Health & Safety Advisor – Dublin

Start your safety career with purpose. Make a real impact from day one.

At John Sisk & Son, we’ve been building excellence for over 160 years. As a family-owned international construction company, we’re proud to deliver trust, certainty, and value to our clients—while being at the heart of change. Now, we’re looking for a passionate and proactive Health & Safety Advisor to join our team in UCD, Dublin.

This is your opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment where your voice matters, your development is prioritised, and your work makes a difference.

• Lead by example 

• Provide sound and industry leading advise to project stakeholders 

• Carry out audits/inspections of Sisk workplaces at a frequency and with the intrusiveness as coached by the BU HSE Manager.  

• Attend sites following accidents/incidents and assist with the investigation. In the absence of the Project Director or HSE Manager lead the investigation.  

• Liaise with enforcement authorities if they attend site to investigate following an incident. 

• Assist the HSE Manager in preparation of a Health and Safety report for the BU MD at applicable internals.  

• Alert the HSE Manager if there is a reason to believe there will be a period of inadequate cover for Health and Safety.  

• In the absence of the HSE Manager assist tender and prequalification teams where requested advising on Health and Safety concerns as well as helping provide practical solutions.  

• Attend Start Up meetings with your line manager and Sisk site teams. Where requested attend supply chain meetings.  

• Deliver appropriate training 

• Be aware of critical legislative changes and best practices to enable the provision of competent Health and Safety advice to the site stakeholders.  

• Be aware of own limitations and ensure advise given remains within those limitations.  

• Tech IOSH(*) 
• Time management  
• Organisation skills 
• Interpersonal and engagement skills 
• Understand performance management 

• NEBSOH Construction Certificate or equivalent 
• NVQ Level 4 / EFQ L3 on  
• Occupational Health and Safety or Equivalent 
• Temporary Works 
• Internal Auditor 
• Local PD / CDM & PSDP / PSCS training 
• Awareness of lifting operations BS 7121/IS361 
• Temp Works Awareness including knowledge of TWC role 
• Incident Investigation Training 

• Competitive Salary with yearly increase   

• Company Car or Car Allowance  

• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)  

• Employer pension   

• Competitive mileage rate   

• Travel expenses   

• Flexible and remote working   

• Enhanced parental leave   

• Professional and Educational development   

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.   

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.  

*The full job specification is available on request   

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.