Mercury Engineering, Your vision, our duty.

Organisational Environment:

 

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

 

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

 We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection, and Technical Support Services (TSS).

 At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Scope of Role:

 

Reporting to the Business Unit Managing Director, this person is responsible for all aspects of health and safety as it relates a scope of work with an approximate value of €120m within the specific Business Unit. Working in conjunction with the other EHS Leads / EHS Sector Manager, this person will set clear direction and expectations for the Mercury personnel on site. This core management team will create the vision; provide leadership; set targets; create processes and procedures for all on their project to adhere to.

This person will manage the EHS within the Business Unit & work closely with their Sector EHS Manager to ensure a consistent approach to EHS standards is achieved across the Specific Business Unit withing the Sector & in line with Group EHS Expectations.

 

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

· Ensuring client relations are maintained.

· Understand strategy and pipeline for future projects.

· Manage the tender process from an operations function.

· Ensuring that communication between head office departments and the site is uti-lised to maintain an environment of continuous improvement.

· Identifying any skills gaps in the Business Unit and undertaking a recruitment pro-gramme to support this.

· Training of staff and managers to ensure that everyone is performing adequately in their role.

· Providing a leadership support function to teams and motivating staff to achieve production goals.

· Managing budgets and costs effectively in respect of the planning process.

· Acting as a liaison to senior management and board of directors to keep them up to date on all projects.

· Ensuring key performance indicators are in place.

· Implementation of any new policies and procedures.

· Ensure that an internal contract review meeting is held with Mercury legal team and that the key staff attend.

· Fully understand Mercury’s contract position for the project.

· To manage the overall operations of the project, and ensure that the Safety, Qual-ity, and Environmental objectives of the client and the project team are established and progress toward these is measured.

· Monitor and advise on the administration of the Client/Mercury Contract and on the Mercury Sub-contractor contracts.

· Ensure that the management systems are implemented at all stages throughout the construction process, particularly with respect to Sub-contractor management.

· Reviewing, in conjunction with the Q.A/QC manager and Project Manager, the ef-fectiveness of the management systems as a means of achieving safety, quality and environmental objectives.

· To ensure that the project team comply with the Mercury Engineering project con-trols, processes and procedures.

· To initiate staff training where required.

· In conjunction with the Project Manager Ensure that staff are working efficiently and effectively.

· Review actual progress against planned and ensure that clear and concise reporting to the project team and Mercury Engineering Senior Management.

· Assessing, in conjunction with the Project Q.S. and Project Manager the financial and commercial contracting matters on the project.

· Ensure project reporting is clear and concise and reflects current project status.

· Ensure that packages and scope of works are reviewed prior to subcontracts being agreed.

· Ensure that client relations are maintained at all times.

· Deal with any internal or external disputes.

· Ensure change management is handled correctly (Cost & Programme)

· All other duties associated with this role and/or reasonably required by the Com-pany the Company reserves the right to vary the scope and nature of the Em-ployee’s normal duties to take into account changes in the Company’s work pat-terns and practices and the requirements of its business.

 

Competencies & Essential Criteria (examples of information needed below)

· Provide Safety input to site management & at site EHS forums.

· HETAC Level 8 (H-Dip or Degree) qualification in Environmental, Health & Safety

· 10+ years’ experience of managing environmental, health and safety on large construction sites.

· 3+ years managing a team of EHS advisors

· Thorough knowledge of current environmental, health and safety legislation

· Flexibility in working patterns where necessary.

· Ability to efficiently manage all environmental, health and safety issues on site.

· Strong communication & computer skills,

· Ability to work on own initiative and possess strong interpersonal and communications skills.

· Previous experience in Construction Operations.

· Professional certification

 

Desirable Criteria

· Thorough knowledge of current environmental, health and safety legislation in the regions the Sector operates within.

· Close attention to detail

· Good team-working skills

· Good Leadership Qualities

 

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.

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