EHS Consultant

Ayrton Group; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Vehicle with fuel card

Professional body membership support

Enhanced annual leave

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Ayrton Group is seeking a senior EHS Consultant to support clients across Cork and Munster. You will oversee safety compliance, deliver pragmatic advice and lead audits, PSDP duties and safety management systems development.

Based in Munster with travel to client sites, you will build strong relationships with management teams, prepare technical reports and presentations, and drive safety culture improvements while ensuring legal compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety or related discipline.
• Minimum 3+ years Health & Safety consultancy, advisor or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of Irish Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and compliance reviews.
• Experience developing and implementing Safety Management Systems.
• Chartered Member (CMIOSH) or Graduate IOSH working towards Chartered status (or MIIRSM).
• Experience acting as PSDP or supporting PSDP functions.
• Construction sector experience.
• Ability to travel throughout Munster and hold full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Health & Safety advisor for a portfolio of clients across Munster.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with client management teams.
• Provide practical, commercially focused health and safety advice tailored to client operations.
• Carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures that are being properly implemented.
• Conduct formal compliance audits across construction, manufacturing, healthcare and commercial environments.
• Produce professional technical reports, audit findings and client recommendations.
• Conduct detailed gap analyses against Irish health & safety legislation, ISO 45001 requirements and recognised industry standards.
• Prepare client presentations and deliver findings to senior stakeholders.
• Prepare health and safety strategies and develop internal policies.
• Act as the Health & Safety Coordinator on construction projects and ensure safe practices are being carried out.
• Undertake PSDP duties in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations.
• Provide on-site safety support for various clients in order for them to meet compliancy requirements.
• Conduct safety management system reviews and outline continuous improvement programmes.
• Keep up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all Health and Safety Authority (HSA) legislation and any developments that affect the clients’ industries.
• Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases
• Work with senior management teams to drive safety culture improvement and strategic health and safety performance.
• Provide practical and commercially focused recommendations that align legal compliance with business objectives.

Skills

Health & safety advisory

Client relationship management

Audits and inspections

Report writing

Public speaking

Safety policy development

Travel readiness

Driving licence

ISO 45001 knowledge

PSDP duties understanding

Education

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

Job description

This is a position within our own EHS Risk Management & Advisory department, working at a senior level supporting our clients across Cork/Munster. As a senior EHS Consultant you would be responsible for ensuring that employers and their employees are aware of all relevant safety legislation and that safety policies and practices in place or that we are tasked with preparing, are understood and implementable. Within the EHS Risk Management & Advisory department, consultants engage with multiple clients and projects on a weekly basis, ensuring a dynamic and varied professional experience.

As a health and safety consultant, some of your tasks may include:

• Act as the primary Health & Safety advisor for a portfolio of clients across Munster.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with client management teams.
• Provide practical, commercially focused health and safety advice tailored to client operations.
• Carry out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures that are being properly implemented.
• Conduct formal compliance audits across construction, manufacturing, healthcare and commercial environments.
• Produce professional technical reports, audit findings and client recommendations.
• Conduct detailed gap analyses against Irish health and safety legislation, ISO 45001 requirements and recognised industry standards.
• Prepare client presentations and deliver findings to senior stakeholders.
• Prepare health and safety strategies and develop internal policies.
• Act as the Health & Safety Coordinator on construction projects and ensure safe practices are being carried out.
• Undertake PSDP duties in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations.
• Provide on-site safety support for various clients in order for them to meet compliancy requirements.
• Conduct safety management system reviews and outline continuous improvement programmes.
• Keep up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all Health and Safety Authority (HSA) legislation and any developments that affect the clients’ industries.
• Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases
• Work with senior management teams to drive safety culture improvement and strategic health and safety performance.
• Provide practical and commercially focused recommendations that align legal compliance with business objectives.
• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety or related discipline.
• Minimum 3+ years’ Health & Safety consultancy, advisor or management experience.
• Strong knowledge of Irish Health & Safety legislation.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections and compliance reviews.
• Experience developing and implementing Safety Management Systems.
• Ability to manage multiple client accounts and consultancy projects simultaneously while maintaining high service standards and delivery deadlines.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Ability to travel throughout Munster.
• Chartered Member (CMIOSH) or Graduate IOSH working towards Chartered status (or MIIRSM).
• Experience acting as PSDP or supporting PSDP functions.
• Construction sector experience.
• Experience managing multiple clients simultaneously.
• €60,000 – €85,000 based on experience.
• Company Vehicle with fuel card.
• Professional body membership support
• Enhanceded annual leave
• Hybrid working options

Location

various client sites in the Munster area, although work is predominantly in County Cork. Remote working available when working on documentation.

Sectors

Our clients vary across all sectors including construction, manufacturing, healthcare and education.

About Ayrton

Vision

To be the go to partner for safety, environmental and specialist compliance professional services-known for our client first mindset, high standards and a culture where great people do their best work.

Purpose

To make work safer, organisations stronger and the environment better by delivering expertise our clients trust, while creating a workplace where our people can grow, contribute and take pride in what they do

Mission

We provide specialist expertise across EHS advisory, training, traffic management, environmental consultancy and specialist recruitment solutions. We put clients at the centre of every decision, deliver with energy & accountability and support our people to grow their skills and careers. By combining deep knowledge with a practical can-do spirit we help organisations meet compliance demands, improve performance and move forward with confidence.