Senior EHS Advisor - Dublin Based - Commercial project
JOB_53624441124191Job type
PermanentLocation
Dublin CityWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
ConstructionIndustry
ConstructionPay
€75,000 - €85,000
Senior EHS Advisor - Dublin Based - Commercial project
Your New Company
Step into a progressive, main contractor with a national footprint and a reputation for tackling complex builds across retail & commercial, pharmaceutical/healthcare, residential, industrial, hotel & leisure, civic/public realm, education, and civil & utilities. The business operates with robust, integrated management systems aligned to ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), ISO 14001 (Environmental), and ISO 9001 (Quality)—driving consistent excellence, continuous improvement, and a culture where safety is genuinely embedded in every decision on and off site.
The organization’s safety ethos is recognised through consistent national health & safety award achievements, reflecting rigorous auditing, behavioural safety programmes, and proactive engagement from front-line teams to senior leadership. This is a contractor where safety is not compliance-driven; it is performance-led and people-centred, backed by independent verification and sector-specific accreditation.
Your New Role
As Health & Safety Manager, you will be the senior custodian of safety across a diverse portfolio of live and planned projects. You will set strategy, assure compliance, and enable best-in-class site performance—partnering with Project Directors, Contracts Managers, Site Managers, and specialist subcontractors.
Key responsibilities:
- Strategic leadership: Own the H&S roadmap across multiple sites (greenfield, refurbishment, fit-out, live operational environments), aligning procedures, KPIs, and improvement plans with the company’s ISO 45001–accredited Safety Management System.
- Governance & assurance: Plan and lead audits, site inspections, and director-led safety walks; trend analysis of incidents/NMs; and close-out actions that prevent recurrence and elevate standards.
- Construction Regulations compliance: Ensure duties under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, the General Application Regulations 2007, and the Construction Regulations 2013 are met—covering duty holders, PSDP/PSCS coordination, safety statements, risk assessments, permits, temporary works, and CDM-equivalent interfaces.
- Behavioural safety & culture: Design and deliver targeted campaigns (lift plans, plant interface, working at height, confined spaces, hot works, temporary electrics), toolbox talks, and near‑miss programmes that build psychological safety and empower worker voice.
- Training & competency: Maintain competency matrices; roll out induction and role-specific training; verify operator tickets and high-risk permits; and ensure subcontractor prequalification meets recognised industry schemes. (e.g., Safe‑T‑Cert suitability for construction procurement and competence demonstration). [safe-t-cert.ie]
- Client & stakeholder engagement: Represent H&S at tender, pre‑start, design reviews, stakeholder briefings, and progress meetings—translating client requirements into practical, auditable controls.
- Environmental & quality interfaces: Partner with environmental and quality leads to implement integrated controls (waste, noise, dust, ecology, materials compliance, inspection test plans) consistent with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 frameworks.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Credentials & experience:
- Degree or diploma in Occupational Safety & Health (or equivalent), plus Chartered or Graduate membership of IOSH (or similar professional status).
- Proven track record as H&S Manager (or Senior Advisor) within main contracting across multi-sector projects—new build, refurbishment, and live-environment fit-out.
- Deep regulatory fluency: Practical command of Irish construction safety law—2005 Act, 2007 Regulations, 2013 Construction Regulations—including PSDP/PSCS collaboration, design risk reviews, temporary works, and contractor competency controls.
- Systems expertise: Hands-on experience implementing and auditing ISO 45001 safety management systems, with the ability to integrate ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 processes for end‑to‑end assurance.
- Leadership & influence: Confident communicator who can coach site teams, challenge constructively, and sustain momentum in behavioural safety—bringing data-led insight and practical solutions that work in busy, constrained urban sites and live operational settings. [businesspost.ie]
- Tools & reporting: Competent in digital H&S platforms (audits, permits, observations, corrective actions), incident investigation methodologies (5‑Whys, ICAM), and producing board-level dashboards and client-facing reports.
What You’ll Get in Return
- Impact at scale: A seat at the table shaping safety strategy across a diverse, nationally active portfolio—from landmark urban redevelopments to complex pharmaceutical/healthcare environments—where your decisions directly improve worker wellbeing and project outcomes.
- Mature safety infrastructure: Operate within ISO‑certified, independently audited systems and an award‑winning safety culture that supports continuous improvement and recognises high performance.
- Professional development: Access to sector-specific accreditation pathways and structured CPD aligned to leading Irish construction safety frameworks and procurement standards (e.g., Safe‑T‑Cert relevance for contractor competence).
- Competitive package: Attractive salary, vehicle allowance, pension, professional fees, and a performance bonus linked to measurable H&S outcomes—plus the autonomy to innovate and leave a lasting legacy across projects.
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Senior EHS Advisor - Dublin Based - Commercial projectJOB_536244411241912025-12-112026-03-12
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