Safety Advisor Generation & Trading

Position Description  

ESB is a purpose led organisation committed to delivering a brighter, more sustainable future for our customers and the communities we serve. Central to our strategy is leading Ireland’s transition to reliable, affordable, low carbon energy. The Safety Advisor plays a vital role in enabling this mission—ensuring that our Generation & Trading (G&T) fleet operate safely, efficiently, and in line with the highest industry standards. By supporting outage programmes across G&T locations, you will help ensure that critical maintenance and project activities are delivered safely and that our plant returns to service reliably, contributing directly to ESB’s strategic objectives of decarbonisation, resilient infrastructure, and operational excellence. 

As part of the Generation Safety team, you will work across all areas of ESB Generation, providing expert safety guidance to operational sites and project teams. This is a diverse and impactful role that spans legislative compliance, safety assurance during outages, and the practical application of safety requirements in a complex industrial environment. Your work will help ensure that ESB continues to maintain strong safety performance while advancing major programmes aligned with the energy transition. 

Success in this role requires independence, flexibility, and strong self‑motivation. You will engage with a wide range of stakeholders—from plant operators to project managers and senior leaders—so excellent communication and relationship‑building skills are essential. This is an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to ESB’s long‑term strategy while shaping a safe and sustainable future for Ireland’s energy system. 

Key Responsibilities  

• Provide direct on-site safety management to ensure compliance to safety legislation, safety standards and safety guidelines for generation wide outages/projects. 

• Proactively promotes Safe and Sound’ safety culture for generation wide outages/projects. 

• Safety auditing during outages/projects to ensure compliance with legislation and relevant standards. Support non-outage portfolio risk auditing. 

• Development of all outage/project safety related plans, documents, registers as necessary for safety compliance 

• Take leading role in outage/project safety related meetings, stand downs and forums 

• Support procurement process by providing expert safety input and managing safety related contracts and suppliers. Including any supplementary safety resources required to support specific projects/outages 

• Support process to ensure compliance with Subco Director safety responsibilities 

Experience and Qualifications 

Essential 

• Third‑level qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience, plus an internationally recognised safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH or equivalent) 

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role 

• Strong expertise in safety legislation, including the ability to develop compliant outage/project safety plans, documentation, and registers 

• In‑depth knowledge of Safe Systems of Work (SSOW), including permitting and isolation processes 

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear reports and deliver presentations across all organisational levels 

• Experience in project or contract management, with strong planning and organisational skills 

• Proficiency in safety auditing and a full Category B driving license 

Desirable  

• Technical experience in power station operations or similar heavy industry environments 

• Be a member of a professional safety body or be working towards membership 

Location  

The position is open to nationwide applicants.