Responsibilities
- Offer expert guidance and support on environmental, health, and safety matters to management, site personnel, subcontractors, suppliers, and visitors.
- Demonstrate leadership by modeling safe and compliant behaviors.
- Take initiative in addressing all aspects of the role proactively.
- Identify EHS training requirements, report them to project leads, and deliver training as needed.
- Conduct audits and site inspections, then develop realistic corrective and preventive action plans to ensure compliance and drive continuous EHS improvement.
- Monitor and report on EHS risks, key performance indicators, and trends using accurate data, and suggest actionable improvements.
- Ensure all incidents are properly reported and investigated thoroughly to determine root causes and implement effective corrective measures.
- Maintain up-to-date Site EHS Plans, Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS), and related documents, ensuring compliance with legal and internal standards through regular reviews.
- Report directly to the EHS Manager, Site Managers, Supervisors, and Project Manager as required.
- Maintain thorough knowledge of company safety policies, environmental manuals, risk assessments, regulatory requirements, and internal procedures.
- Deliver training, advice, and instruction on EHS topics to all relevant stakeholders, including external parties on site.
- Perform internal audits and joint site inspections with management, document findings, and recommend improvements and corrective actions.
- Collaborate with site teams to create project-specific EHS Plans, induction programs, and RAMS before and during project execution.
- Ensure EHS documentation is current, regularly reviewed, and communicated to all affected parties, including clients and contractors.
- Establish site safety systems at new projects, including safety files (Series 500 & 600), registers, regulatory summaries, posters, and SEOR programs, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Review and verify contractor appointments to ensure only qualified and competent contractors are engaged.
- Implement preventive strategies to reduce workplace incidents.
- Report incidents and near misses promptly to the EHS Manager, Project Manager, and Site Managers.
- Escalate identified safety concerns to responsible parties; report serious or recurring issues immediately to management.
- Keep records of all EHS-related communications with stakeholders.
- Lead or support incident investigations with site management, determine root causes, and recommend preventive actions.
- Audit the site safety file system, verify risk assessments and controls, ensure inspections occur, and confirm all incidents are reported and resolved.
- Prepare and submit monthly EHS performance reports, including KPIs, site visits, SEORs, and violations, to relevant managers.
- Distribute updated Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to the EHS Manager.
- Deliver targeted EHS training using appropriate tools and formats to ensure workforce understanding.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package with potential for negotiation.
- Access to structured career development programs focused on building leadership skills.
Work Arrangement
On-site — Ireland, UK, Europe, South Africa
Other
- Frequent project site travel may involve overnight stays.
- Position may require full-time assignment to a single project or split across multiple sites.
- Competitive compensation package with potential for negotiation.
- Benefits include access to career development programs that enhance leadership skills.
