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# Health & Safety Advisor at Global Certification & Verification Group

- **Company:** Global Certification & Verification Group
- **Location:** Dublin, Ireland
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm/c17563d4-a058-46b8-9052-b100b5c0be25

## Job description

We are seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to support the Control of Hazardous Energy (COHE) team at a Multi-Fuel Generation Plant (MFGP) in Dublin. As the HSE Advisor you'll provide practical HSE guidance across commissioning, operational and contractor activities, helping teams to plan and complete work safely. Your role will be to focus on applying site requirements for hazardous energy control, isolations, permits and safe systems of work effectively and consistently.

HSE Advice and Assurance

- Advise Global Commissioning Limited personnel, the client and contractors on HSE requirements and safe working practices.
- Review risk assessments, method statements, permits and task briefings for commissioning, maintenance and operational activities.
- Monitor work involving electrical and mechanical systems, rotating machinery, heat, chemicals and other hazardous energy sources.

Hazardous Energy Control

- Support the implementation and monitoring of COHE, isolation, lock-out/tag-out (LOTO), permit-to-work and safe systems of work.
- Confirm that work teams understand isolation boundaries, energy sources, residual-energy risks and equipment hand-back requirements.
- Support simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) planning, contractor coordination, emergency arrangements and work-area access controls.

Inspection, Engagement and Improvement

- Conduct site inspections, audits and workforce engagements; document findings, issue reports and follow corrective actions through to closure.
- Deliver site inductions, toolbox talks and briefings covering COHE, LOTO, permits and HSE expectations.
- Support incident and near-miss reporting, investigations and communication of lessons learned.
- Maintain accurate records of inspections, training, incidents and action tracking.
- Promote consultation, appropriate stop-work intervention and a positive safety culture across the project.

## Role Authority

The Advisor provides HSE guidance and assurance. The position does not, in itself, authorise the holder to act as an electrical or mechanical Authorised Person or Senior Authorised Person, issue permits or control isolations. These activities require formal appointment and demonstrate competence under the site’s authorisation arrangements.

Essential Experience

## Qualifications and Eligibility

- A relevant health and safety qualification, such as the NEBOSH National General Certificate or an equivalent credential.
- A valid Irish Safe Pass.
- Eligibility to work in Ireland and the ability to meet site-access and training requirements.

Technical Knowledge and Experience

- HSE experience in a high-hazard industrial, power-generation, datacentre, utilities or commissioning environment.
- Practical knowledge of risk assessments, method-statement reviews, permit-to-work systems, LOTO and hazardous energy control.
- Ability to identify electrical, mechanical, pressure, chemical, thermal and stored-energy hazards.
- Working knowledge of Irish health and safety requirements.

Core Capabilities

- Confidence engaging with contractors, supervisors and site teams.
- Clear communication, sound judgement and accurate record-keeping skills.

Desirable experience

- Experience in power-generation plant commissioning, maintenance or operations.
- Experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS), HV/MV/LV systems or emissions-control equipment.
- Experience of SIMOPS, contractor management and high-risk work planning.
- IOSH or IIRSM membership, or progress towards a higher-level HSE qualification.
- An update to date first-aid qualification.

## About Global Certification & Verification Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Global Certification & Verification (GCV) Group is an independent lifecycle assurance partner for mission-critical infrastructure, bringing together specialist businesses across commissioning, safety, verification, and certification.
- **Entity Type**: Private (founded 2026)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2026
- **Founders**: Louis Charlton (Group CEO) and Dover Charlton (Group Managing Director) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Mission-critical infrastructure assurance (data centres, energy, high-voltage electrical systems)
- **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise (data centre operators, hyperscale developers, energy infrastructure owners, regulators)
- **Mission or purpose**: To provide a “golden thread of independent assurance” across the full infrastructure lifecycle – from design and energisation through to commissioning, integrated systems testing, and long-term operational readiness [gcv-group.com/about](https://www.gcv-group.com/about)

## Products & Services
Each entity within the GCV Group operates independently as a specialist in its discipline:

- **[Global Commissioning](https://www.gcv-group.com/global-commissioning)**: Independent commissioning authority operating across EMEA. Services include Commissioning Management (CxM), Commissioning Agent (CxA), integrated systems testing (Level 5 IST), and evidence-based certification for data centres and critical infrastructure.
- **[AEP Global](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent specialist in safe systems of work (SSOW), high-voltage electrical services, and authorised person solutions for safety-critical energy and infrastructure.
- **[Core](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent commissioning specialists operating in the UAE, supporting compliance and assurance across safety-critical infrastructure.
- **[NorthFox](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent commissioning and completions specialists delivering mission-critical project assurance across data centre infrastructure (joined the group in 2026).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – Not publicly available (privately held, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available. The group is formed from independent specialist companies; no external investors disclosed.
- **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2026 and quickly assembled a group of four specialist businesses. In May 2026, NorthFox joined the group [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification). Headcount is currently small (5 employees at the group level), but the subsidiaries bring additional engineering teams. The careers page lists active on-site roles across London, Brussels, Abu Dhabi, and Milan, indicating early-stage expansion [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm).

## Competitive Advantages
- **True independence**: The group has no allegiance to contractors, manufacturers, or suppliers, ensuring unbiased assessments trusted by insurers and regulators.
- **Specialist depth**: Each subsidiary is a market leader in its discipline (commissioning, HV safety, certification) rather than a generalist body, providing technical rigour.
- **Cross-discipline alignment**: Risks at the boundaries between disciplines are managed through a shared framework and single thread of accountability, reducing knowledge loss during handovers.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand the group**: Continue to acquire or partner with niche specialist firms across the infrastructure lifecycle.
- **Scale operations**: Grow the talent pool and geographic footprint (current roles in UK, EU, UAE) to meet demand from hyperscale data centre and energy projects.
- **Deepen lifecycle assurance**: Strengthen the “golden thread” from design validation through to operational readiness, particularly as AI and extreme power density increase infrastructure complexity.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Certified as a **Great Place to Work UK** (2026) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification). The group emphasises collaboration, trust, and transparency, with a founding principle of independence.
- **Work model**: The founding entity operates with a small central team; roles are predominantly on-site at client locations (data centres, substations) across the UK (London, Newcastle), Europe (Brussels, Milan), and the UAE (Abu Dhabi). Remote/hybrid options are not currently indicated.
- **Notable perks**: 50% of the central team are C-level or director-level, offering exposure to strategic growth. Engineers will work on high-impact mission-critical projects for the world’s largest digital infrastructure operators.

## Sources
1. [GCV Group homepage](https://www.gcv-group.com/)
2. [GCV Group About page](https://www.gcv-group.com/about)
3. [GCV Group LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification)
4. [Careers page on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm)
5. [Global Commissioning page](https://www.gcv-group.com/global-commissioning)

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