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Health & Safety Specialist

Dublin Job No. r00204119 Full-time

Job Description

Role: Health & Safety Specialist

Location: Ireland

Career Level: 9

As a team:

Accenture is committed to achieving high standards of occupational health and safety throughout the organisation.

You will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and well-being of Accenture people within our Ireland Offices through completion of regular inspections, incident investigation, updating compliance documents, reporting safety concerns and maintaining safety-critical procedures and risk assessments.

You will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives with shared success, innovative ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for an exciting career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you!

As a H&S Specialist, you will:

  • Maintain general knowledge of Accenture’s business, how it is changing and the affects on teams locally and globally. Ensure this knowledge is applied in the planning and implementation of the health & safety management system.
  • Support, implement, improve, and maintain the Accenture Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS) in Ireland, including safety statements, policy and procedures, advising employees and project teams on health and safety matters
  • Support, deliver and maintain the programme to retain ISO 45001 certification and support all other processes and audits in the UK and Ireland

In our team you will:

  • Give advice and guidance on health and safety matters as well as complete:
  • Building and Fire Risk Assessments
  • Internal and External Audits
  • Persons with Disability Risk Assessments
  • Young Persons Risk Assessments
  • Event Risk Assessments
  • Hazardous Substances Risk Assessments
  • Manual Handling Risk Assessments
  • Incident reporting and investigation
  • Permit to work reviews

Qualifications

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

  • Experience in advising on Health and Safety matters
  • Certified in NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
  • Membership of IOSH (desirable)
  • Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation
  • Must have good interpersonal skills to be able to get along with other workers within the organisation
  • Ability to work on own initiative and in a team

Set yourself apart:

  • Ability to bring health and safety to life in different areas of our business
  • Good understanding of health & safety related activities to discuss and agree with stakeholders any actions to mitigate risk
  • Proven history in delivering high standards of occupational health and safety

Does this appeal to you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Please advise if you have any particular requirements, so we can look into arranging reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process. You can contact us at accessIErecruitment@accenture.com.

What’s in it for you:

This is an excellent opportunity to grow and develop your Health and Safety career within a global organisation with an enviable reputation in their field!

At Accenture Ireland, in addition to a competitive base salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes pension, private health insurance, discounted gym membership, emergency caring facilities, 20 days of holidays and 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice! Flexible working arrangements can be discussed depending on the position.

Accenture is a leading international professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and niche skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions—underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network—Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and build value for their partners. With approximately 373,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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