Health & Safety Manager outside Dungannon

Haughey Recruitment; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager based outside Dungannon. The role involves coordinating health and safety performance, advising staff, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with legislation. Candidates should have a NEBOSH qualification, at least five years of experience in construction, and strong communication skills. Additional benefits include a car allowance and private medical cover.

Benefits

Car/travel allowance

Pension

Private medical cover

Qualifications

• Formal H&S qualification as a minimum.
• Holder of CSCS / CSR / Safepass card or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years’ dedicated H&S experience in construction.
• Demonstrable knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation.
• Awareness of behavioural safety approaches to H&S management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate health and safety performance in the regions.
• Advise management & staff on safety and environmental matters.
• Conduct site health, safety & environmental audits.
• Investigate accidents and incidents.
• Assist in developing training programmes.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Understanding of construction processes

Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Construction Certificate

Environmental qualification (IEMA)

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Role: Health & Safety Manager outside Dungannon

Our client, a medium sized civil contractor, is currently looking to employ an experienced Health & Safety Manager for a NI based role. Reporting to Director level, the successful candidate will visit various sites and integrate with the delivery teams to provide help and advice to all Construction operations. Based outside Dungannon, the post holder should have a proactive and enthusiastic attitude and be able to interact with the site teams and business units to ensure effective relationships are established. They must be solutions driven and not solely perform an auditing role. This is a significant role within the Company as they continue to endeavour to keep the workforce free from injury and ill health, help the Company meet our agreed objectives and targets, and to ensure on‑going compliance with current H&S legislation. There may be a degree of flexibility in the advertised package for the right candidate; additional benefits include a car/travel allowance, pension and private medical cover.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Co-ordinate health and safety and environmental performance in the regions listed
• Advise management & staff on safety, health & environmental matters
• Conduct site health, safety & environmental audits and assist with any rectifications needed
• Investigate accidents and incidents
• Assist with developing and/or delivering relevant training programmes
• Review, draft and deliver (where relevant) induction programmes, tool‑box talks and briefings
• Review company and subcontractors paperwork for improvements and compliance
• Prepare information for regular departmental bulletins
• Prepare legislation updates and advisory memos
• Assist in the preparation of Construction Phase and Environmental Management Plans
• Assist in the preparation of site Health & Safety and Environmental packs
• Assist with responses to PQQ, Bid, and tender questions if required
• Assist with applications for waste exemptions and registration of sites if required
• Be instrumental in encouraging reporting of safety observations

Essential criteria

• Formal H&S qualification e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate / Construction Certificate as a minimum
• Holder of CSCS / CSR / Safepass card or proven equivalent
• Preferably a member of a professional association (IOSH/ IIRSM/ APS or equivalent at Grad or Associate as a minimum)
• Demonstrable knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation for the region
• Sound understanding of construction processes
• Minimum of five years’ dedicated H&S experience in construction or construction related discipline
• Preferably a formal Environmental qualification e.g. IEMA or equivalent
• Demonstrate strong communication, numeracy and literacy skills
• Awareness and familiarisation with the relevant management standards (18001 / 14001/ HSG65 / etc) Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel
• Awareness of behavioural safety approaches to successful H&S management

For more information on this Health & Safety Manager outside Dungannon role please contact Katie McGonigle on 02887440033 or email [e-mail]