Health & Safety Partnership Officer - Temporary | Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn BT27 4RL

-25.82 per hour (PAYE)

37 hours per week (hybrid working may be possible after a settling-in period)

Starting Monday 2 November 2026

Hatched Recruitment Group is recruiting an experienced Health & Safety Partnership Officer to join Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council''s Environmental Health team. You''ll be the key link between Northern Ireland''s councils and HSENI (Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland), driving joint working to improve workplace health and safety across the region.

What you''ll be doing:

• Acting as the main point of contact between NI councils and HSENI
• Reviewing evidence such as RIDDOR trends to help target health and safety enforcement
• Developing, coordinating and monitoring joint health and safety projects and work plans
• Supporting councils with enforcement queries, high-risk inspections and complex investigations
• Helping develop and deliver joint training for HSENI and council enforcement staff
• Carrying out audits and benchmarking of council health and safety enforcement services
• Producing quarterly reports for the Environmental Health Manager, HSENI and councils
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders and promoting the partnership

What you''ll need:

• A degree-level qualification
• At least 2 years'' experience in each of the following:
• working in partnership with stakeholders across different sectors or agencies to achieve specific outcomes
• project management, including overseeing project delivery and monitoring performance against targets
• applying and enforcing workplace health and safety legislation
• If you don''t have a degree, at least 4 years'' experience in each of these areas
• A full, current UK driving licence and access to a car

Experience of improving policy or strategy in the public sector, and a NEBOSH Certificate, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in occupational health and safety or environmental health, are desirable.

What''s on offer:

• -25.82 per hour, paid weekly
• Possible hybrid working after settling in
• Holiday pay accrued in line with statutory entitlement
• Pension auto-enrolment (subject to eligibility)
• A senior, regional role with real influence on workplace safety in Northern Ireland

You must be eligible to work in the UK and able to provide your driving licence at application stage.