HSE Manager

Job description / Role

•To assist senior and project management with the implementation of the BESIX, regulatory and Client’s minimum HSE requirements and annual objectives;
•To assume full line management responsibility for Project HSE staff:
- to ensure adequate project HSE staffing, both in terms of quantity and quality;
- to monitor performance, identify any training needs and to coach on a one-to-one basis as required;
•To establish and be the custodian of key HSE tools and processes that cover all HSE related risks and that are in line with BESIX’, regulatory and Client’s minimum HSE requirements;
•To agree the (annual) HSE objectives and action plans, with Regional/Country and Project Management and Project HSE Managers, that cover all HSE related risks and that are in line with BESIX’, regulatory and Client’s minimum HSE requirements;
•To help line management with taking full ownership of health and safety matters by assisting and acting as coach, and by providing a healthy challenge when appropriate;
•To provide input for management boards and team meetings;
•To organize and/or conduct HSE technical and management system audits, and to monitor proper follow-up of improvement actions at project and regional level;
•To ensure adequate HSE input to prequalification- and bid documents;
•To assist Project Management and Project HSE Managers with providing HSE assurance to Clients, incl. participation in HSE coordination meetings as required;
•To conduct and/or facilitate the reporting and investigation of accidents and incidents, and to maintain an oversight with regards to follow-up and close-out of corrective actions;
•To maintain an oversight on data integrity and timeliness of the Monthly HSE reporting;
•To ensure the administrative follow-up of HSE management system documentation;
•To identify HSE training needs and liaise with the training/HR department regarding the organisation and administrative follow-up of HSE training programs;
•To provide a positive contribution to the BESIX Group HSE network by contributing to or leading ‘federal’ projects at BESIX Group level;

Requirements

•Industrial or Civil Engineer with min. 5 years of experience in an HSE Advisor’s role in construction industry
•Formal education in Health and Safety management, minimum Bachelor level (level II) or equivalent on the basis of proven track record
•Robust understanding of key concepts of HSE management
•Pragmatic approach and proven ability to analyse and integrate, and to drive HSE performance on a strategic level

About the Company

Six Construct, a subsidiary of the BESIX Group, is the largest Belgian construction company operating in the Middle East. The company combines the efforts of a highly skilled workforce, along with strategic planning and innovative use of technology to overcome the most complex business challenges. Six Construct is a multi-services company that operates in the construction of commercial and residential buildings, sport and leisure facilities, infrastructure and marine-related projects. The company currently employs a workforce of 16,000 in the Middle East, and a total of 19,000 worldwide.