Manager - HSE

Job description / Role

The Company: A 50-year old company, leader in commercial trading, with interests in industrial products and services, contracting and investment. One of the leading and renowned business houses in Oman.

Job Purpose: To advise and direct all operations at the Group level and outlets in relation to health & safety standards required which shall be consistent with Omani legislation and shall strive to comply with British legislation.

Responsibilities:

Strategic
- Draft policies and procedures as required for management approval.
- Issue reports and papers as required by the Director, Facilities Management and attend any reasonable requests.

People
- To encourage and support staff commitment to health & safety through the issuance of best practice advice, management of HSE signage and the carrying-out of regular site audits.
- All staff is responsible for ensuring they follow all procedures and work instructions in relation to health, safety, quality and the environment and all other Estates procedures.
- Identifies staff requirements in a timely manner and ensure the training and development of staff with emphasis on the employment of Omani.
- Provides leadership to all members of the Department
- Fosters a culture of team spirit, co-operation and continuous self-development within the Department
- Performs routine administrative activities required of a Line Manager (leave approval, delegation of authority etc.)
- Responsible for the selection and performance management of staff members.
- Coaches and develops staff to obtain required competencies.

Operational
- Undertake studies of operations and processes to ensure that these comply with the best environmental standards.
- Review processes, techniques and equipment to determine how emissions may be reduced and compliance with environmental standards achieved.
- Assist in the development of a strategy to ensure that company complies with the best environmental standards and relevant legislation.
- Maintain a relationship with the appropriate regulatory bodies to ensure that the company complies with all relevant standards and legislation.
- Provide support and advice to other departments in the company to ensure that they are aware of their obligations in complying with environmental standards.
- Assist in the coordination of projects to ensure that environmental issues are taken into account.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of environmental standards, legislation and relevant technology to ensure that the company complies with best practice.
- Develop policies and procedures to ensure the health and safety of all employees, contractors and visitors to the company.
- Provide the main source of advice and guidance to the company and its managers on health and safety matters.
- Monitor the company’s operations, processes and procedures to ensure that they comply with health and safety regulations.
- Investigate and report on accidents and related incidents, recommending any changes that may be necessary, to ensure that the company complies with health and safety regulations.
- Carry out a risk analysis for the company and recommend any changes that may be necessary.
- Maintain good working relationships with insurers and other relevant authorities to ensure that the company’s interests are safeguarded and a safe and healthy working environment is maintained.
- Provide any necessary training to managers and staff to ensure that they comply with all health and safety requirements.
- Review working practices and safety equipment to ensure that the company meets the requirements of insurers and other relevant bodies.
- Maintain an awareness of developments in the field of health and safety to ensure that the company continues to comply with best practice and legal requirements.
- Establish and maintain internal consultative processes on health and safety, particularly a safety committee.

Requirements

- NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety and/or British Safety Council Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health
- A minimum of 5 years working experience
- Experience in management of outsourced providers
- Be a good communicator
- Be fluent in written and spoken English
- A reasonable level of computer literacy in the more common applications
- Knowledge of Arabic and working experience in Oman is desirable

Competencies:
- Attention to detail
- Quality Orientated
- Safety, Environment and Health Compliance
- Investigation and Enforcement
- Root Cause Analysis / Troubleshooting

About the Company

Viva HR Consultants is a fast-growing service provider in the field of Human Resources and Recruitment Outsourcing. Located in Dubai, we provide a wide array of HR Services for businesses and individuals across the world.

We specialize in turning first assignments into successful long-lasting business partnerships. Our vision is to deliver quality products and services to clients across the globe. We take pride in our core values of Integrity and Confidentiality. We are a very customer-centric organization and our entire team works very hard to achieve our primary goal of "Customer Delight" which results in our customers and clients coming back to us for more. We also strongly believe in building long-term mutually beneficial business relationships. We never promise what we cannot deliver and we never compromise on quality.