EHS Sr. Manager - Construction Safety

at  Amgen

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

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