Construction - Environmental, Health & Safety Advisor - Cork - Senior Position

Responsibilities:

• Work with Management to maintain the Company’s high Health, Safety and Environmental standards, and ensure ongoing development and implementation of improved EHS practices, policies and procedures.

• Drive and lead site EHS Graduate Programme to align with corporate goals and develop programs and continuous improvement efforts.

• Remain abreast new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all applicable legislation.

• Ability to advise on Health, Safety and Environmental issues on a day to day basis on site, attend site meetings, chair site safety meetings.

• Ability to carry out and write site inspection reports and site audit reports, deliver site inductions and toolbox talks.

• Ability to recommend to Project/Site Managers appropriate corrective actions to address risks highlighted in inspection and audit reports.

• Write, review and assess Contract Award/Pre-Construction Stage documents and Construction Management Plans.

• Write, review and assess risk assessments, method statements and advise on how risks could be reduced further.

• Comply with company ISO Management System requirements i.e. perform your work according to the Company process documents, procedures and maintaining document information/completing department forms/records as required.

• Actively participate in the promotion of health-related risks and on-site training.

• Delivery of HSE processes, procedures, standards and systems.

• Promote employee awareness/training for EHS.

Training and onboarding of staff members.

• Promote a proactive HSE approach/attitude among all employees.

• Delivery of safety and environmental related activities.

• Other duties as assigned by senior management.

Qualifications:

BSc in Health and Safety/Higher Diploma SHWW/ Diploma SHWW

Required Skills:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, Word, Publisher, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Safe Pass and Manual Handling.

• Construction Experience essential.

• 5 years experience essential.