Junior Health & Safety Officer

Sonas Technical are currently looking to recruit a Junior Health & Safety Officer to join a close client of ours are a leading international Civil & construction specialist with expertise across all sectors, including Pharma, Industrial, Data Center, Educational and many others.

The successful candidate will work closely with the EHS Manager/Site Project Manager to insure all Health & Safety standards set out by the company are met.

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Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the EHS Manager and assisting with the effective development, management and implementation of the business Safety Strategy.
• Work in conjunction with our clients to ensure that the Project is compliant with Health & Safety regulations.
• Liaise with supervisor/foreman regarding preparation and development of Method Statements Risk Assessments.
• Conduct H&S audits and Accident/Incident investigations as required and implement corrective and preventative measures.
• Advise Project Management on site EHS ‘best practice’.
• Plan and deliver training, including ‘Toolbox Talks’ as appropriate.
• Actively promote company H&S policies and procedures.
• Support the H&S department and other H&S Officers as required.
• Develop and deliver safety training programs mainly relating to, manual handling, work at heights, working safely with hazardous substances etc
• Conduct incident investigations and support managers in investigations into near misses, health and safety observations and accidents. Ensure through the incident investigation process that a root causes analysis has been completed, lessons learnt are communicated and implementing improvements to prevent reoccurrence

Key Requirements

• 1 – 2 years experience in a Health & Safety role is desirable.
• Must have a recognised qualification in Health and Safety.
• Experience on large building construction projects is a distinctive advantage.
• Extensive knowledge of Health & Safety legislation (ROI and NI) and its implementation in the workplace.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills.
• Excellent IT skills – MS Word, Excel.
• Must be a Team player and actively engaged in sharing, promoting teamwork within an open and trusting culture.

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: Our client offers an attractive remuneration package.

To apply please email your CV to jake.kavanagh@sonastechnical.com or apply directly through Indeed or apply directly on Indeed