HSE Specilist

Company Overview

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree plus NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma plus KAWADER (Professional).
• 5-7 years of experience working in construction or mining sites.
• Technical knowledge: Occupational Safety and Health Professional Certificate, Operations, Support functions, Business development.

Primary Functions

• Fatality Prevention: 100% commitment to zero serious injuries and fatalities.
• Ensure a comprehensive motor vehicle safety program in alignment with Group QHSSE 106-PO.
• Enforce cardinal rules during field and lab activities.
• Ensure all activities have comprehensive risk assessments identifying foreseeable hazards and control measures.
• Injury Prevention: enforce two minutes for my safety, STOP work authority, and new Cardinal Safety Rules.
• Ensure a documented toolbox talks program with at least 6 toolbox talks per employee per year.
• Promote Restricted Duty and Return to Work programs for injured workers.
• Review status of ongoing QHSSE programs and progress to goals and targets.
• Review analysis of trends for causes of first aids, near hits, unsafe conditions, and unsafe acts.
• Follow up with managers, supervisors, and SVPs to conduct a minimum of 6 safety walks or visits per year.
• Safety Culture: promote safe behaviors through formal positive recognition and rewards.
• Use zero tolerance and administer discipline for egregious behaviors that violate company policies.

Safety Management

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to BV HSSE policies in the region.
• Lead the development of a project safety program to ensure a safe work environment.
• Provide support and technical guidance on safety management.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the safety section of project QHSSE plans.
• Participate in investigation of serious safety incidents and collect needed evidence.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure effective working relationships with contractors and other parties.
• Manage lessons learned and communicate them to project personnel.
• Develop and deliver safety training programs in the region.
• Ensure compliance with the travel policy in conjunction with International SOS.

Performance Management and Environment

• Identify local high-risk activities and ensure processes protect employees.
• Identify and disseminate best practices within the region.
• Ensure Personal Protective Equipment is correctly identified, fit for purpose, and maintained.
• Lead and coordinate internal and external audit programs in the region.
• Introduce incident risk management tools and techniques.
• Increase awareness of costs and risks of poor performance and non-compliance.
• Periodically monitor and verify application of safety procedures in the field by BV inspectors.
• Develop training modules.
• Ensure appropriate quarterly reporting on Green Hub.
• Analyze environmental data and define areas for improvement to reduce carbon footprint.
• Ensure deployment of the Eco-efficiency policy.

HSE Technical Expertise

• Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures.
• Ability to conduct safety inspections.
• Skill in accident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of risk assessment.
• Skill in training and educating employees.
• Excellent communication skills.

Business Requirements

• Excellent IT skills.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Familiar with all aspects of Construction Safety and possessing specialist knowledge in one or two areas such as excavations, scaffolding, or lifting.
• Being a good team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Physically fit and able to spend a large proportion of the day on site.
• Ability to work in a multifaceted and multinational organizational matrix.
• Capability to understand local and customer issues and deliver tangible solutions.

Training

• First aid, fire prevention, firefighting, risk assessment, risk management, incident investigation, root cause analysis, IOSH managing safely, NEBOSH IGC, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 17020.

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