Graduate Health & Safety Consultant

About the role

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ORS are seeking a Graduate Health & Safety Consultant to support the delivery of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) duties in line with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013. 

This role offers exposure to projects of varying scale and complexity, with structured development into a fully competent Health & Safety and PSDP professional.

Key Responsibilities

Initial Development Phase:

• Work closely with, and support a senior consultant and wider HSM team team to learn the PSDP function


• Support preparation of project documentation, including:
  
  
  
  • Preliminary Safety & Health Plans
  
  
  • PSDP Stage Reports
  
  
  • Safety File compilation
    
    
  
  
  
  

Progression Responsibilities:

• Attend client, design, and site meetings


• Conduct design health & safety reviews with project design teams


• Carry out site visits and audits


• Coordinate and liaise with all project stakeholders


• Review designs and designer risk assessments for compliance with Health & Safety legislation


• Coordinate residual hazards and risks


• Provide safety support to internal and external project teams


• Offer competent advice to clients and designers on legislation and best practice


• Manage dedicated projects, including financial oversight


• Deliver general health & safety consultancy services to clients


• Support health & safety input for project bids

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Skills & experience

• Degree (Level 8 or higher) in Construction Management, Engineering, Health & Safety, or a related discipline


• Strong understanding (or academic exposure to) Irish Health & Safety legislation, particularly construction regulations


• Placement or internship experience in construction, engineering, or health & safety is desirable


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail


• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team


• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)


• Full clean driving licence and access to own vehicle (desirable due to site visits)
  

What We Can Offer You 

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.

Being part of ORS means more than just a job, it means joining a company that invests in you and your ambitions with transparency, structure and support. 

We are delighted to offer a suite of benefits when you join ORS, which include: 
 

• Competitive salary 

• Performance-related bonus 

• Pension scheme with matching contributions 

• Remote-first hybrid model – use your home as a base and any of our office locations as you see fit 

• Work from abroad 

• Flexible working hours 

• Access to over 60 health disciplines through our Kara Connect Platform 

• Continuous Professional development (CPD) programme & funding 

• Paid maternity, paternity and fertility leave 

• Company and birthday annual leave days 

• Death in Service benefit 

• Tax saver - travel and bike to work 

• Culture, social, wellness and CPD committees 

• Talent Development Programmes 

• Access to leading career coach Gerry Duffy 

About ORS 

ORS is a world-class multidisciplinary building consultancy with more than 30 years of delivering technical excellence across the built environment. Our mission is simple but powerful: We endeavour to make the lives of our team, clients, partners and communities happier and better in the ways that really matter every single day. 

Don’t just take our word for it! ORS has won numerous awards, recognising our Great Place to Work culture. 

• Winner of the Engineering Consultancy of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025 

• Winner of the Graduate Programme of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2025 

• Winner of the Best Company to Work For at the Irish Design & Build Awards 2024 & 2025 

• Winner of the Best People Development of the Year at the Engineering Excellence Awards 2024 

• Winner of the Recruitment & Retention Strategy at the Workplace Excellence Awards 2024 

• Great Place to Work certified consecutively since 2017 

• Top 3 Company Best Workplaces in the medium-sized category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025 

• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 Great Place to Work 

• Engineers Ireland CPD Accreditation since 20217 

• Awarded for Hybrid Way of Working at the 2022 Great Place to Work Awards 

• Silver Accreditation through Investors in Diversity 2025 

ORS is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. We foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects and supports their individual strengths and experiences.