Flynn is a first-generation construction company with operations across Ireland, UK and Northern Europe. We specialize in Critical Environments such as Data Centres, Life Sciences, Aviation, High Value Manufacturing and Critical Logistics.

We are currently seeking experienced and talented Environmental Health and Safety Advisors to join our high performing project teams in the Netherlands. If you would like to join a company who wins high profile projects with blue chip clients and if you enjoy working in a stimulating environment, then Flynn is the company for you.

REPORTING TO: Environmental Health and Safety Lead

Purpose of Role

The Environmental Health & Safety Advisor is responsible for establishing, developing and directing the implementation of the HS&E strategy on Projects while ensuring that a Positive Safety Culture is maintained, and that Flynn are established as industry leaders in relation to Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.

Role Responsibilities

Health & Safety Guidance: Implement Flynn’s EHS policies and provide guidance on all health and safety matters.
Policies, Procedures & Documentation: Assist in drafting, reviewing, and maintaining EHS documentation.
Inspections, Audits & Reporting Conduct site inspections and audits and prepare reports.
Risk Management & Incident Reporting: Complete risk assessments and ensure incidents and accidents are investigated.
Training & Communication: Identify training needs and deliver EHS training sessions.
Subcontractor & Stakeholder Management: Ensure subcontractor compliance with EHS standards

The Candidate

Third level qualification in EHS or a related discipline.
3+ years’ experience working on large scale commercial/construction projects.
Highly organised and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Conscientious, highly focused and detail orientated.
Self-starter and the ability to build relationships with all stakeholders.
Full clean driver’s license preferable.
Excellent communication skills.

Career Path

Flynn implement a highly structured career progression programme through a continual professional development programme (PDP) and mentoring programme which has been the foundation to our success. As an EHS Advisor, the operational career path for highly performing individuals is to progress to Senior EHS Advisor, to EHS Lead to EHS Manager.

Competitive Package

Flynn offer a competitive remuneration package which may include basic salary, pension and life assurance, healthcare and travel allowance. An international package is available for this position.

Flynn is an equal opportunities employer

For further details on Flynn's Privacy Statement, please go to: https://www.flynnmc.com/privacy

About the company

Flynn is an open-source Platform as a Service (PaaS) that lets developers deploy, scale, and manage applications and databases on their own infrastructure. Built with Go and container-based technology, it provides a self-hosted alternative to Heroku with Git-based automated deployments and built-in PostgreSQL and MySQL databases plus automatic load balancing. It can run on a single server or across multiple nodes for high availability, giving users control over hosting and resources. Its goal is to offer a simple, scalable way to run apps on self-hosted infrastructure, delivering a familiar Heroku-like workflow with on-premises flexibility.

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.4M

Headquarters

Newark, New Jersey

Founded

2013

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

Archived code still documents a complete Heroku-style stack for legacy operators.
Self-hosting enthusiasts still reuse Flynn ideas for private PaaS experiments.
Open-source history preserves a migration path for teams retiring old Flynn clusters.

What critics are saying

GitHub archived Flynn on September 4, 2021; development stopped entirely.
Public infrastructure shut down, and the project receives no security updates.
Kubernetes, Render, and Railway absorbed Flynn's market; revival looks impossible.

What makes Flynn unique

Go-native, self-hostable PaaS with Git push deployment and built-in databases.
Ran on one server or clustered nodes, unlike Heroku's fixed managed model.
Open-source architecture let teams own infrastructure, data, and operational control.

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Benefits

Health Insurance
Life Insurance

Flynn

Environmental Health and Safety Advisor