HSE Manager

Job Description

Job Purpose

• HSE Manager shall be responsible for establishing and managing operation of health, safety, and environment, the HSE Management System of projects in energy cluster in compliance with client’s regulations and standards, EEIC corporate HSE policy and the local regulatory laws.
• Establish HSEMS that are compliant with OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 45001:2018 and monitor the compliance.
• Oversee all aspects of the project HSE efficiently and project HSE staff resources to support the project management and personnel in attaining the project HSE objectives.
• Drive project HSE excellence through senior project management visibility and involvement

Duties & day to day responsibilities:

CORPORATE HSE

• Establish, review, and update corporate HSE Management System for EEIC and comply with latest ISO standards for HSEMS and OHSAS and local regulatory regulations.
• Support tendering team in preparation of HSE documents for new projects during tendering stage and participate in client technical clarification meetings.
• Recommend HSE staff resources necessary to successfully achieve project HSEMS objectives, provide functional guidance to HSE staff working under different project management teams.
• Carry out and perform ISO and OHSAS audits and facilitate client and third-party audits.
• Compile and prepare yearly HSE reports for senior management.
• Prepare overall organization chart for EEIC HSE and project specific organizations. Train project HSE resources and get approved from clients as per criteria established by client and assign to respective projects.
• Ensures the achievement of HSE functional goals and targets, setting the team and individual objectives, ensuring proper performance management, evaluation, and development of staff while maximizing the performance of the team and staff.

PROJECTS

• Develop project HSE Management System and submit for client approval. Engage project management team in the development, review and endorsement of all applicable HSE systems, programs, and procedures for execution of the project.
• Drive project HSE excellence through senior project management visibility and involvement.
• Guide, direct, train and motivate project team members to take responsibility for their personal safety and comply with client (onshore / offshore) HSE Safety Policy, procedures, rules and accepted safe working practices, as well as applicable Abu Dhabi HSE related regulations.
• Establish working relationships and maintain regular communication with clients corporate HSE, HSE counterparts in projects PMC / PMT’s.
• Ensure all HSSE documentation is reviewed, updated, and approved in accordance with all projects specific and regulatory requirements.
• Establish project HSE Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and renew annually with project management endorsement.
• Establish system and implementation for prompt incident notification, reporting, investigation and tracking of corrective actions.
• Foster a close working relationship with client and their operations departments to ensure HSE standards are maintained in construction activities on greenfield, brownfield sites, particularly in simultaneous operations scenarios involving shutdown, commissioning, process isolation, or other critical activities.
• Assure implementation of the Project HSE Plan and applicable Permit to Work System (greenfield or brownfield) in accordance with client’s establish work management systems.
• Deploy qualified HSE Engineers / Officers on all projects / locations coverall all tasks
• Organizing the continual HSE training courses for the employees throughout the execution of the project on required standards and stop points. Maintain training matrix register.
• Establish system that shall enforce all hot work will be controlled and done through permits and during performance the area will be clearly marked and block points identified and locked or manned.
• Responsible for HSE fitness-for-purpose certification of personnel, equipment, accommodations, catering, medical and emergency response facilities.
• Ensure the workers welfare at project sites are in compliance with established HSEMS and client’s HSE welfare standards. Establish HSE rewards / awards schemes for workers. Ensure that all personnel working / assigned to site are in compliance with medical fitness standards required by client.
• Ensure compliance with client road safety standard, and stop points are known and adhered.
• Comply with client’s HSE Assurance standard and participate in internal and external audits.
• Prepare and ensure that Risk Assessment is carried out and Risk Register is updated.
• Develop mechanism to collect data from different projects and coordinate to compile necessary reports through Lead HSE personnel and present to respective project management.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Engineering with (15 Years minimum) in the Oil & Gas industry. Affinity and familiar with Engineering, Procurement and Contracting aspects in the business, both onshore and offshore.

Additional Information

 Experience Requirements:

• Experience level: 15 or above years
• 08 years or more experience UAE or Middle East
• Minimum 03 years as Manager level in similar business or industry
• HSE leadership compliance and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Skills & Professional Requirements:

• NEBOSH-IGC, IOSH, OSHA Certification
• ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor, BS OHSAS 18001:2007
• Excellent knowledge of HSE procedures and protocols of Govt. and Client Operators in UAE
• Knowledge of HSE Audit processes
• Knowledge of Risk Identification and Mitigation
• Team management and leadership skills.
• Excellent time management and organizing skills.
• Able to demonstrate an enthusiastic approach to problem solving with pleasant and articulate manner

Attributes and Behaviours:

• Effective communicator at all levels
• Ability to influence others, to successfully promote HSE culture
• High critical thinking / reasoning ability
• Coaches, mentors and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other colleagues, customers, clients and other stakeholders.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff. Plan and lead less experienced employees in the completion of various projects.
• Is a champion and role model for ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Team coaching, mentoring and leadership.
• Excellent personality with strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft office products, specifically Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word