Health & Safety Consultant

About the role

ORS has a dedicated health and safety management team that complements our multidisciplinary approach and demonstrates our commitment to comprehensive service provision.

We are seeking a health and safety consultant to join our expanding team. The successful candidate will undertake the Project Supervisor for the Design Process (PSDP) function for, and on behalf of ORS.

You will be responsible for discharging PSDP duties on multiple construction projects in addition to overseeing implementation of our clients other health and safety obligations across a range of project types, including residential, commercial, industrial, logistics, leisure, retail and healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake the PSDP role across a multitude of construction projects.
• Manage dedicated projects, including financial oversight.
• Work with designers to identify, eliminate or reduce hazards from the earliest stages.
• Prepare the Preliminary Health & Safety Plan, Stage Reports and the final Safety File.
• Ensure all design aspects meet legal H&S requirements, advising clients on competence.
• Promote safety in design, manage design team cooperation and communicate risks.
• Conduct site audits and contribute to safety improvement.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of Team documentation to inc. Fee bids, Tenders and General Administrative requirements.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant third level qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, engineering or construction / project management qualification with demonstrated relevant PSDP industry experience.
• Preferably at least 2-4 years of post-graduate experience working in a consultancy setting undertaking the role of PSDP.
• IOSH membership or in the process of joining a professional organisation representing your profession.
• Self motivation and proactive in a dynamic project environment.
• High level of verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Excellent people management and project execution capability.
• Full clean driving license.

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 hoursAccess 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 size category at the Great Place to Work awards 2025
• Best Workplaces for Health & Wellbeing 2025 & 2026 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