Senior Executive Health & Safety Officer
Professional and Technical, Senior Management
Senior Executive Health & Safety Officer
Galway County Council is responsible for the administrative area of County Galway, excluding Galway City. The Council is responsible for the planning, design and construction of roads, drainage facilities, housing, fire stations, libraries and burial grounds.
Galway County Council is the custodian of the environment and through its planning and environment policies seeks to enhance the county while protecting its unique character and atmosphere. It also plays an active role in the development of the county’s industrial, economic, business, social, arts, heritage and cultural affairs.
In accordance with the Irish system of local government, which encompasses both democratic representation and public administration, Galway County Council as a local authority performs both a representational and operational role. The representational role of Galway County Council is performed directly by the elected members of the Council. In accordance with the Local Government Reform Act 2014, a new system of Municipal Districts came into effect from 1 June 2014, following the local elections on 23rd May 2014 which increased the number of Councillors from thirty to thirty-nine and these were elected for the five local Electoral Areas.
County Galway is the second largest County in Ireland having an area of almost 6,149 square kilometres, with a coastline stretching to almost 2,000 kilometres. County Galway has the largest Gaeltacht population in Ireland. The population of the Gaeltacht area in Galway County has the largest proportion of daily Irish speakers at 29 per cent.
An opportunity now exists in Galway 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 12 th June 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
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