Overview
Our Client a large multi-disciplined construction group with significant operations across Ireland and the United Kingdom. They are currently recruiting Health & Safety Advisor to join their team in Limerick.
Lead the implementation of a professional, competent and knowledge sharing culture across all your sites ensuring that best in class health, safety and environment is planned, implemented and shared effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead by example
- Provide sound and industry leading advise to project stakeholders.
- Carry out audits/inspections of The Company’s workplaces at a frequency and with the intrusiveness as coached by the BU HSE Manager.
- Attend sites following accidents/incidents and assist with the investigation. In the absence of the Project Director or HSE Manager lead the investigation.
- Liaise with enforcement authorities if they attend site to investigate following an incident.
- Assist the HSE Manager in preparation of a Health and Safety report for the BU MD at applicable internals.
- Alert the HSE Manager if there is reason to believe there will be a period of inadequate cover for Health and Safety.
- In the absence of the HSE Manager assist tender and prequalification teams where requested advising on Health and Safety concerns as well as helping provide practical solutions.
- Attend Start Up meetings with your line manager and the site teams. Where requested attend supply chain meetings.
- Deliver appropriate training
- Be aware of critical legislative changes and best practices to enable the provision of competent Health and Safety advice to the site stakeholders.
- Be aware of own limitations and ensure advise given remains within those limitations
Qualifications/Training
- NEBSOH Construction Certificate or equivalent
- NVQ Level 4 / EFQ L3 on Occupational Health and Safety or Equivalent
- Temporary Works
- Internal Auditor
- Local PD / CDM & PSDP / PSCS training
- Awareness of lifting operations BS 7121/IS361
- Temp Works Awareness incl knowledge of TWC role
- Incident Investigation Training
Experience & Skills
- Tech IOSH (*)
- At least 3 years in construction industry.
- At least 3 years as a Health and Safety professional.
- Time Management
- Organisation Skills
- Interpersonal and engagement skills
- Understand performance management
- Civils experience
For further information please contact Thomas in Arcon Recruitment
Thomas:
Thomas White
Senior Construction Recruitment Consultant
- Thomas White
- [email protected]
- 087 2348835
Thomas joined the Arcon team in January 2020, heading up the Construction and Engineering division. Thomas brings a wealth of experience with him having worked for a number of years in recruitment- both in an agency and within an in-house environment. Originally from Sligo, Thomas is now living and settled in Westport.
