Senior Construction Health & Safety Lead - Infra Projects (Hybrid)

Ramboll; Swords; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Matched pension contributions

Private medical cover and life assured

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Ramboll is seeking an experienced Construction Health & Safety Lead to drive safety leadership across major infrastructure projects in Ireland, including metro, aviation, rail, water and highways. You will establish proactive safety culture, ensuring compliance and embedding safe systems of work throughout the project lifecycle.

You will advise project leadership, work with contractors and designers, and lead incident investigations while promoting continuous improvement and best practice in

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction health and safety roles on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements (Ireland or comparable jurisdictions).
• Proven ability to lead health and safety across complex, multi-disciplinary project environments.
• Experience collaborating with contractors, designers and stakeholders to drive safety performance.
• Experience in audits, inspections and incident investigations.
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels to drive safety outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of project-wide health and safety strategies, plans and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, regulations and project-specific requirements.
• Act as the primary health and safety advisor to project leadership and teams.
• Monitor contractor health and safety performance through audits, inspections and reporting.
• Review and approve risk assessments, method statements and construction phase plans.
• Promote a strong safety culture and behavioral safety across all activities.
• Identify, assess and mitigate health and safety risks across design and construction phases.
• Lead incident investigations and ensure lessons learned are implemented.
• Coordinate with regulators and stakeholders on health and safety matters.
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of best practice in health and safety management.

Skills

Health & Safety leadership

Construction health and safety

Audits & investigations

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Leadership & collaboration

Education

Degree in health and safety / construction-related field

IOSH membership or equivalent

Job description

Ramboll is seeking an experienced Construction Health & Safety Lead to drive safety leadership across major infrastructure projects in Ireland, including metro, aviation, rail, water and highways. You will establish proactive safety culture, ensuring compliance and embedding safe systems of work throughout the project lifecycle.

You will advise project leadership, work with contractors and designers, and lead incident investigations while promoting continuous improvement and best practice in