Hse Officer

**Description**:
The opportunity has arisen to join an industry leader in UK’s & Ireland’s Building Services sector. Alternative Heat design, develop and deliver a wide range of offsite-prefabricated, innovative, and sustainable building service solutions throughout the UK & Europe.

We specialise in the design, supply, and installation of a wide range of prefabricated energy solutions, typically built in NI and shipped throughout the UK & Europe. We also offer turnkey design, build, and operate solutions for commercial energy centres and large-scale district heating solutions and have experience with successfully procuring and delivering many similar packages to a wide range of public bodies throughout UK & Europe.

**Role Overview**

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Health & Safety Officer to provide general assistance and support to the Office, Site & Fabrication Teams, ensuring safe practice, & environmental compliance is all being controlled in a safe and healthy environment. Liaising with Staff, Principal Contractors, Clients & partners ensuring the correct policies are being followed, including your attendance on any site H&S walks and daily briefs.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide HSE advice and support to Managers, supervisors, and colleagues for the entire company workforce, subcontracted labour, other site workers and members of the public.
- To develop a strong working relationship with all levels of employees and promote a culture of engagement and continual improvement.
- To create & maintain safe systems of work (RAMS etc) and ensure these are being effectively applied. Driving continual improvement.
- To complete/maintain HSE Site, Workshop & Equipment inspections & records.
- To complete incident investigations and identify and implement improvement measures.
- Become aware of the functions of other members of staff in the department as they affect your work.
- To attend necessary meetings as required.
- To undertake assigned work in a professional and efficient way, in compliance with current HSE legislation, regulatory requirements and the company’s Integrated Management Systems.
- To communicate in a professional, helpful and non-prejudicial manner in all your dealings with clients and customers as you will be regarded as a representative of your department and the Company, and you should behave accordingly.
- To behave in a professional manner and always cooperate with all other members of staff.
- Deliver regular toolbox & induction talks.
- Plan, review and record Emergency preparedness across all sites across company locations
- To maintain high standards of work within your department.
- Any other duties deemed necessary by Management**.**

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:

- NEBOSH Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety.
- Proven HSE experience for a minimum of 5 years.
- Experience of working in New Build and M&E construction environments.
- Experience of undertaking health and safety audits.
- Experience of lifting operations and associated hazards.
- Experience of creating RAMS for complex works.
- Knowledge of health and safety aspects, including legislation and technical standards.
- Accident and incident investigation experience.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisational, planning and communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to deal with clients & internal staff.
- Ability to influence change and challenge those who flaunt H&S rules and guidance.
- Ability to work under pressure and on own initiatives to achieve self and team targets.
- Ability to proactively deal with employees all levels across the company to come up with solutions.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Packages I.e. word, excel, PowerPoint, outlook etc
- Ability to travel to other sites across the UK.
- Full UK Driving licence

**Benefits**:

- Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Life assurance scheme.
- Health cash plan.
- Full access to smart wellbeing platform.
- Annual flu vaccine
- Free annual health check during working hours.
- Annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
- Lavish Long service awards
- Generously funded social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Social and Wellbeing committee.
- Electric vehicle charging ports
- Full access to car emergency kit.
- Annual Christmas raffle
- Yearly allowance for AH Branded clothing merchandise
- Secure, free onsite parking.
- Dedicated departmental budget allocated annually for team building events during working hours
- Free Barista Style Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Tea, and Fruit provided daily.
- Friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities.

**About Alternative Heat**:
With over 17 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector.
Located centrally between Dublin and Be