Lead EHS Advisor - Dublin & Cork

Clancy Construction; Ireland; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Ireland is seeking a Lead EHS Advisor to champion health and safety practices across project sites. You will drive a proactive safety culture, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation while conducting training and audits. The ideal candidate will have a Level 7 qualification in Health and Safety, excellent communication skills, and a strong ability to influence change. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment that values safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role, ideally within a main/specialist contractor in Ireland.
• Proven ability to champion best practices in health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Drive HS&E culture and prevent injuries through effective communication.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety & Workplace legislation.
• Conduct site safety inspections and accident investigations.
• Manage and develop risk assessments & method statements.

Skills

Influencing change

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Level 7 qualification in Health and Safety

Job description

Clancy is one of Ireland's leading Construction companies. Originating from Tipperary and now with significant operations across the regions of Leinster & Munster. We are proud of our reputation for the dedicated attention to detail within our project management and the quality of our work. We strive to infuse every aspect of our business with a focused commitment to safety and quality standards.

Our people are the foundation to our continued growth across all client sectors. We invest in our people and have a philosophy of continuous professional development. This investment has produced an innovative and passionate team that deliver projects for our clients safely, efficiently and to the highest standards in the industry.

Operating across Ireland we are a preferred provider of choice in growth segments such as residential, commercial, mix use and controlled environments including pharmaceutical and healthcare. Our culture is innovative, collaborative, performance focused and built on partnership with safety at the forefront of everything that we do.

Key Responsibilities as Lead EHS Advisor

• Positively and actively drive towards an embedded HS&E culture taking an approach that creates a continually improving focus on preventative actions, reduction of injuries, and the promotion of health and environmentally friendly operations.
• Assist in ensuring that all employees and sub-contractors are fully compliant and up to date in all Health, Safety & Workplace legislation.
• Communicate effectively, translating HS&E compliance standards using modern software to direct the business presented in the form of procedures, bulletin material, verbal support, mentoring, and coaching.
• Root cause analysis of accidents and preventing recurrence and carry out site safety inspections and conduct accident and dangerous occurrence investigations, within your designated area of responsibility.
• You will review Method Statements and Safe Plans of Action (SPA)
• You will liaise with Site Managers to ensure Health and Safety documentation is up to date on site.
• You will maintain and track the accident and dangerous occurrence register.
• You will attend whiteboard meetings, deliver Toolbox Talks and chair the project safety meetings.
• You'll drive a safety culture by being a champion of best practice; conducting training for new and existing employees on the importance of health and safety on the job; and by suggesting improvements to existing.
• Compliance monitoring and auditing and planning of strategy and delivery of cultural and behavioural change.
• Act as a company representative during outside Agency Audits/Inspections with regards to Health and Safety.
• Development and management of risk assessments & method statements.
• Any other reasonable and relevant duties as requested by the Group Health & Safety Manager, necessary to meet the ongoing needs of the company across project sites.

Qualifications/Experience

• Experience - ideally within a main/specialist contractor
• A minimum of a Level 7 qualification in Health and Safety
• You have some experience in a similar role, in Ireland.
• You have a strong and proven ability to influence change and be a champion of best practice.
• You must have excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Equal Opportunities

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals are selected on the basis of their abilities and merits to perform the tasks required. Our policy is to be fair and consistent in all aspects of our business. We recognise, respect and value differences in diversity. We are committed to ensuring our hiring process is fair and accessible to all and will provide candidates with disabilities with reasonable accommodations required to participate in the recruitment process. If you require any assistance in this regard, please let us know.

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