Chief Specialist – HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience

Job Purpose- To offer expert knowledge and skills in order to generate and promote a positive quality based health, safety and environmental culture by keeping people safe from health and safety hazards, and free from injuries and accidents in the workplace, In addition maintaining up to date risk and resilience plans to cater emergencies and crisis. This represents a key role in helping to control CASS risks by ensuring all related legislations are adhered and policies and best practices are adopted in accordance with client set policies to minimize operational losses, HSE problems, accidents, and injuries, and be ready to respond to any emergency. Key responsibility is to manage and maintain the sustainability of QHSE requirements throughout the Life Cycle, from Concept phase to Decommissioning and Disposal Phase.

•Ensure compliance to client’s HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience Policies and advice the management on HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience matters to promote HSE and resilience culture throughout the Corporate Administrative Support Services.

•Ensure compliance with HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience International standards requirements and corresponding client Corporate and CASS procedures.

•Develop and establish CASS level HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience policies, procedures, plans and action strategies for the implementation of the systems to ensure attainment of Organizational goals and objectives, and adherence to the intent of the Risk Management program.

•Facilitate and coordinate the implementation of Risk Management Programs throughout CASS with department heads and assigned department staff.

•Provide professional support, guidance, and advice on the CASS systems in place and its projects regarding HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience issues.

• Conduct / Review risk assessments and recommend mitigation measures and how risks could be reduced by outlining safe operational procedures which identify and take account of all relevant hazards.

• Educating and informing staff and managers on identified hazards and provide professional advice on HSE, Sustainability and Resilience issues and risk control measures.

• Liaise with client Department to obtain any changes or proposed changes to the legal and other requirements affecting the organization from HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience aspects and establish systems to monitor compliance with such requirements.

• Advice legal changes to working practices that are safe and comply with changes or new legislations.

• Ensure to be up to date with new legislations and liaise with officials from the regulatory authorities to ensure CASS is compliant with applicable mandatory legislations.

• Identify and manage areas of HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience concerns within all functions of CASS.

• Plan practical and effective methods, both preventative and remedial, of promoting HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience and safe working practices.

• Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g., fire regulations, hazardous substances, safeguarding machineries, and occupational diseases, etc., as, and when required.

• Conduct regular inspections and planned audits to confirm compliance to HSE,

Sustainability, Risk and Resilience requirements and provide improvement notifications stating the non-conformances.

• Supervise and ensure the regular inspection of firefighting, safety, and emergency equipment’s and first aid supplies within the scope of CASS.

• Propose corrective and preventive action plan with proper root causes analysis as required and ensure their implementation.

• Provide appropriate HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience inductions to employees, contractors, and site visitors as per predefined awareness plan.

• Institute proper procedures for accident/incident reporting, investigation and costing of injuries, ill heath, damage, and loss to enable the design / promotion of action to preclude their recurrence.

• Respond to and investigate accidents and enforce actions as necessary under the guidance of RSEMS and EMT Leader and support and advice of SRRPD relevant teams.

• Monitor that the departments maintain records of incidents and accidents, analyze accident data, and recommend proactive solutions to reduce the frequency and severity of accidents.

• Assist in developing site-specific emergency responses procedures and evacuation plans.

• Coordinate the implementation of Crisis Management Procedures integrating client Crisis Management System with CASS Emergency Management Team.

• Ensure regular emergency response exercises and drills are conducted to ensure the highest level of preparedness in any emergency.

•Maintains records of such drills, providing recommendations for emergency response improvements.

•Select, engage, control, and supervise Contractor activities to confirm compliance to HSE, Sustainability, and Risk and Resilience requirements.

•Assess, review, and improve the HSE performance of contractors, consultants, partners, and suppliers involved with CASS’s function.

•Development, implement and coordinate HSE improvement programs for CASS to minimize HSE risks to people and property.

•Benchmark CASS standards, practices, and procedures against local and international best practice.

•Responsible for preparing written periodic HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience management reports, newsletters and bulletins, statistics and presentations related to HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience performance as and when needed.

•Report to the QE Manager on a weekly basis.

•Attend trainings/ Seminars/ Workshops on HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience.

•Deliver training courses to CASS staffs in relevant areas as required.

•Coordinate and conduct regular meetings with management and stakeholders.

•Negotiate with managers and operators to try to eliminate conflict between CASS operations and HSE, Sustainability, Risk and Resilience considerations.

•Maintain Control of Documents and Records as per the system requirements.

•Performs other responsibilities associated with this position when appropriate.

•Bachelor’s degree in engineering from recognized university, with minimum of 7years of professional HSE Engineering experience.

•Knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) requirements, Certification in NEBOSH (international general certificate minimum), Certified in Incident Investigation from recognized certification body and IRCA approved.

•Knowledge of principles, concepts and requirement of Risk Assessment including COSHH risk assessment.

•Knowledge of principles, concepts and requirement of Environmental aspects and impacts.

•Trained on the firefighting and first aid techniques.

•Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

•Strong oral and written communication skills.