Safety Officer

Headquartered in Ireland, delivering throughout Europe, Winthrop Engineering & Contracting is a leading engineering company employing circa 600 people in 2021. Due to continued expansion, we are pleased to announce that we are currently seeking an experienced Safety Officer to join our team. This position will be based in Sandviken
The Safety Officer will oversee a team construction personnel and ensure the project safety programme and procedures are being conducted to the highest safety standards. The Safety Officer must be effective at motivating employees to behave in a safe manner.
Below is a list of typical duties but is not exclusive of all duties that are required to be carried out during the project.
Reporting to: Safety Manager
Responsibilities:
· Conducting regular, formal site audits and carrying out inspections as directed in the Safety Management System;
· Ensuring that record of statutory inspections are kept for all activities and plant equipment;
· Delivering and completing statutory notifications to the Health & Safety Authority for the project and all incident/accident reporting and to conduct inspector site visits as required by the Health & Safety Authority;
· Delivering Health & Safety induction programmes for new employees or contractors working on-site;
· Advising / assisting Site Management in drafting and communicating Method Statements;
· Compiling, updating and communicating site Emergency Plans
· Conducting preliminary accident investigations and statutory notifications, while keeping Group Safety Manager updated;
· Making sure First Aiders are available, that an adequate quantity of First Aid supplies is in stock and that all relevant Certs are updated;
· Collecting and collating relevant information for inclusion in the Safety File and preparing for handover to the Client at the end of the project.
· Ensuring that all matters of compliance and governance are identified and adhered to, including:
· Health & Safety issues on site and ensuring that all Sub Contractors are working in a safe manner.
· Review ways of working and where possible implement changes to improve safety.
· Ensuring housekeeping is kept to a high standard by all Sub Contactors.
· Complete weekly ‘don’t walk by’ cards.

Skills, qualification & experience:
· • Health and Safety Cert (such as NEBOSH), Diploma or Degree is essential,
• With 10+ years of experience.
• Previous experience managing safety on site.
• Excellent communication, leadership, training, and presentation skills.
• Experience in the construction industry.