Health and Safety Specialist, Castlebar

Opportunity We are seeking a proactive Health and Safety Consultant to champion a robust safety culture across a new deployment programme. You will ensure that safety is considered at all stages of planning and execution, and that deployment activities comply with companies Networks’ Safety Management Systems, Policies, Procedures and Company Standards. You’ll work within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, partnering with civil, mechanical, electrical and environmental specialists to deliver integrated solutions for our clients. Our teams support leading public and private sector organisations, helping shape sustainable water, wastewater and environmental infrastructure.

About The Role You will promote and embed a strong safety culture across the new deployment programme, ensuring safety is integrated into all work planning and operational activities. Ensure full compliance with the companies Networks’ Safety Management Systems, policies, procedures and company standards. Monitor, investigate, report on and follow up safety-related issues including incidents, audit findings, near misses, customer complaints and safety notices. Manage the logging and tracking of contractor incidents within theCompanies Networks systems, undertake audits of deployment contractor safety and quality management systems, review safety observations, internal and status reports, assess contractor safety and quality KPIs, and carry out site visits to support continuous improvement and safe working practices.

Your Impact You will champion a strong safety culture across the deployment programme, ensuring safety is embedded in every stage of planning and delivery. By proactively identifying risks, driving compliance and engaging with teams and contractors, you will help prevent incidents and continuously improve safety performance. Through your audits, insights and on‑site presence, you will raise standards, influence behaviours and ensure work is delivered safely and responsibly.

About You As a Health and Safety Consultant supporting the new deployment programme, you will play a key role in safeguarding people, customers and assets while enabling the successful delivery of a large‑scale national infrastructure programme.

Key Attributes And Experience Include

Act as a Health&Safety subject matter expert, embedding safety across all stages of a major national deployment programme

Collaborate with internal teams and contractors to ensure compliance with safety systems, policies and statutory requirements

Maintain a proactive site presence through audits, visits and reviews to monitor performance and drive best practice

Analyse safety data, identify trends and lead continuous improvement through corrective and preventive actions

Promote a strong safety culture by influencing behaviours, supporting initiatives and challenging standards where needed

Why Join Us

We put people first: friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.

Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered.

We are better together: supporting collaborative team environment to assist with growth of your career.

Growth: exciting growth journey across Ireland. We want you to be part of it!

Great Benefits: Competitive salary, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection&life assurance included as standard.

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