Health & Safety Partnership Officer

Hatched Recruitment Group; Lisburn; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working after settling in

£25.82 per hour PAYE (weekly)

Job summary

Hatched Recruitment Group is recruiting an experienced Health & Safety Partnership Officer to join Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council's Environmental Health team. You'll be the key link between NI councils and HSENI, driving joint working to improve workplace health and safety across the region.

The role is temporary, with a degree-level qualification and at least 2 years' partnership, project management and enforcement experience.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification is required.
• Experience in working with stakeholders across sectors to achieve outcomes.
• Experience applying and enforcing workplace health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact between NI councils and HSENI.
• Review evidence to help target health and safety enforcement.
• Develop, coordinate and monitor joint health and safety projects and work plans.
• Support councils with enforcement queries and complex investigations.
• Help develop and deliver joint training for HSENI and council enforcement staff.
• Carry out audits and benchmarking of council health and safety enforcement services.
• Produce quarterly reports for the Environmental Health Manager, HSENI and councils.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and promote the partnership.

Skills

Partnership development

Project management

Health & safety enforcement

Education

Degree-level qualification

NEBOSH Certificate

Job description

Health & Safety Partnership Officer - Temporary | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn BT27 4RL

£25.82 per hour (PAYE)

37 hours per week (hybrid working may be possible after a settling-in period)

Starting Monday 2 November 2026

Hatched Recruitment Group is recruiting an experienced Health & Safety Partnership Officer to join Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council's Environmental Health team. You'll be the key link between Northern Ireland's councils and HSENI (Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland), driving joint working to improve workplace health and safety across the region.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as the main point of contact between NI councils and HSENI
• Reviewing evidence such as RIDDOR trends to help target health and safety enforcement
• Developing, coordinating and monitoring joint health and safety projects and work plans
• Supporting councils with enforcement queries, high-risk inspections and complex investigations
• Helping develop and deliver joint training for HSENI and council enforcement staff
• Carrying out audits and benchmarking of council health and safety enforcement services
• Producing quarterly reports for the Environmental Health Manager, HSENI and councils
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders and promoting the partnership

What you'll need:

A degree-level qualification

At least 2 years' experience in each of the following:

• working in partnership with stakeholders across different sectors or agencies to achieve specific outcomes
• project management, including overseeing project delivery and monitoring performance against targets
• applying and enforcing workplace health and safety legislation

If you don't have a degree, at least 4 years' experience in each of these areas

A full, current UK driving licence and access to a carExperience of improving policy or strategy in the public sector, and a NEBOSH Certificate, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in occupational health and safety or environmental health, are desirable.

You must be eligible to work in the UK and able to provide your driving licence at application stage

What's on offer:

• £25.82 per hour, paid weekly
• Possible hybrid working after settling in
• Holiday pay accrued in line with statutory entitlement
• Pension auto-enrolment (subject to eligibility)
• A senior, regional role with real influence on workplace safety in Northern Ireland