Safety Technical & Services Supervisor
Position Description
The Safety Technical & Services Supervisor’s (STSS) role is to support local management, staff and contractors to achieve their overall safety objectives and to ensure safety performance targets are achieved. The STSS is responsible for driving safety improvement across the South-East Region. This includes, monitoring safety trends, driving safety initiatives, measuring and reporting on progress of safety targets, completing investigations and reports, engaging with contractors, staff and managers across the organisation on safety related matters.
The STSS will provide safety and technical expertise to support the CPS Regional Manager, Area Mangers, Project Leaders, Area Supervisors, Supervisors and team members to maximise safety performance.
The STSS leads and promotes a safety culture amongst staff and contractors so that safe behaviour becomes the norm and that the business unit target of zero lost time injuries is achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that staff and contractor personnel complete work safely to the required standards.
- Ensure a safe working environment for staff, contractors and the public.
- Carry out safety and quality audits as per agreed audit schedule and provide feedback on performance.
- Monitors and uses the Safety Management System available to Staff & Contractors and promotes and monitors Local Safety Plans to achieve safety improvements.
- Co-ordinate staff, contractor and public safety improvement plans.
- Promoting a positive safety culture.
- Lead Safety Towards Zero Accidents.
- Promoting Public Safety Policy.
- Accident Investigation.
- Audit Safety Standards and Performance, this includes OHSMS Internal Audit schedule.
- Promoting safety culture with contractors and others.
- Training and Development as required.
- Works with Safety Advisors and team members to ensure that a high safety management structure and organisation is in place and operating as needed.
- Provides regular reporting and KPI on safety performance with Staff & Contractors.
- Participate and interface with Safe and Sound teams.
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum 5 years relevant work experience.
- Advanced Level 6 Electrical Craft Certificate/A suitable Level 7 or higher qualification in Electrical, Electrical Services, Electronics, Mechanical or other suitable alternative qualification with a sizeable electrical theory content
- Full driving licence
- Experience and Knowledge of Distribution Assets, particularly at MV/LV/Stations and associated Standards.
- Experience and Knowledge of Electrical Safety Rules.
- Understands and applies the relevant Quality Management Standards.
- Assessment of Risk and Application of appropriate controls.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Microsoft Offices applications.
- Familiar with ESB Safety Systems & Processes, SHIELD, Auditing, OHSAS/ISO 45001 etc.
- Knowledge of LV, MV, HV network operations under normal and under fault conditions.
- Knowledge of Safety Legislation.
- Knowledge of Contract Management Procedures.
Location
This position is a national role and therefore, the base location is flexible within the South-East Region. Travel will be a feature of this role.
Reporting to
Technical Manager South-East Region.
Why Work with Us?
- Opportunity to lead Ireland’s transition to net zero carbon future
- Career development through mentoring and training
- Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
- Sports and Social Clubs
- Networking opportunities
- Credit Union
- Generous Pension
- Access to staff well-being programmes
- Generous parental leave entitlements
- Strong values-based and inclusive culture
- Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Great team environment working to our Core Values: Courageous, Caring, Driven and Trusted
Salary
€59,000 to €70,000 per annum
Closing Date
19th November 2026
Interview
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will complete a Behavioural Interview based on each of the following Behaviours, which underpin how we work at ESB and are critical to delivering our strategy:
- Accountable and Ethical
- Collaborative
- Growing and Adaptive
- Proactive
- Respectful and Supportive
More information available on Our People Promise
Notes
- Your application will be held in reserve for 6 months should you be suitable for the role.
- The successful candidate will be required to evidence their right to work in the Republic of Ireland prior to commencement of employment.