Regional Manager, Health, Safety & Environment

EllisDon Corporation; Dublin; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Program

Pension Matching

Education Reimbursement

Medical & Life Insurance

Job summary

EllisDon is seeking a Regional Manager, Health, Safety & Environment to lead HSE across Ireland. You will drive the implementation and continuous improvement of our HSE management system, ensuring compliance with Irish legislation and client standards.

You will provide strategic advice to operational leaders, promote a strong safety culture, coordinate audits and training, and support incident investigations while traveling across Ireland to sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in construction, safety, environmental, or compliance.
• Experience supporting multi-site operations and facilities management.
• Strong knowledge of Irish health and safety legislation.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
• Understanding of HSE management systems and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of EllisDon’s HSE management system across Ireland.
• Provide strategic guidance to operations on health, safety, environmental, and compliance matters.
• Promote a positive safety culture through leadership, coaching, and training initiatives.
• Develop and implement annual HSE plans, campaigns, and objectives.
• Ensure compliance with Irish legislation and client-specific standards.
• Monitor legislation changes and communicate impacts to leaders.
• Conduct compliance reviews, risk assessments, and site inspections.
• Lead investigations of incidents, injuries, and near-misses.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Audits & inspections

Risk assessment

Coaching & training

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science or Administration

NEBOSH certificate

IOSH certificate

Occupational First Aid Certification

Job description

Regional Manager, Health, Safety & Environment

We recognize that the construction industry is changing at a rapid pace and we continually strive to be at the forefront. Our core values empower people to deliver great careers to one another and develop creative solutions for complex problems on some of the most exciting projects. It doesn’t matter what your expertise and craft is – there are no boundaries. We are a group of professionals with a variety of expertise within pre-construction, construction, and post-construction. To learn more, check out our Cradle to Grave services and hear from our team directly about what a career at EllisDon could look like for you. As you can see, we are a diverse bunch.

Above all, we are a group of individuals with unique experiences and at EllisDon, we choose to celebrate the strength in our differences, every day. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an environment where every employee feels safe to be their true and authentic self. Ultimately, EllisDon’s purpose is to provide people with similar values the opportunity to achieve to their full potential; to deliver that opportunity for great careers to one another; and to contribute meaningfully to the community we share with others.

In case you’re curious, here’s what the industry thinks of us and some of the impacts we've made to the communities we work in and our latest Impact Report , highlighting how we're putting our values into practice in areas such as the climate & environment, inclusive diversity, indigenous relations, and health and safety.

You as a Regional Manager, HS&E will:

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of EllisDon’s Health, Safety and Environmental Management System across Ireland.
• Provide strategic advice and guidance to operational leaders regarding health, safety, environmental, and compliance matters.
• Promote a positive safety culture through visible leadership, employee engagement, coaching, and education initiatives.
• Support regional and site leadership in achieving corporate HSE objectives and performance targets.
• Develop and implement annual HSE plans, initiatives, campaigns, and objectives.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Irish legislation, including the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, associated regulations, environmental requirements, and client-specific standards.
• Monitor changes to legislation and communicate impacts and compliance requirements to business leaders.
• Conduct compliance reviews, risk assessments, and inspections across facilities and client sites.
• Identify and evaluate operational risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support contractor management programs and ensure appropriate safety standards are maintained by subcontractors and service providers.
• Plan and conduct workplace audits, inspections, and compliance assessments.
• Monitor corrective actions and ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
• Lead or support incident, injury, environmental, and near-miss investigations.
• Analyze trends and prepare recommendations to reduce incidents and improve performance.
• Develop reports and metrics for regional and executive leadership.
• Identify HSE training requirements and support the development and delivery of training programs.
• Facilitate safety meetings, workshops, orientation sessions, and awareness campaigns.
• Collaborate with operational teams to minimize environmental impacts and promote sustainable work practices.
• Assist with waste management, environmental reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Support environmental incident investigations and corrective action programs.

Is this the right role for you?

• You have a minimum 5 years of relative experience in construction, safety, environmental, or compliance.
• You have experience supporting multi-site operations, facilities management, engineering services, construction, or similar industries.
• You have a strong knowledge of Irish health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• You have demonstrated experience conducting audits, inspections, incident investigations, and risk assessments.
• You have a solid understanding of HSE management systems, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• You have a strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• You have excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• You have proven ability to influence leaders and drive positive safety performance.
• You have possess a high level of technical expertise, ability to apply skills to continuous process improvement while maintaining maximum levels of health, safety, environmental compliance.
• You have are a leader with the desire to be a part of a company with an entrepreneurial spirit and a fast-paced, Client First, result-oriented culture.
• You are able to commit to frequent travel throughout Ireland to client and operational sites.
• You have an education in Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Administration.
• NEBOSH or IOSH certificate is preferred.
• You have an Occupational First Aid Certification.

What we offer:

• A market-competitive annual salary that rewards your talent
• Bonus Program
• Pension Matching
• Education Reimbursement
• Private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection coverage from the first day of employment

EllisDon is proud to provide this unique career opportunity that provides continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package within an environment that is committed to inclusion and respects diversity.

Go ahead and be yourself. We'll pay you for it!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of any age, culture, subculture, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, race, size, mental or physical status, veteran status, religion, language, political opinion, working-style preference, family status, education, and socio-economic status. The EllisDon core values of Integrity and Mutual Respect welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Mutual Accountability, means that we all have a role to play. As an EllisDon employee, this will ultimately be your commitment to Inclusive Diversity.

Accommodation for Applicants with disabilities will be made during the recruitment process when requested.

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