Senior HSE Manager

Bord Gáis Energy; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bord Gáis Energy in Ireland seeks a Senior HSE Manager to lead Health, Safety and Environment across Bord Gais and Centrica Retail. You will set the strategy, champion a high‑performance safety culture, and ensure risk and regulatory requirements are managed to support safe growth and operational excellence.

You will influence senior leaders, sponsor investigations, engage with regulators, and drive measurable improvements through governance, KPIs and supplier oversight.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing EHS at a senior level with direct reports.
• Experience of working in a similar field and understanding of regulatory sector and risk management.
• Experience in managing performance of 3rd party contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HSE function across Ireland, embedding safety excellence.
• Develop and deliver the HSE strategy aligned with Centrica Retail and Group objectives; regulatory requirements and business priorities.
• Provide independent assurance to the Bord Gais Executive Team for Retail operations and relevant governance forums that risks are identified, managed and controlled.
• Lead the Retail HSE function for Ireland, building a high-performing team delivering expert support and continuous improvement.
• Drive a risk-based approach to decision making, ensuring critical safety risks are understood and managed.
• Engage regulators, enforcement authorities, industry bodies and external stakeholders on HSE matters.

Skills

Senior HSE leadership

Regulatory risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Contractor management

Continuous improvement

Education

BSc (Hons) Occ H&S / NEBOSH Diploma / NVQ Level 5/6 or equivalent

Barrier-based root cause analysis training

Incident investigation experience

HSE Auditor qualification preferred

Chartered IOSH member or working towards

Job description

Join us, be part of more.

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team

We’re the pride of Ireland. Bord Gáis Energy have been powering the nation’s homes and businesses for almost 40 years. But now, we’re so much more than just gas and electric. Through our unique combination of household heroes and energy assets, we’re at the heart of the energy transition in Ireland, strengthening the country’s energy security and helping customers get ready for a net zero future.

Location

Dublin or Cork Office | Hybrid working - 2 days per week in office

Full-Time – Permanent

This role will require limited travel within Ireland and the UK.

The Job

The Senior HSE Manager leads the Health, Safety and Environment function across Bord Gais and Centrica Retail operations in Ireland, providing strategic leadership, governance and assurance to ensure the effective management of operational risk, regulatory compliance and continual improvement. The role is accountable for driving a high-performance safety culture, influencing senior leaders, and ensuring that HSE considerations support safe growth, operational excellence and customer outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the strategic HSE leader for Bord Gais, partnering with the Executive Leadership Team to embed health, safety and environmental excellence across all operations.
• Provide independent assurance to the Bord Gais Executive Team for Retail operations and relevant governance forums that operational risks are being effectively identified, managed and controlled.
• Develop and deliver the Bord Gais HSE Strategy, ensuring alignment with Centrica Retail and Group objectives, regulatory requirements and business priorities.
• Lead the Retail HSE function for Ireland, creating a high-performing team that delivers expert support, challenge, assurance and continuous improvement across all business activities.
• Drive a risk-based approach to decision making, ensuring critical safety risks are understood, prioritised and effectively managed throughout the business.
• Provide oversight of significant operational risk areas including engineering operations, field activities, contractor management, technical standards, asset safety, customer safety and environmental compliance.
• Lead the development and continual improvement of HSE governance arrangements, management systems, standards and assurance frameworks.
• Provide strategic advice and guidance to Directors and senior operational leaders on emerging risks, regulatory developments and business-critical HSE matters.
• Sponsor serious incident investigations and organisational learning activities, ensuring lessons are identified, embedded and translated into measurable risk reduction.
• Lead engagement with regulators, enforcement authorities, industry bodies and external stakeholders, representing Centrica Retail on HSE matters.
• Drive HSE performance through the establishment of meaningful KPIs, leading indicators, assurance activities and executive reporting.
• Ensure effective management of contractor and supply chain HSE performance, providing robust oversight of high-risk activities delivered on behalf of Centrica.
• Lead and influence cultural improvement programmes that strengthen ownership, accountability and visible safety leadership across the organisation.
• Support business transformation, change programmes and growth initiatives by ensuring HSE risks are effectively assessed and managed.
• Provide regular reporting and strategic updates to Executive, Board and governance committees on HSE performance, key risks and assurance activities.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in managing EHS at a senior level with direct reports
• Experience of working in a similar field
• An understanding of the regulatory sector and the management of risk
• Experience in managing performance of 3rd party contractors
• Strong self-drive and resilience to overcome challenges and deliver results
• Relevant experience of building a strong and consistent culture of safety throughout an organisation.
• Education and Certifications
• BSc (Hons) Occ H&S / NEBOSH Diploma / NVQ Level 5/6 or equivalent
• Barrier-based root cause analysis training (Sologic or equivalent)
• Incident investigation experience in a recognised method i.e. Topset
• HSE Auditor qualification preferred (ISO 45001 and/or 14001)
• Chartered member of IOSH (or actively working towards)
• Evidence of current CPD

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too.

Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

https://www.morethanacareer.energy/bordgais

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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