Health & Safety Consultant (PSDP)

The ORS Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

Remote-first hybrid model

Work from abroad

Flexible working hours

CPD funding

Birthday leave

Death in service

Job summary

The ORS Group is seeking a Health and Safety Consultant (PSDP) to join our expanding team. You will discharge PSDP duties across multiple construction projects and oversee implementation of our clients' health and safety obligations across residential, commercial, industrial, logistics, leisure, retail and healthcare sectors.

Key responsibilities include PSDP across projects, coordination with designers to reduce hazards, and preparation of safety plans and files, ensuring compliance with H&S

Qualifications

• Qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, engineering, or construction/project management.
• Experience as PSDP in a consultancy setting.
• IOSH membership or in progress toward a professional body.
• Full clean driving license.

Responsibilities

• Undertake the PSDP role across construction projects.
• Manage dedicated projects, including financial oversight.
• Identify and reduce hazards with designers from early stages.
• Prepare Preliminary Health & Safety Plans, Stage Reports and Safety Files.
• Ensure design aspects meet legal H&S requirements and advise clients.
• Promote safety in design and coordinate with design teams.
• Conduct site audits and contribute to safety improvements.
• Support documentation for bids, tenders and general admin.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

IT skills

People management

Project execution

Self-motivation

Driving license

Education

Occupational Health and Safety qualification

Engineering qualification

Construction/Project management qualification

Job description

About the Role

ORS has a dedicated health and safety management team that complements our multidisciplinary approach and demonstrates our commitment to comprehensive service provision.
We are seeking a Health and Safety Consultant (PSDP) to join our expanding team. The successful candidate will undertake the Project Supervisor for the Design Process (PSDP) function for, and on behalf of ORS.
You will be responsible for discharging PSDP duties on multiple construction projects in a addition to overseeing implementation of our clients other health and safety obligations across a range of project types, including residential, commercial, industrial, logistics, leisure, retail and healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake the PSDP role across a multitude of construction projects.
• Manage dedicated projects, including financial oversight
• Work with designers to identify, eliminate or reduce hazards from the earliest stages.
• Prepare the Preliminary Health & Safety Plan, Stage Reports and the final Safety File.
• Ensure all design aspects meet legal H&S requirements, advising clients on competence.
• Promote safety in design, manage design team cooperation and communicate risks.
• Conduct site audits and contribute to safety improvement.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of Team documentation to inc. Fee bids, Tenders and General Administrative requirements

Essential Requirements

• Relevant qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, engineering or construction / project management qualification.
• Demonstrated experience working in a consultancy setting undertaking the role of PSDP.
• IOSH membership or in the process of joining a professional organisation representing your profession.
• Self-motivation and proactive in a dynamic project environment.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Excellent people management and project execution capability.
• Full clean driving license

Desirable Requirements

• Chartered status (or working toward it)
• Leadership or commercial responsibility experience

What We Can Offer You

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support.

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include:

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• Pension scheme with matching contributions
• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit
• Work from abroad
• Flexible working hours
• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform
• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding
• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave
• Company and birthday annual leave days
• Death in Service benefit
• Tax saver - travel and bike to work
• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees
• Talent Development Programmes
• Access to leading career coach

About ORS

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day.

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture.

• Ranked 27th Best Small & Medium Workplace in Europe, Great Place to Work 2026
• Winner of Best Workplace for Remote & Distributed Teams, Workplace Excellence Awards 2026
• Winner of HR Team of the Year, Workplace Excellence Awards 2026
• Winner of Best Workplace for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Workplace Excellence Awards 2026
• Winner of Consultancy Firm of the Year, Irish Design & Build Awards 2026
• Winner of Engineering Consultancy of the Year, Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of Graduate Programme of the Year, Engineering Excellence Awards 2025
• Winner of Best Company to Work For, Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025
• Top 3 Medium-Sized Company, Great Place to Work Awards 2025
• Best Workplace for Health & Wellbeing, Great Place to Work 2025
• Silver Accreditation, Investors in Diversity 2025
• Winner of Best People Development of the Year, Engineering Excellence Awards 2024
• Winner of Recruitment & Retention Strategy, Workplace Excellence Awards 2024
• Great Place to Work Certified consecutively since 2017
• Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited since 2017

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.