Safety Specialist

Senior EHS Advisor - Pharmaceutical Construction - Cork

An established progressive building contractor has a rare opportunity for an experienced Senior Safety Advisor. The Position is based in Cork within the Commercial and Pharmaceutical Sectors with the possibility of being transient between various projects. The successful candidate will operate as part of the project delivery team. You will be involved in developing, monitoring and implementing the company’s EHS Management system, ensuring compliance across Health & Safety regulation.

Key Duties

• Implement the company's Environmental Health and Safety policy, procedures and management systems.
• Provide advice, guidance and instruction in all health & safety matters to management, safety representatives and employees (including sub-contractors where appropriate).
• Ensure the overall compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety statutory provisions & legislation.
• Ensure good safety practices are managed and maintained.
• Deliver Health & Safety training programmes such as inductions etc. for new employees or sub-contractors working on site.
• Coordinate the review and development of task specific EHS documentation such as method statements, risk assessments, safe plan of actions, permit to work.
• Conduct regular inspections and site audits, report findings to site and senior company management.
• Carry out administrative duties to ensure the maintenance of the EHS Management systems such as maintaining registers, records, monthly reports and reporting presentations to management where required.
• Advise & assist site management in drafting and communicating EHS initiatives and Toolbox Talks.
• Promote the Company mission of being a healthy and incident and injury free workplace.

Skills/Experience Required

• Hold a relevant third level Qualification in Environmental, Health and Safety
• Proven experience in a Senior Safety Advisor role on construction projects
• Must have previous experience working on a large project
• Hold a full, clean Driving license
• Excellent IT skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office including strong excel skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and exhibit strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to demonstrate building strong working relationships & stakeholder management

Benefits & Next Steps

• Permanent opportunity not just one project
• Local Cork base
• Top market salary package & benefits
• Supportive progressive team environment

To apply for this role send an updated resume including duties and projects. Sponsorship not available must have full working rights and live locally.