EHS Sr. Manager - Construction Safety

The Senior Manager for Environment, Health, and Safety (EH&S) at Amgen oversees the implementation of safety and environmental policies. They ensure the company complies with regulatory requirements, promote a safe working environment, and manage emergency response plans.

Title: Construction Safety Manager / Sr Manager
Department:  EHS
Location: Dun Laoghaire

Job Summary:
Under minimal direction, manage all aspects, regarding the development, implementation, and ongoing support of all elements, modules, systems, and training for the Amgen Construction Safety Program.

Minimum Requirements:

• 7-10 years’ experience in construction safety on large capital projects
• Knowledge and understanding of the application of Safety regulations, use, and application of construction and general industry safety technical standards, principles, and techniques.
• Ability to solve problems and provide solutions to a variety of complex safety problems.
• Self-driven with ability to work under minimal direction.

Preferred Requirements:

• Degree in an EHS discipline
• Experience managing construction safety in the pharmaceutical industry

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Manage Capital Projects compliance with all Regional safety regulations and Amgen requirements and ensure documentation of any non-conformances.
• Manage EHS prequalification (and requalification where applicable) of all design and construction contractor companies for capital projects, by confirming that they have adequate training, knowledge, experience and resources to full-fill all their EHS compliance obligations.
• Ensure systems in place to facilitate cooperation with appointed project supervisors and supply all necessary information as needed by them in order to full-fill their H&S obligations.
• Manage the PSCS team contract at ADL.
• Review of contractor project specific safety plans.
• Ensure adequate training on Amgen expectations for Construction Safety Management is provided to all impacted project engineers and managers.
• Facilitate suitable/adequate governance processes for tracking safety performance across all Capital projects (through gathering and interrogation of the right metrics).
• Compile and report safety statistics as required to the Amgen management.
• Identify and implement appropriate technological systems (e.g. AI) for improving the efficient management of safety for capital projects.
• Ensure adequate systems and resources in place to thoroughly review and approve construction activity Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) in a timely and compliant fashion.
• Facilitate safety performance reviews, inspections, and audits as required.
• Participate in incident investigations, where necessary, report the RCA, and the lessons learned.
• Participate as a member of the capital project leadership team to monitor and prioritize safety agenda from safety schedule and project load.
• Travel within Ireland and Europe approximately 25%

Competencies:

1. Ability to handle multiple projects at one time.
2. Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
3. Excellent project and time management skills.
4. Ability to deal successfully with various personalities and all levels of management.