Safely in Construction.
• Proficient use and knowledge of software such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook etc.
• Previous experience of working with Environmental Management systems.
• Previous experience of maintaining ISO accreditation systems.
• Previous experience of working with Environmental Management systems.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Full driving licence

Health & Safety Officer | HSE | North Dublin | GDA