Health & Safety Manage - Rail

Our client, a leading organisation at the forefront of Ireland's transport and infrastructure sector, is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. This role involves working across major rail, light rail, and wider transport infrastructure projects, driving safety excellence throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and promote a positive health, safety, and wellbeing culture across major rail, light rail, and transport infrastructure programmes.
Provide expert H&S leadership to project managers, engineering teams, contractors, and client stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure compliance with Irish rail industry legislation, construction regulations, and client-specific safety requirements.
Support the safe planning and delivery of works within operational railway and light rail environments.
Review and assure contractors' Construction Stage Plans, Method Statements, Safe Systems of Work, and site-specific risk assessments.
Monitor safety performance across projects through inspections, audits, behavioural observations, and assurance reviews.
Lead investigations into incidents, close calls, and safety observations, ensuring root causes are identified and lessons are learned.
Engage with client organisations, infrastructure managers, operators, contractors, and regulators on safety-related matters.

Job Requirements:

Essential:

Experience managing health and safety within rail, light rail, metro, or major transportation infrastructure projects.
Understanding of safety requirements associated with operational railway environments, construction delivery on live infrastructure, and possession planning and access arrangements.
Experience supporting multidisciplinary rail projects involving civil engineering, track, stations, signalling, electrification, or systems works.
Strong knowledge of construction and infrastructure health and safety legislation and industry best practice.
Experience undertaking contractor assurance, site inspections, and project safety audits.

Highly Desirable:

Experience on major rail enhancement, electrification, metro, commuter rail, light rail, or station upgrade programmes.
Familiarity with Common Safety Method (CSM) principles, railway assurance processes, or infrastructure operator standards.
Experience working within NEC contract environments.
NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and Chartered IOSH status (or working towards).

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Opportunity to work on a variety of high-profile rail and infrastructure projects
Professional development and training opportunities
Supportive and collaborative work environment
Comprehensive employee benefits package
If you have the relevant experience and are looking for a new challenge in a dynamic and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to become a key member of our client's team and contribute to nationally significant infrastructure programmes in Ireland