HSQE Advisor

Role Summary: HSQE Advisor needed to support in maintaining high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental (HSQE).

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a point of contact for HSQE-related inquiries.
• Raise the profile of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) on site and within the projects.
• Promote a positive Health, Safety, Quality and Environment Culture.
• Undertake detailed HSQE site inspections as directed by the HSQE Manager.
• Ensure that all findings from both internal and external HSQE inspections and audits are communicated and closed out within the required timescales.
• Make general assessments of how sites and Operatives work and behave in relation to Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental working practices.
• Adopt a “hands on” approach to coaching Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental best practices with everyone on site.
• Give Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental advice to Operatives and Managers, including legislation and client requirements.
• Promote use of the Process improvement and Near Miss reporting systems and ensure timely close-out of corrective actions.
• Promote our culture of integrating Safety, Health Quality and Environmental considerations into everyday processes.
• Undertake accident and incident investigations to identify causes and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist site management in lesson learnt meetings and the development of Lesson Learnt and HSQE Alerts.
• Assist in the development and delivery of Toolbox Talks for Operatives and Managers.
• Accompany Managers and other Safety Professionals on site tours to promote good practices, while advising them of your concerns and ensuring actions raised are closed out.
• Attend HSQE meetings and conference calls.
• Attend Client HSQE meetings and conference calls.
• Complete online HSQE reports for each site visited with records of Good Practices seen, Immediate Corrective Actions completed and areas Requiring Attention with the agreed action and close out date; supported by photographs.
• Contribute to the continual development of our HSQE Strategy and Management Systems.
• Assist the HSQE Director / Manager in the certification to ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 and their ongoing compliance.

Essential Criteria:

• 5 years working on Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation contracts in the construction or other industries.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and awareness of new associated legislation.
• Experience in a fast-paced, national and multi-site business.
• Self-starter who has the ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Basic knowledge of ISO standards (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001).

Desirable Criteria:

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate or equivalent level 3 qualification.
• CITB SMSTS, EUSR SHEA and Hygiene cards.
• CSCS card.

About us: Coffey is a water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist operating in every major construction sector throughout Ireland and the UK. Passionate about quality and efficiency, this passion drives our belief in delivering projects with the best workforce. The hallmarks of our work are innovative solutions, engineering ingenuity, professional construction management and the highest level of safety and quality. We pride ourselves in nurturing an environment that empowers critical thinking, creative problem-solving, customer focus, efficiency and flexibility. Coffey values are at the heart of everything we do – Do the right thing, Do it better, Do it together.