Safety Manager – Corporate

Job description / Role

Job Objective: A Unique opportunity to become a key Manager within an expanding corporate HSSEQ Department. The individual will provide direction and development of Health and Safety activities across all Milaha business operations and the provision of advice to management to enable decision making processes. This includes the development of internal policy, procedure, and standards; achieving and maintaining certification standards; and the monitoring and auditing of business unit implementation processes. The implementation of these processes shall ensure compliance to relevant Qatari Government legislation, international standards, and industry best practice.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
• Develop medium / short-term plans and programs to accomplish Safety System strategies at corporate and business unit levels
• Develop and maintain systems which will allow for the achievement of international standard certification, including but not limited to OHSAS 18001 and ISM requirements
• Monitor Safety System management activities across MILAHA Business Units in compliance with Qatar legislation, international codes and standards, and industry best practice.
• Design and develop Safety System policy, procedure and guidance documents to enable process implementation
• Act as a point of contact to corporate decision makers and Provide advice on effective Safety Systems
• Advise Safety Managers across Milaha’s business units with regard to relevant policies and procedures and provide support with implementation when needed
• Monitor Milaha’s business units’ Safety performance through inspections and audits to identify implementation progress, areas for improvement, and encourage implementation consistency
• Monitor improvement initiatives, such as Safety audits, gap analyses, performance indicators and management reviews, and identify and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Update existing Safety system documentation to meet additional requirements and develop new process flows and documentation for new processes identified
• Develop system for recording, investigating and reporting of Safety related incidents/accidents to employees, or dangerous occurrences in order to prevent re-occurrence
• Develop, review and approve comprehensive Safety training programs including the development of training materials, maintaining training database, evaluation of training providers, etc.

Requirements

Competencies
• Bachelor’s Degree in Safety or Industrial Engineering or equivalent or appropriate industry experience.
• Certified auditor in OHSAS 18001,
• At least 10 years of experience in HSSEQ related position, 5 of which in a managerial level
• Strong knowledge of Health and Safety process design, system development and implementation, Hazard identification and risk analysis, safety behavior improvement, and Incident/injury prevention.
• Strong Leadership qualities, technical skills are required.
• Fluent spoken and written English,
• Local candidates preferred.

About the Company

Qatar Navigation (Milaha) Q.P.S.C. was established in July 1957, as the first public shareholding company registered in Qatar and holds commercial registration no. 1. The Company has since evolved, expanded and diversified into maritime transportation, gas, petroleum products, containers and bulk, offshore support services, port management, logistics services, shipyard, trading agencies, real estate, and asset management.

The legal entity, Qatar Navigation Q.P. S.C. (QNNS:QD), is publicly listed on the Qatar Exchange.