Health and Safety Advisor

Elk Recruitment; Ireland; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Elk Recruitment in Wicklow is seeking a driven Health & Safety Advisor to join our client’s growing team based in Wicklow. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.

The role focuses on implementing safety management systems, conducting risk assessments, coordinating training, and promoting best practices across construction projects.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field.
• 3+ years construction experience.
• Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations and practices.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Maintain close working relationship with business teams to provide active assistance and advise to ensure the effective implementation of the Group Safety Management System.
• Participate in appointing competent persons to undertake key safety roles and coordinate training needs with managers.
• Ensure risk assessment processes are established for production, approval, communication, implementation and monitoring.
• Monitor procedures for lifting operations, temporary works, inductions, fire and emergencies, permits and other safety procedures.
• Participate in setting up and maintaining safety committees.
• Ensure risks to third parties/contractors are understood and actioned.
• Contribute ideas to continuously develop the Group Safety Management System.
• Maintain knowledge of health and safety matters relevant to works and liaise with safety managers and associations.
• Ensure accident investigations are properly carried out and reports produced.

Skills

Health & Safety

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Occupational Health & Safety

Job description

At Elk Recruitment, we are looking for a driven Health & Safety Advisor to join our client’s growing team based in Wicklow. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.

Responsibilities

• To maintain close working relationship with the business teams to provide active assistance and advise to ensure the effective implementation of the Group Safety Management System.
• To participate in the appointment of competent persons to undertake key safety roles and work closely with managers and trainers to ensure their training needs are identified and provided.
• To ensure risk assessment processes and systems are established for ensuring production, approval, communication, implementation and monitoring
• To monitor for effectiveness, the procedures for the management of lifting operations, temporary works, inductions, fire and emergencies, permits and other bespoke procedures required for the safety execution of the works.
• To participate in setting up and maintaining safety committees.
• To ensure risks to third parties / other contractors are understood and actioned.
• To contribute ideas to the team for the continued developed of the Group wide Safety Management System.
• To maintain an up to date knowledge of all health and safety matters relevant to the works and liaise with appropriate safety managers, safety organisations and trade associations.
• To ensure that accident and incident investigation is properly carried out to identify both immediate and underlying causes, actions to prevent recurrence and a robust defence of claims.
• To provide reports on health & safety performance to the relevant managers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels within the construction industry community.
• Maintain professional and close working relationship with directors, operation managers, project managers and project management teams.
• Promote Group health and safety abilities to staff and customers.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, or a related field.
• 3+ years construction experience.
• Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations and practices.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.