Health & Safety Officer
Location: Cork / Limerick / Clare / Kerry
Permanent Role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Health & Safety Officer to join a leading international civil engineering and construction company renowned for delivering high-quality infrastructure projects across water, energy, and transportation sectors.

Due to continued growth and expansion, our client is seeking a proactive and motivated Health & Safety professional with some industry experience to strengthen their team. This is an excellent role for someone with 1–3 years of experience (or a strong graduate with relevant placements) who is eager to progress their career in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver site inductions and toolbox talks to employees and contractors as required.
• Conduct regular environmental, health, and safety inspections across site operations.
• Ensure compliance with all current legislative health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of statutory inspections for plant, fleet, equipment, and site activities.
• Keep training records for ongoing site activities current and compliant.
• Coordinate, prepare, and issue project-specific Health & Safety Plans as required.
• Support the implementation of the company’s Environmental, Health & Safety Statement and related procedures.
• Manage and submit statutory notifications to the Health & Safety Authority, including incident and accident reports.
• Attend and contribute to internal and external Environmental Health & Safety meetings.
• Verify that appropriate Personal Protective Equipment is available and correctly used.
• Review and monitor subcontractor Safety Statements and RAMS (Risk Assessment Method Statements).
• Assist and advise site management on drafting, communicating, and reviewing RAMS.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in safety culture across all projects.

Requirements:

• Relevant third-level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. Diploma / Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent).
• 1–3 years’ experience in a Health & Safety role, ideally within construction or civil engineering.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, codes of practice, and industry standards.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage site teams.
• Proficiency in IT systems and tools relevant to Health & Safety reporting.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
• Full, clean driving licence.

What’s on Offer:

• Opportunity to work on diverse, high-profile civil engineering projects.
• Excellent career progression with structured professional development.
• Support towards chartership or further professional qualifications.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are passionate about building a career in Health & Safety and want to develop within a leading international construction company, we encourage you to apply.

For additional information and a confidential discussion on this Health and Safety Officer position and similar opportunities contact: Chris 056-7786631 / 083 1220295 or Chris@optimizerecruitment.ie

Chris is available for a call between 9am and 5.30pm daily (outside of work hours calls / meetings can be arranged upon request). 

Please submit your CV via the link provided, in confidence.

All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence and your CV will never be released without your prior approval.

Job Ref Number: OR-14309

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