Sodexo is recruiting a Divisional Health and Safety Lead on a full-time, permanent, hybrid contract covering the Island of Ireland, with a salary of €70,000 to €80,000 per year, up to 10% bonus and Sodexo benefits. The closing date is 27 November 2026. Youth Works Hub has gone through the posting and laid out every duty, requirement and benefit below.
Contract, Salary and Location of the H&S Lead Post
🏷️ Job reference: SDX/TP/1129895/163594
📍 Location: Hybrid, Island of Ireland
🕘 Job type: Full Time, Flexible
📄 Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
💶 Salary: €70,000 to €80,000 per annum
🎯 Bonus: up to 10%, also described in the posting as a 10% annual bonus
🚗 Vehicle: car or car allowance
🗓️ Working pattern: Monday to Friday, with hybrid and flexible working
The advert also uses the title Health & Safety Divisional Lead for the same position.
Driving a Zero-Harm Culture in Complex Environments
Sodexo is looking for an experienced Health & Safety professional with a strong Facilities Management (FM) background. The purpose of the role is to help drive a proactive zero-harm culture across complex, high-profile environments.
Leading Safety Culture Across Sites and FM Operations
You will lead and promote a strong safety culture across multiple sites and FM operations, and partner with senior stakeholders, clients and operational teams to drive continual improvement.
Service Lines Covered by Your H&S Guidance
The Lead provides expert H&S guidance across five areas of service:
🔧 Technical services
🍽️ Catering
🧹 Cleaning
🔒 Security
🛎️ Front-of-house services
Audits, Inspections and Incident Investigations
Assurance work is a core part of the job. You will conduct:
📋 Audits
🔍 Inspections
⚠️ Risk assessments
🕵️ Incident investigations
Supporting GMP Environments
The role supports GMP environments, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and legislation.
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H&S Leadership Through Mobilisations and Contract Transitions
You will provide H&S leadership throughout mobilisations, contract transitions and new site implementations.
Fire Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity
Three connected areas sit with this post, and you will lead on each of them:
🔥 Fire safety
🚨 Emergency preparedness
🔗 Business continuity
Training Operational Teams in Best Practice
You will deliver H&S training and support operational teams in embedding best practice in their daily work.
Qualifications and Sector Experience Sodexo Requires
🎓 Relevant Diploma or equivalent qualification in Occupational Health & Safety
🏗️ Strong FM experience, ideally across complex or multi-service environments
🧪 Experience working within GMP or regulated environments
🔄 Experience supporting mobilisations and contract transitions
🧯 Relevant Fire Safety qualifications and strong knowledge of fire safety requirements
📚 Strong knowledge of risk management, incident investigation and H&S legislation
Personal Skills on the Candidate Profile
🗣️ Excellent communication skills
🧲 Excellent influencing skills
🤝 Excellent stakeholder management skills
💡 A practical, proactive and solutions-focused approach
The posting closes its description by inviting experienced H&S professionals with a strong FM background and the expertise to influence safety standards across complex environments.
What Sodexo Offers With This Role
🩺 24/7 virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme
🛍️ Sodexo discounts across 1,900+ retailers
🏦 Pension and life assurance
📖 Learning and development opportunities
🚲 Bike to Work scheme
Wider Perks for Colleagues and Their Families
🧘 Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
⚖️ An extensive Employee Assistance Programme for everyday issues or larger problems, including legal and financial advice and support with work or personal issues affecting wellbeing
📱 Access to a 24-hour virtual GP service
🎟️ Sodexo Discounts Scheme, with deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers, also open to friends and family
📈 Membership of the Pension Plan to save for your future
🌱 A variety of learning and development tools to help colleagues grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo
🌳 Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
📝 Sodexo UK and Ireland's enhanced benefits and leave policies
Why Sodexo Says the Job Is Part of Something Greater
Sodexo presents working with the company as more than a job and as a chance to be part of something greater. It frames that promise in three ways: belong in a company and team that values you for you, act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions, and thrive in your own way.
Sodexo's Global Reach in Quality of Life Services
Sodexo describes its purpose as creating a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, in its own words, it operates in 55 countries and serves over 100 million consumers each day through a combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services, and Personal & Home Services.
Inclusion, Employee Networks and Disability Confident Interviews
Sodexo states that it is committed to being an inclusive employer and a forces friendly employer, and it welcomes applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.
Employees are encouraged to get involved with networks including:
👋 Pride
👪 Sodexo Parents & Carers
♿ Sodexo Disability
💪 Ability network
🎗️ SoTogether
👵 Generations
🧭 Origins
Sodexo is a Disability Confident Leader employer, committed to changing attitudes towards disability and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. It runs a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
The Advert May Close Early
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if it receives a high number of applications, so the closing date below is the latest possible date rather than a guaranteed one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the salary for the Sodexo Divisional Health and Safety Lead?
The salary is €70,000 to €80,000 per annum, plus Sodexo benefits. The posting also lists a bonus of up to 10% and a car or car allowance.
Where would the Divisional Health and Safety Lead work?
The post is hybrid and covers the Island of Ireland, across multiple sites and FM operations. The working pattern is Monday to Friday, with flexible working.
Is this a permanent contract?
Yes, the role is advertised as Full Time, Permanent. The job type field describes it as Full Time, Flexible, under job reference SDX/TP/1129895/163594.
Which qualifications are required?
Sodexo asks for a relevant Diploma or equivalent qualification in Occupational Health & Safety. Candidates also need relevant Fire Safety qualifications and strong knowledge of fire safety requirements.
Do I need Facilities Management experience?
Yes, strong FM experience is required, ideally across complex or multi-service environments. Sodexo also asks for experience supporting mobilisations and contract transitions.
Is GMP experience necessary?
The candidate profile lists experience working within GMP or regulated environments. The duties also include supporting GMP environments and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and legislation.
Which services does the role cover?
The Lead gives expert H&S guidance across technical, catering, cleaning, security and front-of-house services. Fire safety, emergency preparedness and business continuity also fall under this post.
Could the vacancy close before the deadline?
Yes, Sodexo reserves the right to close the advert early if it receives a high number of applications. The stated closing date is 27 November 2026.
Is the vacancy limited to certain nationalities?
The posting names no nationality restriction. It sets out qualifications, experience and skills, and it does not address work authorisation or relocation support.
Deadline
⏳ 27 November 2026
Link
🖱️ Apply on the Sodexo Careers Centre: https://community.sodexojobs.co.uk/members/?j=163594
