Health and Safety Specialist

Opportunity Overview

We are looking for a proactive Health and Safety Consultant to lead and embed a strong safety culture throughout a new deployment programme. This role involves ensuring safety considerations at every stage of planning and execution, guaranteeing full compliance with the companies' Networks Safety Management Systems, policies, procedures, and standards.

The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including civil, mechanical, electrical, and environmental specialists to provide integrated solutions for public and private sector clients in sustainable water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure projects.

Key Role Responsibilities

As a Health and Safety Specialist, you will champion safety integration across all deployment activities by regularly monitoring, investigating, and reporting on safety issues such as incidents, audits, near misses, customer complaints, and safety notices. Management of contractor incident logging and tracking will be essential, alongside conducting audits of contractor safety and quality management systems. You will assess contractor safety KPIs, review safety observations, produce reports, and conduct site visits to foster continuous improvement and maintain safe working practices.

Your Impact

Your efforts will ensure a safe working environment by embedding a safety-first mindset in all planning and operational procedures. By identifying risks early, promoting compliance, and collaborating effectively with teams and contractors, you will contribute to the prevention of incidents and the ongoing enhancement of safety standards. Your on-site presence, audits, and insights will elevate safety performance and quality in the delivery of infrastructure that benefits communities safely and sustainably.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will act as a Health & Safety expert supporting a large national deployment effort. Responsibilities include maintaining proactive site involvement, analyzing safety data to identify trends, and leading initiatives aimed at continuous safety improvement. You should be able to influence safety behaviors positively and challenge standards when necessary.

Why Join Us

• We foster a people-first culture that is inclusive, friendly, and supportive.
• Recognized as one of the top companies to work for according to Glassdoor 2025 and named among the world’s most sustainable companies by Corporate Knights 2025.
• We provide industry-leading training, professional development, including paid professional subscriptions, and career progression plans supporting chartered status.
• Our collaborative environment encourages teamwork and personal growth.
• Competitive benefits package including enhanced pension plans, flexible leave options, private medical insurance, group income protection, and life assurance.

Additional Company Information

Stantec, including the Ryan Hanley team, is an established and dynamic organization with offices in Dublin, Galway, Castlebar, and Cork. We specialize in engineering areas such as water and wastewater treatment, network design, infrastructure development, structural design, and project management. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, having earned the Silver Investors in Diversity accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity.