Our client, a leading organisation at the forefront of Ireland's transport and infrastructure sector, is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. This role involves working across major rail, light rail, and wider transport infrastructure projects, driving safety excellence throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and promote a positive health, safety, and wellbeing culture across major rail, light rail, and transport infrastructure programmes.
- Provide expert H&S leadership to project managers, engineering teams, contractors, and client stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure compliance with Irish rail industry legislation, construction regulations, and client-specific safety requirements.
- Support the safe planning and delivery of works within operational railway and light rail environments.
- Review and assure contractors' Construction Stage Plans, Method Statements, Safe Systems of Work, and site-specific risk assessments.
- Monitor safety performance across projects through inspections, audits, behavioural observations, and assurance reviews.
- Lead investigations into incidents, close calls, and safety observations, ensuring root causes are identified and lessons are learned.
- Engage with client organisations, infrastructure managers, operators, contractors, and regulators on safety-related matters.
Job Requirements:
Essential:
- Experience managing health and safety within rail, light rail, metro, or major transportation infrastructure projects.
- Understanding of safety requirements associated with operational railway environments, construction delivery on live infrastructure, and possession planning and access arrangements.
- Experience supporting multidisciplinary rail projects involving civil engineering, track, stations, signalling, electrification, or systems works.
- Strong knowledge of construction and infrastructure health and safety legislation and industry best practice.
- Experience undertaking contractor assurance, site inspections, and project safety audits.
Highly Desirable:
- Experience on major rail enhancement, electrification, metro, commuter rail, light rail, or station upgrade programmes.
- Familiarity with Common Safety Method (CSM) principles, railway assurance processes, or infrastructure operator standards.
- Experience working within NEC contract environments.
- NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and Chartered IOSH status (or working towards).
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to work on a variety of high-profile rail and infrastructure projects
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative work environment
- Comprehensive employee benefits package
If you have the relevant experience and are looking for a new challenge in a dynamic and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to become a key member of our client's team and contribute to nationally significant infrastructure programmes in Ireland.
