Senior Safety Officer

Mercury; Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercury is looking for a Senior Safety Officer in Dublin, Ireland, to enhance safety culture across construction sites. The role demands a minimum of 3 years in the construction industry and experience as an EHS Professional. Responsibilities include ensuring health and safety standards, conducting audits, and engaging with project teams and authorities.

Join Mercury to contribute to impactful engineering and construction projects, working in a collaborative environment that encourages personal vision and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of construction industry experience.
• Minimum of 3 years as an EHS Professional.

Responsibilities

• Champion the development of a safety culture across sites.
• Ensure industry-leading health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Advise on safety, health, environment, and wellbeing.
• Conduct audits and inspections regularly.
• Support incident investigations and liaise with authorities.

Skills

Interpersonal & communication skills

Organisation Skills

Time Management

IT Skills

Education

Professional qualification as EHS Professional

Job description

Senior Safety Officer, Dublin, Ireland

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role

• Champion the development of a professional, competent, and collaborative safety culture across sites.
• Ensuring that industry-leading health, safety, and environmental standards are consistently planned and executed.
• Advise and be a positive influence on all matters relating to Safety, Health, Environment and Wellbeing
• Lead by Example: Demonstrate high standards of professionalism and integrity in all aspects of your role. Lead your team in all areas of EHS.
• Provide Expert Guidance: Offer sound, industry-leading health and safety advice to project stakeholders, supporting safe and compliant project delivery.
• Project SMS – Ensure project plans are in place and up to date. Ensure 09-EHS folders & BIM/ACC platforms are up to date. Ensure conformity to Environmental legislation and plans completed and up to date.
• Inductions & Onboarding – Deliver high standards inductions for new starters and ensure mandatory & role-based competencies are completed.
• Collaborate – Attend meeting, communicate with project teams and trades in relevant EHS items. Support work planning and collaboration.
• Conduct Audits and Inspections: Perform thorough audits and inspections at a frequency and level of detail aligned with monthly targets & project risk profile. Monitor site performance and implement improvement initiatives, based on KPIs and trends.
• Support Incident Investigations: Attend sites following accidents or incidents to assist with investigations. In the absence of the Project Manager, take the lead in conducting the investigation.
• Engage with Authorities: Liaise with enforcement bodies during site visits or investigations following incidents, ensuring transparent and professional communication.
• Reporting: Assist the BU EHS Lead in compiling Health and Safety reports at designated intervals.
• Client Engagement: Meeting clients needs, represent Mercury well and promote Mercury with all clients. Complete reporting as needed.
• Maintain Coverage: Notify the BU EHS Lead promptly if there is a risk of insufficient Health and Safety coverage on any site.
• Tender & Ariba Support: Support tender and Ariba prequalification process.
• Project Start-Up Engagement: Attend project start-up meetings and participate in supply chain meetings & onboarding. Ensure projects set up correctly, including client contractual requirements.
• Deliver Training: Provide relevant and effective Health and Safety training to site teams and stakeholders.

Essential Criteria For The Role

• 3yrs Construction Industry Experience
• 3yrs as an EHS Professional with a professional qualification
• Interpersonal & communication skills
• Organisation Skills
• Time Management
• IT Skills

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.