Background:

Veolia is Ireland’s leading environmental services company. We provide a comprehensive range of energy, waste and water solutions and are dedicated to carbon reduction, protecting the environment and building the circular economy. We offer all employees a benefits package as standard which includes full VHI cover, pension and education assistance.

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

HSE Officer
Location: Clondalkin, Dublin

Duration: Permanent

Overview of the role
We are seeking a highly motivated and safety conscious individual to fill the HSE Officer position on our black utilities hard services maintenance and calibrations contract for a leading data centre operator.

The HSE Officer will ensure the highest standards of Environmental, Health and Safety practices for Veolia’s team on site, and will work closely with our client to ensure compliance with the client specific HSE requirements.

He/she will develop robust internal audits of the HSE management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) and work with assigned direct and indirect reports. He/she will also facilitate local compliance with the Incident/Accident management system and evaluate and promote a positive safety culture within the Veolia team that also reflects both Veolia and client safety initiatives.

Day to Day Role

Ensure the highest standards of Environmental, Health and Safety practices for Veolia’s team on site.
Support the application of Veolia’s Minimum Requirements as relevant
Coordinate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) activities in the operating unit to ensure sustained and continuous improvement in HSE compliance.
Facilitate local compliance with both Veolia’s and the client’s Incident/Accident management systems; investigate and / or support operations teams with incident / accident investigations.
Promote and facilitate a positive safety culture
Attend monthly safety / client meetings as relevant
Collaborate with the Veolia Ireland Risk & Assurance team and attend R&A meetings as relevant
Ensure actions are assigned, completed and closed out in the designated safety reporting system
Facilitate a site HSE forum via monthly meetings. Provide support and focus for the HSE reps
Support the operations teams in the sign-off and ongoing development and improvement of both Veolia and supplier RAMS.
Be proactive in identifying non-routine tasks and ensure associated risk assessments are completed in a consistent and comprehensive way
Support both Veolia’s and client’s third party external and internal HSE audit programmes and requirements
Network on HSE issues within the business and across operating sites. Ensure any incident learnings are communicated across the business and the wider site network
Maintain and apply all relevant Veolia and client HSE policies, procedures and systems;
Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and laws
Ensure wellbeing of all Veolia staff on site in accordance with the policies and regulations.
Monitor and collaborate with contractor / suppliers working on site the ensure they adhere to Veolia and/or client procedures and relevant legislation
Ensure training and re-training of staff is managed in compliance with both local client and Veolia requirements and maintain a site-specific training matrix
Monitor and audit compliance with local Permit issuing requirements
Deal with all other HSE matters arising.
Regularly review the risk profile of the site, through incident trends and available data, sharing the outcome with our operational colleagues to establish plans to address the risks
Support and engage with operational teams with VMR requirements and provide sound advice on matters relating to HSE
Ensure that all improvement projects are implemented at site level and outstanding actions are identified and managed with operational leads
Build and maintain relationships with key client and Veolia stakeholders, including, but not limited to senior managers, external organisations, client leadership teams, safety reps and trade unions as relevant
Promote good practice across the team and recommend improvements to policies and procedures
Actively support improvement projects

Qualifications and Experience

NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent - Essential
Experience with high pressure gas installations and electrical HV systems - Desirable
Auditor Training, Managing Change, Risk Management - Desirable
Experience in utilities / facilities management ideally in energy centres and / or construction
Report writing for internal and external stakeholders
Investigation experience
Influencing stakeholders

Please note:

If you are an EU/EEA national, you will be asked to show proof of right to work in Ireland.

If you are a non-EU/EEA national , you will require current and valid permission to work and reside in the Republic of Ireland.

Information on legislation and guides to the procedures in relation to obtaining greencard permits ,work permits, spousal/dependant permits is available on the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation website.

HSE Officer

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