Health & Safety Advisor (Offshore Wind)
Dublin
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to be part of a business that says ‘No’ to fossil fuel projects? Can you take responsibility for safety management? Are you experienced in offshore wind projects? Then, this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To provide highly respected health and safety advice to our clients and project delivery teams within the Offshore Wind sector, we are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor to join us.
Working on a hybrid basis from our Dublin office, you’ll take responsibility for safety management, including foundation designs, OSS topsides design, land fall design etc for our Offshore Wind projects.
Your key responsibilities will be:
Preparing for and chairing safety workshops (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, DRA) to meet COWI and our clients’ safety requirements and processes.
Implementing best practice in the offshore wind industry on our projects
Continuously evaluating and developing our COWI approach to safety management in offshore wind
Ensuring industry lessons are learned and implemented on our designs
Working with our H&S team to support HSW across the wider business
Undertaking monitoring of project activity for compliance with H&S legislation, client standards and management systems and procedures and raise concerns to the appropriate level as required
Delivering Health & Safety training to project staff as required, to ensure sound understanding of the principles, regulations and relevant processes
Supporting our project and office locations– HSE Planning, Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Work
Supporting the review and assessment of competency (skills, knowledge, experience and organisational capability) of external designers, consultants and contractors being considered for appointment on the project, as appropriate
Reporting findings to the COWI UK Senior Leadership Team where concerns arise or where improvements should be made to current procedures to improve HSW
Undertaking site audits and inspections.
Promoting best practice in all elements of Health, Safety & Wellbeing both internally and externally
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll have:
Experience working within a HSE team in the Offshore wind sector
A knowledge of Health and Safety in Construction and a relevant qualification, such as Higher Diploma in Safety Health and Welfare at Work, BSc Occupational Health & Safety Management or NEBOSH Diploma
HSE Chartership or as a minimum have a Cert. IOSH level or similar accreditation and be working towards full chartership.
Experience of facilitating HAZID/HAZOP/DRA workshops.
Sound knowledge of UK national H&S legislation. International experience would be beneficial
Fully conversant with offshore wind safety legislation and best practice e.g. National and International standards such as ISO 14122 and BS EN 50308, G+, EU-OSHA.
The ability to guide teams to adopt the highest Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards
A clear understanding of how health and safety is monitored through the design process to construction, maintenance, end use and demolition.
Experience of the audit process and have an ability to identify and express areas of concern
A place to work and so much more
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.
We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.
With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, Ireland, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.
What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.
Some of our benefits include:
28 days' holiday plus bank and public holidays
Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
Private health care
Flexible and hybrid working conditions
Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
Pension scheme
Life assurance
Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at CIGI@cowi.com.
Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.
Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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