Health and Safety Manager New
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Reports to: Account Director
Matrix Reporting: Regional HSEQ Lead
About the role:
We are seeking a qualified and experienced Health & Safety Manager to join a strategic account for Ireland’s national financial regulatory authority, responsible for safeguarding financial stability and protecting consumers.
This high-impact role is based in Dublin, with responsibility for promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring full compliance and client health, safety, and risk management standards.
As a key member of the account leadership team, you will provide direction, oversight, and expert support across all operational areas—including Hard FM, M&E, food safety, and regulated environments. Your leadership will be crucial in embedding a proactive health and safety culture and driving continuous improvement across the account.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation of their clients Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Risk Management policies across the account.
- Provide expert Health & Safety guidance to operational teams and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.
- Promote a strong safety culture through engagement, training, and behavioral safety initiatives.
- Oversee site-based audits, inspections, and compliance reviews, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
- Support the development of Business Continuity and Risk Management plans.
- Manage local documentation systems and procedures in alignment with corporate policies.
- Investigate and analyze incidents, conducting root cause analysis and driving preventative actions.
- Maintain and update risk registers at both operational and strategic levels.
- Deliver monthly and quarterly performance reports, tracking KPIs and LTIR metrics.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and continuous improvement through collaboration with the wider HSEQ community.
Key Deliverables:
- Effective deployment of health & safety initiatives, achieving measurable improvements in safety culture and compliance.
- Full alignment with targets, including incident reduction and LTIR improvement.
- Timely reporting and thorough investigation of all HSE and food safety incidents.
- Consistent and high-quality service support to operational teams, adding value and ensuring risk is effectively managed.
- Development and maintenance of robust documentation and site-specific procedures.
Essential:
- Diploma-level (Level 8) qualification or equivalent in Occupational Health & Safety.
- Chartered or Graduate Membership of IOSH (or working towards).
- Proven experience in a senior health & safety role, ideally within Hard FM/M&E environments.
- In-depth knowledge of Irish health & safety legislation and best practices.
- Familiarity with HACCP and food safety management systems.
- Experience working within high-profile, regulated environments.
- Demonstrated success in implementing safety and quality systems at scale.
- Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Skilled in stakeholder engagement across multiple levels of an organization.
For more information please call Stephen Lehane on 021 466 5480 or email [email protected]
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