Health and Safety Specialist

PUNCH Consulting Engineers have an opening for an experiencedHealth and Safety Specialistto work within our Health and Safety team. This presents an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled individual to develop their career with PUNCH, a top-level, multi awarding winning Irish consultancy. The position has presented due to increased workload within our Health and Safety division. Working directly under the PUNCH Health and Safety division Manager, you will be responsible for managing Health and Safety responsibilities across various projects in the Buildings, Infrastructure and Energy divisions. We would love to hear from experienced Health and Safety professionals who are interested in pursuing this role.

The Role:

The role will involve providing construction Health and Safety services across projects in various sectors. The core duties in this area will include performing the role of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP), in accordance with the Safety Health & Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 and all subsequent amendments.

In addition to Construction Health and Safety services, the role will include significant involvement in a large strategic energy project of national importance where Health and Safety input will be required in the following areas:

• Reviewing existing Client Safety Procedures and developing Safety Philosophy
• Implementation of Safety Philosophy
• Listing and reviewing Safety Guidelines and Standards
• Developing a Technical Safety Management Framework
• Implementation of Technical Safety Management Framework
• Organising safety campaigns, communicating safety measures and continually monitoring safety performance to ensure continual improvement
• Ongoing engagement with the Client and relevant Stakeholders on all safety related matters relevant to the project
• Ongoing review of applicable legislation and informing the project team of any upcoming changes that could impact the project and advising of required adjustments to processes or procedures

Qualifications and Experience:

The Health & Safety specialist shall have experience in delivering Health and Safety services on large complex building and infrastructure projects. Specific requirements shall include:

• Experience acting as Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) for large infrastructure projects involving multiple teams and managed contractors.
• Have a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
• Have a minimum of 10 years' post graduate experience

Prior experience of COMAH Regulations along with experience in other areas including Civil, Structural or Environmental engineering will be an advantage.

Candidate Specification

• A sound understanding of the Safety Health & Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 and all subsequent amendments
• A sound understanding of COMAH Regulations 2015
• Strong report writing capability
• Strong acumen to review regulations, guidance documents etc relating to specific industries and concisely summarise applicable requirements
• Leadership skills to plan, manage and direct multi-disciplinary teams and managed contractors.
• Significant base of IT skills including MS Project, Word, Excel, Power Point, and site monitoring software as used by PUNCH. Plus the ability to source and use new software to benefit project work.
• High level of commercial understanding and application.
• A successful track record working closely in partnership with clients, contractors and design teams, as well as Health and Safety Authority.
• A positive, proactive approach with an ability to adapt to changing scenarios.
• Strong interpersonal/people skills with the ability to work collaboratively with a diverse team.
• Self-motivated with ability to work in an unstructured environment.
• Business Effectiveness – lead by example.
• Commitment to CPD and competence.
• Commitment to the public interest in all aspects of your work including health, safety, risk, financial, commercial, legal, environmental, social, energy conservation, sustainability.

From the start the role will offer a high level of autonomy, an opportunity to work in a dynamic fast-paced environment while at the same time immersed in a supportive and collaborative structure. PUNCH is renowned for the quality of its work and the continuous training and development of its people. Excellent working conditions including a competitive salary commensurate with experience is on offer for the successful candidate.

If interested in this opportunity, please forward an up-to-date CV and covering letter to the following address quoting the above

• Graduate training programme
• Flexi-time
• An active Sports and Social Club, subsidised by PUNCH, which provides staff with regular work life balance opportunities
• Training and Continued Professional Development (CPD) which is accredited by Engineers Ireland
• State-of-the-art networked computing and communications facilities to provide staff with the latest in technology and software
• An ISO:9001 accredited company with BM Trada for our Quality Management System
• An ISO:14001 accredited company with BM Trada for our Environmental Management System

In simple terms, at PUNCH it is our aim to:

• Develop employees to achieve maximum effectiveness in their current role
• Develop a flexible and multi-skilled workforce capable of rapid response to changing business needs
• Develop, motivate and retain our employees
• Provide skills for future innovations within PUNCH
• Maximise the knowledge and experience within our organisation and ensure that this knowledge is captured, updated and disseminated effectively
• Provide equal training opportunities for any staff with disabilities

We strongly encourage our staff to develop and achieve their career aspirations. We are accredited by Engineers Ireland for their CPD programme and work with our staff to progress through the various levels in the relevant Institutions.