O’Neill & Brennan are currently recruiting for a Health and Safety Officer on behalf of Our Client, a well-established company, with a diverse project portfolio of small – medium sized building projects including residential and commercial builds.

The Health and Safety Officer will join their team in Galway. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 10+ years’ experience as Health and Safety Officer, working on residential and commercial projects.

Health and Safety Officer Responsibilities Include:

• Ensure H&S management systems are implemented and maintained across the site.
• Prepare H&S documents for tenders and live projects
• Managing the administration for the Health & Safety induction & training plans for all site personnel.
• Regularly review and assisting the update Company Risk Assessments, Safe Operating Procedures and Safety Statement.
• Manage training & compliance files for all colleagues & sub-contractors on site
• Ensure that staff have all the relevant manuals and training certifications
• Review sub-contractors’ Safety Statements and Safety Compliance.
• Lead & promote a continuous improvement culture in relation to all health, safety and environmental work practices on the site.
• Identify areas of risk and develop risk assessments/measures to reduce and control.
• Conduct weekly audits, safety inspections and toolbox talks
• Investigate/report accidents and incidents on-site ensuring relevant accident information for insurance purposes.
• Ability to communicate at all levels with project stakeholders

Health and Safety Officer Requirements:

• Relevant third level qualification in Health & Safety and Environmental
• 10+ years’ experience in a Health & Safety role
• Site experience (residential /commercial projects)
• Excellent planning, organisational, training, teamwork and presentation skills
• Have experience working closely with the HSA to ensure compliance across all projects
• Have experience working with ISO45001 and ISO14001

If you would like to apply for this position, please send your CV to ireprotech@oandb.ie or call Lorcan on 087 920 0905 for a confidential conversation.