Health and Safety Manager

Health and Safety Manager- Kilkenny, Ireland

€75,000- 80,000 DOE + Package

Our client is a leading contractor who is in search of a forward-thinking Health and Safety Manager to join our dynamic team in Kilkenny . As the Health and Safety Manager, your responsibilities will include developing, implementing, and overseeing health and safety programs across our projects in Kilkenny, South-East Region of Ireland. The ideal candidate should possess a robust background in construction safety, a dedication to ensuring a secure working environment, and the capability to lead a team in achieving our safety objectives.

Key Responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Lead the development of Health & Safety Leadership & Culture in the workplace.

• Implement Health, Safety and Wellbeing policy in the business unit.

• Ensure full compliance with local and national Health and Safety legislation pertaining to the project construction phase and offices.

• Develop project-specific health & safety strategies, programmes and plans in partnership with Group Health and Safety.

• Co-ordinate health and safety programme elements addressing site access, security, project induction, first aid, welfare and emergency arrangements.

• Co-ordinate and manage on-site health and safety resources.

• Communicate and co-ordinate the adoption of industry best practices in health and safety on all projects.

• Establish a process of active health and safety monitoring through audits and inspections of site conditions and contractor activities.

• Monitor and report on health and safety performance and challenges using predefined leading and lagging health and safety performance indicators.

• Influence employee work practices through dialogue, relationship building and behavioural safety coaching.

• Report to the Operations Manager and other forums on Health and Safety initiatives, objectives and performance.

• Support projects throughout their lifecycle from proposal, through design, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, handover and operational stages.

• Provide specialist health, safety and wellbeing advice to management and project teams..

• Assure legal / regulatory compliance with respect to latest occupational safety, health and welfare requirements for the business unit.

• Ensure appropriate and effective emergency response, case management, incident investigation and reporting mechanisms are in place to facilitate learning from incidents (LFI).

• Qualified to support a future ISO 45001 certification process.

Key Qualifications will include:

• 8 years previous experience in Health and Safety Management is required.

• Graduated with a degree in Health and Safety Management.

• NEBOSH qualification.

• Member of IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) or equivalent qualification would be an advantage.

• Main contractor, Clean room, Pharmaceutical, Education and Modular construction experience is an advantage.

• Knowledge of design and construction health and safety principles with proven technical skills in occupational safety and health disciplines.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Good IT skills, particularly Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

Ideal candidate must have rights to work in Ireland. All applicants can expect a response after 24 hours.