Programme Construction Safety Lead

Irish Rail; Dublin; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Iarnród Éireann, trading as Irish Rail, is seeking an experienced Programme Construction Safety Lead (PCSL) to ensure safety compliance across the Capital Investments programme.

You will support the Head of Safety in developing safety management systems, oversee statutory roles, and lead cross‑functional safety activities with project delivery teams. This role demands strong leadership, incident oversight, and board‑level reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of construction Safety Management Systems, Risk Assessments, Safety Statements and RAMSA/Method Statements.
• Team Player, with strong leadership skills and an ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to ensure highest standards of safety performance.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Strong organisational skills with a positive, can-do and flexible work attitude.
• Excellent written communication and report writing capability, utilising the MS Office suite.
• Third level Safety and Health qualifications – minimum requirement at diploma level or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience, with at least 5 years’ in a Safety Management role(s) within the Construction sector.
• Knowledge of the Companies structure and business units.
• Experience in client-led projects.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head of Safety in the development and implementation of the Safety Management System, and Departmental Safety Plan, in line with company policy, procedure and legal obligations.
• Assisting the Head of Safety to ensure Capital Investments (CI) is compliant with legislative responsibilities and industry best practice.
• Working in a proactive manner with Project Delivery Teams, including associated supply chain partners (Design and Construction), to ensure appropriate levels of support to, and oversight of, safety standards at project level.
• Leading the assessment of competence in respect of statutory appointments to the roles of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS), whilst ensuring compliance throughout performance of the respective roles.
• Managing the safety related document management systems, including Permit to Work, to ensure all CI projects have the required safety documentation in place.
• Incident investigation oversight to ensure issues are addressed in a timely manner and lessons-learned are shared and implemented across the organisation, in support of creating a consistent approach to safety management and development.
• Providing support for the business on cross-functional safety matters, including safety assessments at tender stage, review of contractors’ submissions (rams/method statements).
• Providing support for the business on cross-functional safety matters, including occupational safety (training, risk assessment, briefings).
• Reporting on safety performance of the programme using suitable key performance indicators, to facilitate production of Trend Reports.
• Liaising with the Head of Safety to Produce periodic reports, up to and including Board level performance reporting.
• Conducting site safety audits, assessments, and inspections on all projects within the programme, and across the CI portfolio of projects as required.
• Assisting the Head of Safety on other safety related activities across the CI Portfolio, as required.
• ***The above list is not exhaustive. ***

Skills

Safety leadership

Team leadership

Communication

Organisation

MS Office

RAMSA/Method Statements

Client-facing

Education

Diploma in Safety & Health

Tools

RAMSA/Method Statements

Permit to Work

Job description

Programme Construction Safety Lead - Capital Investments

Location: Inchicore

Salary: Available upon request

Role Type: Full-time and Fixed Term Contract

Reporting to: Head of Safety – Capital investments

Iarnród Éireann is seeking an experienced Programme Construction Safety Lead (PCSL) The PCSL is responsible for ensuring compliance on all matters relating to safety performance across the programme of works, ensuring the highest standards of safety are implemented on a consistent basis. The role will involve:

Role Duties and Responsibilities:

Supporting the Head of Safety in the development and implementation of the Safety Management System, and Departmental Safety Plan, in line with company policy, procedure and legal obligations.

Assisting the Head of Safety to ensure Capital Investments (CI) is compliant with legislative responsibilities and industry best practice.

Working in a proactive manner with Project Delivery Teams, including associated supply chain partners (Design and Construction), to ensure appropriate levels of support to, and oversight of, safety standards at project level.

Leading the assessment of competence in respect of statutory appointments to the roles of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS), whilst ensuring compliance throughout performance of the respective roles.

Managing the safety related document management systems, including Permit to Work, to ensure all CI projects have the required safety documentation in place.

Incident investigation oversight to ensure issues are addressed in a timely manner and lessons-learned are shared and implemented across the organisation, in support of creating a consistent approach to safety management and development.

Providing support for the business on cross-functional safety matters, including safety assessments at tender stage, review of contractors’ submissions (rams/method statements).

Providing support for the business on cross-functional safety matters, including occupational safety (training, risk assessment, briefings).

Reporting on safety performance of the programme using suitable key performance indicators, to facilitate production of Trend Reports.

Liaising with the Head of Safety to Produce periodic reports, up to and including Board level performance reporting.

Conducting site safety audits, assessments, and inspections on all projects within the programme, and across the CI portfolio of projects as required.

Assisting the Head of Safety on other safety related activities across the CI Portfolio, as required.

***The above list is not exhaustive. ***

Knowledge and experience of construction safety legislation and audit procedures.

• Excellent working knowledge of construction Safety Management Systems, Risk Assessments, Safety Statements and RAMSA/Method Statements.
• Team Player, with strong leadership skills and an ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to ensure highest standards of safety performance.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Strong organisational skills with a positive, can-do and flexible work attitude.
• Excellent written communication and report writing capability, utilising the MS Office suite.
• Third level Safety and Health qualifications – minimum requirement at diploma level or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience, with at least 5 years’ in a Safety Management role(s) within the Construction sector.
• Knowledge of the Companies structure and business units.
• Experience in client-led projects.

A competency-based interview will form part of this selection process. Candidates may be shortlisted based on their application/CV and relevant experience. If any applicants have special requirements, please advise Shared Services when forwarding your application. Please contact HR Shared Services, Connolly HQ by mail at the above e-mail address for any queries regarding the above position.

At Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in all that we do. This starts with how we recruit people.It is important to us that all individuals feel welcome to join our organisation and we take great care to ensure an even playing field for all. We will strive to provide reasonable accommodation to all candidates where required and requested. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, ethnicity, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or disability.