Clare County Council/ Comhairle Contae an Chláir is the authority responsible for Local Government in County Clare. The corporate headquarters are located at Áras Contae an Chláir, New Road, Ennis and there are four Municipal Districts (Ennis, Shannon, Killaloe, and West Clare) which are supported through area offices in Ennis, Scarriff, Shannon, Ennistymon and Kilrush. There are 28 elected members, approximately 990 staff and an annual operating budget of €192 million in 2025.
Clare County Council provides a diverse range of services across a large geographic area. Key services areas include planning, Local Enterprise Office, community development, transportation, motor tax, water, environment, emergency services along with housing, libraries, and sports & amenities, property management, derelict sites, and vacant homes. These operations are supported by internal services which include ICT, corporate, finance and human resource functions.
An opportunity now exists in Clare County Council for the position of Senior Executive Health and Safety Officer.
The Senior Executive Health & Safety Officer will manage health and safety. They must manage the implementation of reviews of parent and ancillary safety statements. The delivery of training to ensure that all staff are aware of health and safety requirements must be managed by the person appointed. The ongoing review and updating of the Occupational Health & Safety Management system, the auditing and inspection regime, performance measuring, the preparation of plans for corrective action where necessary, and the early identification of poor work practices must be managed by the successful candidate.
The Senior Executive Health & Safety Officer will be the first point of contact and the liaison person in relation to any investigations, which have the potential to become criminal investigations. The Senior Executive Health & Safety Officer will manage the Council’s response to such investigations and will defend the interests of the Council. The Senior Executive Health & Safety Officer will also assist individual staff members in relation to any such investigations.
A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
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Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 13th March 2025
Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on the www.publicjobs.ie website.
The recruitment campaign for this role is managed by the Public Appointments Service.