Project EHS Lead

Key Duties

• Implement the company’s health, safety, quality and environmental policy, procedures and management systems
• Promote a positive Health and Safety culture on site with Site Management, Contractors and workers
• Lead and promote continuous improvement in relation to all health, safety and environmental work practices on the site
• Communicate with local authorities and any other external bodies relating to EHS
• Ensure the duties of PSCS is being fulfilled
• Identify areas of risk and develop risk assessments/measures to reduce and control
• Monitor EHS compliance on site and to generate weekly inspections & reports
• Host and lead safety meetings on site weekly
• Develop, maintain and foster collaborative relationships with the wider project team
• Influence and coach site team in the implementation of best practice EHS standards
• Advising and assisting site management in drafting, reviewing and communicating Method Statements, Safe Plans of Action and Toolbox Talks
• Manage training and compliance files and be able to conduct a training gap analysis
• Provide advice, guidance and instruction in all health & safety matters to management, safety representatives and employees (including sub-contractors where appropriate)
• Deliver Health and Safety induction programmes and managing the administration for new employees or sub-contractors working on site
• Conduct regular inspections and site audits, reporting findings to site and senior company management. Strict follow-up is required to ensure that actions are dealt with immediately
• Ensure that all accidents are reported, recorded and investigated and that suitable notification is given to the Directors, Health & Safety Authority and Insurers as required
• Compile incident investigation reports
• Compile relevant information for inclusion in the Safety File and preparing for handover to the Client at the end of the project
• Promote the Company mission of being a healthy and incident and injury free workplace

Requirements

• Hold a relevant EHS Qualification
• 5+years’ experience in a similar role
• Must have experience working with a PSCS contractor
• Excellent IT skills and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft suite
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Good time management and organisation skills
• Ability and willingness to work on own initiative but also capable of working as part of a team
• Ability to work well under pressure and within a strict deadline environment
• Ability to demonstrate building strong working relationships & stakeholder management
• Full, clean driving licence is required