Health and Wellbeing Manager

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

The Health & Wellbeing Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives across the company. The role also holds responsibility for designing, implementing and providing continuous improvement to the client's approach to wellbeing including psychological and physical health as well as holistic injury management. Drawing on knowledge of best practice, internal and external data and staff feedback, this position will drive the development of programs, systems and processes to create and maintain a resilient workforce.

Principal Responsibilities

• Health & Safety Compliance: Ensure adherence to national health and safety regulations, including ISO 45001 standards.
• Wellbeing Programs: Lead and implement Health, Wellbeing and Injury Management projects to enable strategic outcomes and improvement.
• Risk Assessment: Conduct regular audits and risk assessments to maintain a safe working environment.
• Training & Development: Promote an informed culture by working closely and proactively with Executive Management, Managers and Business Partners to ensure Health, Wellbeing and Injury Management knowledge, best practice and lessons learnt are shared across the client.
• Incident Management: Lead investigations into workplace incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong, proactive partnering relationships with key internal and external stakeholders through developing knowledge and understanding of organisational Health, Wellbeing and Injury management needs to enable the delivery of HSE priorities and initiatives, with a focus on consistent practices embedded across the organisation
• Performance Monitoring: Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of health and wellbeing programs and facilitate development of innovative best practice solutions to regulatory non-compliances and performance deficiencies
• Coach, and facilitate the growth and development of key organisational leaders and HSQ team members, utilising best practice and leveraging capability and communities of practice to enhance the overall Wellbeing and Injury Management performance
• Monitor subcontractor safety practices and provide guidance where necessary.
• Stay updated on industry best practices and regulatory changes.

• Experience in health and wellbeing management within the construction sector for 10+ years
• Strong knowledge of Irish health and safety regulations.
• Previously worked for the emergency services or within the health and injury management fields
• Worked on high value metro rail projects or projects of a similar scale and complexity

Skills

• Strong understanding of Irish health and safety regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, evidenced by high-level reporting, presentation and negotiation abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills include the ability to influence and persuade on sometimes contentious issues, and maintain strong connections with critical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to partner and improve future performance by assessing risk and opportunities, overcoming problems and achieving strategic goals through peers and teams.
• Flexibility in thinking, including the ability to adapt and adjust strategies and actions in relation to organisational change, in the interests of achieving team objectives. 

Formal Education Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Health and Safety, Allied Health or Public Health field and/or significant experience (10+ years) in Health, Wellbeing or Injury Management within large or complex organizations.
• Membership IOSH or equivalent

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.