Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Job Description

Job Purpose

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for ensuring that the hospital environment is safe, healthy, and compliant with all relevant regulations. This role involves developing safety protocols, conducting risk assessments, and leading emergency preparedness efforts to protect patients, staff, and visitors.
The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of environmental facilities in a timely manner, whilst maintaining a high quality of service making sure that they adhere to all safety regulations. They will need to ensure that once new facilities are installed, there is a continuous maintenance and a clear path to improvement implemented. This will include making sure that regular checks are being made, with a smooth operating function of all facilities for the use of patients, staff and visitors. 
This role requires the post holder to be a strong character that has extensive proven experience of overseeing environmental facilities. In addition, the post holder will be expected to provide effective leadership and management on all matters that concern the organization. These may include health and safety regulations, any potential environmental matters etc. 

Core Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead the EHS team, including safety officers, environmental specialists, and emergency preparedness coordinators.
• Serve as the hospital’s primary authority on environmental health and safety issues, advising the executive team and department heads.
• Promote a culture of safety and sustainability throughout the hospital.
• Lead the Department by displaying resilience whilst designing and building a safe environment for all organization’s members

Strategic Development 

• Provide clear and concise leadership to ensure that all facilities are outstanding environments, which are safe for the use of staff to the highest quality delivery of services to patients and external visitors.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive EHS strategy, including policies and procedures for risk management, hazard identification, and emergency response.
• Stay informed of industry trends and regulatory changes, ensuring the hospital’s practices are up-to-date and effective. 
• Initiate and lead sustainability projects to reduce the hospital's environmental footprint.
• Responsible for delivering excellent patient focused facilities, which take into account any staff and any feedback from staff and patients.
• Lead the hospital’s emergency preparedness and response planning, including drills and coordination with local emergency services.
• Develop and deliver training programs on safety protocols, emergency procedures, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage incident reporting and investigations, implementing corrective actions as needed.

Governance 

• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
• Conduct regular audits, inspections, and risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards.
• Oversee the hospital's waste management program, including hazardous and biomedical waste disposal.
• Ensure correct governance arrangements, which include the management of finance and regulatory activity where appropriate. 

Equality and Diversity

• Act as lead for Equality & Diversity in the Estates and Facilities department to ensure the development and effective implementation of a strategy, set of policies, procedures and monitoring and control systems are in place.

Personal and Staff Development

• Work with HR to undertake recruitment, retention, performance management and development of staff in the team. 
• Work with the Recruitment Manager to establish connections with appropriate local, international and online communities to nurture a pipeline of talent to support the growth of the company.
• Responsible for development of high potential employees, providing a structured approach to mentoring and developing critical talent at all levels of management.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with all hospital departments to ensure compliance with EHS policies and practices.
• Communicate safety information and updates to staff, patients, and visitors in a clear and accessible manner.
• Collaborate with external agencies and regulatory bodies on compliance and reporting issues.

Team Management

• Supervise the EHS team, including recruitment, training, and performance evaluations.
• Manage the EHS budget and allocate resources effectively to support safety initiatives.
• Provide strong leadership to develop, coach and ensure a high performing team.
• Establish the department goals, objectives and operating procedures.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Provide solutions and services to the business that retain and increase a competitive advantage within the sector.
• Evaluate, select, and implement new technology/ systems needed to support the organization in reaching its strategic objectives. 

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental safety, Occupational Safety and Health, or related field required

• Masters in related subject is an added advantage

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in operations and maintenance with 5 years in management role.

• Successful large-scale Estates and Facility project experience within the healthcare field

• Experience managing issues and identifying any potential risk to strategy

• Evidence of successfully implementing Estates and Facilities strategy with allocated budget/resources

• Proven experience of managing an Estates and Facilities department

Knowledge Requirements

• Familiarity with LEED, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001 
  standards is an added advantage

• In-depth knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and other relevant regulations and standards

​Skill Requirements

• Inspirational and visible leader, with first class communication skills, capable of engaging audiences at all levels

• Well-developed management skills, with the ability to build and lead large teams 

• Highly effective influencing and negotiating skills, with the ability to develop partnerships and alliances across a diverse range of stakeholders

• Financially literate and commercially astute, with a sophisticated understanding of commercially orientated performance and financial management including contract management

• Ability to think and act strategically, developing practical, innovative and creative solutions to the management of issues and complex problems related to the Estates and Facilities department

• Ability to identify opportunities to improve business outcomes through partnership at all levels

​Personal Abilities

• Politically astute and resilient, with the ability to manage conflict and ambiguity

• Outcome focused, with the capability and tenacity to drive the agenda forward

• Professional attitude towards work

• Shares the AMCE’s vision 

• Proactive and organised

• Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care

• Has personal and professional credibility and commands the respect of colleagues peers  

• Is supportive and approachable and capable of inspiring confidence in staff members

• Commitment to caring for others

• Ability to adapt to living in a new country and new culture accordingly

• High levels of honesty and integrity
   

Additional Information

African Medical Centre of Excellence, Abuja (AMCE Abuja) aims to be an Employer of Choice, providing equal opportunity for everyone regardless of their background, gender, race and other protected characteristics.