Job details
Job reference: REQ000083 Date posted: 26/10/2026 Application closing date: 09/11/2026 Location: Belfast Harbour Estate Salary: Blank Package: Blank Contractual hours: 33.75Basis: Full TimeJob category/type: HSE & Compliance
HSE Executive
Join our team!
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented HSE Executive to join our Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Compliance team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the organisation’s safety objectives while driving continuous improvement across our operations.
Working closely with colleagues across the business, you will provide both technical and administrative health and safety support, helping to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures. You will build strong relationships with operational departments, promoting a consistent and collaborative approach to safety management and fostering a positive safety culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting BHC departments for creating, completing, reviewing and communicating Task Risk Assessments and Standard Operating Procedure. Including co-ordinating the update and maintenance of SOP’s and RAs,
- Support internal and external Audit processes.
- Undertake Internal audits in line with the audit plan
- Undertaking / supporting external resource to complete specialist risk assessments
- Data management- assist with analysis of data to inform decisions and system improvements.
- Create reports on trends arising from incidents and observations
- Supporting the Accident / Incident Investigation / IRB process.
- Support the Exercising and testing function
- Support the development of Emergency and Business Continuity Plans
- Organise and prepare data/presentations for internal/external stakeholder meetings, maintaining minutes of such meetings as required.
- Attending Health & Safety Focus Group meetings
- Co-ordinate the Operational Safety Action Group meetings
- Supporting the Safety Champions
- Port waste contract, operational liaison.
- Assist with Port Employee inductions
- General administrative support and any other duties as required.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Criteria:
- Third level qualification preferably in an Engineering or Logistics discipline
- Knowledge of Safety and Environmental Management systems, policies and procedures in a busy operational environment.
- NEBOSH General certificate in H&S.
- Good interpersonal skills and a professional approach
- Good organisational and analytical skills with an excellent eye for detail.
- Experience of managing Internal stakeholder expectations
- Requires minimal supervision and ability to prioritise tasks.
- Can be relied upon to do an accurate job, whilst occasionally working to deadlines.
- Competent with Microsoft office applications.
Desirable Criteria:
- NEBOSH Diploma or Level 5/6 equivalent
- Experience within shipping or ports industry.
- Previous administration experience in a busy environment.
- Previous experience in Emergency / Business Continuity Planning
- Previous auditing experience
For full details of the role please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
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