EHS Specialist

  • Construction Jobs
  • Kildare County
  • Aug 07, 2020
Permanent Construction Management

Job Description

Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist Euro Executive Recruitment has been retained to recruit an Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist for a well-established construction service company. This person will be based on one of their construction sites in Kildare, with some travel to other sites as required. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role and will have a NEBOSH Qualification or Higher Diploma in Safety, Health &Welfare at Work. Key Responsibilities: * Provide EHS support to numerous businesses within the group, including the implementation of the Safety Management System, performing site audits, participation at team workshops, attendance at hearings and report compilation * Carry out EHS inductions, training, risk assessments, and auditing to ensure compliance with policies and procedures * Work closely with key internal & external stakeholders to understand systems gaps and support needs – implementing improvement opportunities where identified to ensure all aspects of our business are conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible manner * Supporting the EHS audit programme. Inputting into the audit management system to record and monitor actions arising from internal and external audits, and tracking actions to close-out * Incident investigation and tracking incidents to closure * Setting and achieving goals and objectives, according to agreed metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) * Support the development of our and Integrated Management System (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO9001 and ISO45001) * Develop further the EHS culture behaviours of the business * Administration requirements of EHS&Q office * Support function in ensuring training is planned, and all documentation in relation to training Qualifications, Skills and Experience: * Ideal candidate will have 2-3 years EHS experience in a similar role * NEBOSH Qualification or Higher Diploma in Safety, Health &Welfare at Work * Have excellent IT Skills, especially in Excel, Word and PowerPoint * Personal organisation and attention to detail are key requirements for this position * Candidate must be able to work under pressure to deadlines * Ability to work independently or as part of a team