Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

atlanticaviation; Shannon; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Aviation Group, Shannon Airport, Shannon, Co Clare, is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and to support ongoing safety initiatives at the Shannon hangar site.

The role involves auditing, training, incident investigation, and reporting, working collaboratively with HR, Operations, and Health & Safety Authority to advance a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to interpret health and safety legislation and compliance standards.
• Show a willingness to learn and develop knowledge across all aspects of health, safety, and environmental responsibilities.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to positively influence and challenge within a busy operational environment.
• Build effective working relationships across departments and engage senior management to drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for reviewing, interpreting, communicating, and implementing safety legislation.
• Lead internal audits and conduct spot checks to ensure a safe workplace.
• Monitor safety performance and provide updates to the EHS Quality Manager.
• Generate HS performance statistics and identify trends for action.
• Coordinate risk assessment programmes and follow-up actions.
• Develop and deliver training to employees, contractors, and customers.
• Lead incident reporting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Produce management reports for internal and external bodies.
• Support evaluation of new activities and equipment for HS compliance.
• Maintain Emergency Response Plan and training records.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Continuous improvement

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Reports to: EHS Manager

Location: Atlantic Aviation Group, Shannon Airport, Shannon, Co Clare

Duties & Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for reviewing, interpreting, communicating, and implementing all applicable safety legislation.
• Implement and perform internal audit program and conduct regular spot check assessments in accordance with organisational safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe and secure workplace.
• Monitor safety performance and provide updates and recommendations to the EHS Quality Manager.
• Generate periodical H&S performance statistics, identify trends, and take appropriate actions to ensure safety standards and compliance are maintained and communicated.
• Co‑ordinate risk assessment programme and appropriate follow‑up actions.
• Support occupational health monitoring programmes—assessing trends and proposing recommendations.
• Identify training needs and programmes, and develop and deliver them to employees, contractors, and customers to maintain required competence with regard to safety awareness.
• Lead incident reporting and investigation, ensuring root cause analysis and proposing or confirming corrective/preventive actions.
• Generate management reports both internally, for the AAG Group, and to external agencies as appropriate.
• Support evaluation of new activities and equipment regarding H&S legislation implementation.
• Ensure continuous development and implementation of the Emergency Response Plan.
• Maintain training statistical data and records as appropriate.
• Coordinate safety committee and first aid activity programmes.
• Liaise with other AAG Group EHS colleagues on relevant issues and developments.
• Support the EHS Quality Manager with the development of a safety culture using regular communication media, safety topics, and awareness campaigns.
• Support the EHS specialist team and other members of the quality team in carrying out their duties.
• Undertake projects and assignments as allocated by the EHS Quality Manager.

Liaison Partners

• Internal Departments: HR, Occupational Health Nurse/Doctor, Operations
• Health & Safety Authority
• Personal Injury Assessment Board, Insurance Companies, etc.

Candidate Requirements

• Hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to interpret health and safety legislation and compliance standards.
• Show a willingness to learn and develop knowledge across all aspects of health, safety, and environmental responsibilities within a broad operational role.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to positively influence and appropriately challenge within a busy operational environment.
• Have the ability to build effective working relationships across departments and engage with senior management to drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance.

Typical Working Conditions

• Must satisfy and maintain the required medical standard.
• Work is performed at the AAG Hangar in Shannon.
• PPE is provided by AAG and its use is mandatory in the performance of your work.
• Must satisfy and maintain airport security requirements.