Description
WSP Qatar is seeking a highly skilled Health and Safety officer to ensure that Health & Safety policies and procedures are effectively embedded across the projects, sites and office environments in compliance with local and international rules and regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the health, safety and environmental arrangements for the project against the WSP HSEQ / client HSEQ Management System requirements, to ensure the protection of our people.
- Manage HSE Inspectors to ensure they are monitoring the implementation of health and safety arrangements at project site level, in accordance with legal and client requirements.
- Develop and deliver health, safety and environmental training to WSP employees including but not limited to; induction, safe working practices.
- Review and approve contractor’s health, safety and environmental plans, risk assessments and method statements against legal and client requirements prior to the work being carried out.
- Plan daily morning site visits across project sites to ensure health and safety measures are in place before works begins.
- Carry out weekly joint HSE inspections with HSE Inspectors and contractor personnel and ensure all the corrective/preventive actions are closed out.
- Organise HSE meetings with clients, WSP project staff, and contractors.
- Initiate and test emergency response plans and ensure the drills are carried out as per the project schedule and performance standards.
- Ensure HSE Inspectors follow up on contractor’s incident investigation reports are completed and corrective actions are identified and closed out to prevent a recurrence and provide necessary technical guidance for accident protection.
- Conduct regular site safely reviews.
- Liaise with enforcement authorities (PCFC, EHS Checks)
- Prepare and submit monthly HSE reports in conjunction with contractor personnel and to the client.
Qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence.
- Proficiency in English.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering or relevant subject.
- Must be qualified with relevant Health and Safety Qualifications- Minimum NEBOSH IGC.
- Minimum 07+ years’ experience in dealing with major construction projects.