EHS Advisor

Role Title: EHS Advisor


Department/Category: EHS Department

Role Purpose
The role of the EHS Advisor is to provide Environment, Health and Safety guidance working with the
project team. You will implement and maintain the Winthrop management system for the project. The role is to coordinate all EHS Matters within various Project Management Teams and to report
constructively all EHS matters to the Project Director. Under the direction of the EHS Manager, the EHS Advisor will be responsible for providing support to the Project Managers, supervisors and workers. This position will provide leadership and coordination of the day-to-day EHS requirements of the assigned project(s). The role may require to be positioned on a project full time or working on various projects. This role may require travel between projects and may require overnight
stays.


Key Functions of the EHS Advisor
• Provide advice, guidance, support and instruction in all EHS matters to management, safety
representatives and employees (including where applicable to sub-contractors, suppliers
and visitors to sites).
• Provide leadership through good example. Be proactive in all matters concerning the role.
• Identify training needs, report requirements to project team and carry out training as
required.
• Audit and inspect projects, agree and prepare achievable corrective and preventive action
plans towards compliance to and continual improvement of the EHS on the project.
• Report on business EHS risks, KPIs and trends accurately with data and recommend
constructive actions towards continuous improvements.
• Ensure incidents are reported and investigations are carried out in a thorough and
professional manner in order to identify root causes and corrective and preventive action
plans.
• Ensure that Site EHS Plans, RAMS and other associated site documents are updated and
compliant with statutory and other requirements and that they are reviewed on a
continuous basis.


EHS Advisor Responsibilities
• Reports to EHS Manager, Site Managers/Supervisors and Project Manager.
• Is conversant with the contents of the Winthrop safety statement, environment manual, risk
assessments, aspects & impacts, legislation and procedures.
• Provides advice, guidance, instruction and training in all EHS matters to management, safety
representatives and employees (including where applicable to sub-contractors, suppliers
and visitors to sites).
• Carries out internal audits and site inspections in conjunction with Site Management,
recommends corrective actions, improvements and document findings.
• Prepares in conjunction with site management team a project specific EHS Plan, induction
and Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS). These shall be compiled and agreed prior
to work commencing and ongoing through lookaheads.
• Ensures that the project specific EHS Plan, induction and RAMS are up to date, reviewed
periodically and communicated to all relevant persons (including clients, Main Contractor,
other contractors, visitors and others who may be affected by that work).
• Visits each new project, sets up the necessary site safety files, registers,
abstracts of regulations, posters, safety programmes, etc., and ensures that site establishment
complies with the legislation, client regulations and company regulations as a minimum.
• Reviews Contractor Appointments and ensures that correct appointment is carried out and
that only competent contractors are used on projects.
• Introduces and implements effective measures aimed at the prevention of incidents at work.
• Reports on incidents and/or dangerous occurrences should they occur to the EHS Manager,
Project Manager and Site Managers as required.
• Reports on areas of concern to the relevant party for correction. Persistent and serious areas
of concern are to be reported immediately to line management. Retains evidence of communications with relevant parties.
• Carries out incident investigation in conjunction with site management, establishes cause of
incident or dangerous occurrence and recommends method for future avoidance.
• Audits the company site safety file, makes sure that hazards/risks are
regularly assessed, that control measures are implemented, that inspections are carried out
and that all incidents are reported, investigated and closed out.
• Prepares Monthly KPI Report for their projects, issues monthly return of Site Visit Schedule, KPIs, violations to the EHS Manager and the Project Manager.
• Provides training and information to the workforce using appropriate training aids and
media as required. Issues records of training to HR to update the training matrix.
• Attends EHS Coordination Meetings.
• Attends the EHS meeting with the Project Manager, as required.
• Attends internal and external site meetings as required – safety meetings, coordination
meetings etc...
• Implements and promotes the company Incentive Scheme on all projects.
• Arranges distribution and maintenance of fully stocked first aid boxes on site.
• Monitors P.P.E usage and advises site management on type of protective equipment
required.
• Issues non-conformances, commendations and disciplinary warnings both written and verbal
if required or instructed to do so.
• You will proactively and vigilantly keep information secure and fully comply with the Winthrop
Information Security Management guidelines.


The above list of tasks, activities, responsibilities and accountabilities is not exclusive or exhaustive
and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within
the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions will be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an
accurate representation of the post.




Qualifications & Skills
• Relevant qualification in Health & Safety, Environmental or related discipline (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH, QQI Level 6/7, or equivalent)
• 2+ years’ experience in an EHS or H&S advisory role