Head of Industrial Hygiene

Job description / Role

Job Purpose
• Develop, plan and implement the Industrial Hygiene Program (IHP), which aims to protect employees, contractors and visitors from unacceptable exposure to occupational health risks.

Job Context & Major Challenge(s)
• Applies a high level of specialist knowledge in anticipating and identifying all possible occupational hazards and measuring limits of exposures to determine the ways of workers protections.
• Hazards may be physical such as (Noise & Heat), Chemical or Biological and treated in accordance with established Company policies, Government laws and specialized technical standards.
• Ability to provide professional consultation and problem solving on complex Industrial Hygiene issues.
• Setting priorities based on health risk assessment and cost benefit rather than position or seniority of the requesting party is an on-going challenge.
• Requirement to think long term in solving health risks, and guide workforce to identify and implement engineering controls rather temporary solutions such as PPE.
• Setting priorities based on the outcome of health risk assessments and cost benefit rather than position or seniority of the requesting party is an on-going challenge.

Key Job Accountabilities
• Determines the Industrial Hygiene Program (IHP) and Annual Action Plan, ensuring compliance with relevant industrial hygiene standards.
• Lead EHS meetings with the various departments to present information on their activities and findings related to the Industrial Hygiene Program.
• Coordinates qualitative and quantitative exposure assessments to identify workplace health hazards and produce reports with recommendations for achieving hazard reduction and compliance with relevant industrial hygiene standards.
• Analyses workplace health issues, raised by departments and proposes recommendations for consideration to minimize health risks.
• Works with Medical Department to ensure solutions for health issues include medical monitoring where appropriate.
• Reviews workplace health issues, raised by departments and proposes recommendations for consideration to minimize health risks.
• Implement various control measures (engineering, work practices and/or personal protective equipment (PPE) when necessary, to reduce exposure risk.
• Performs presentations of applicable workplace health protection training including hazard communications, hearing conservation, respiratory protection and others.
• Audits the implementation of IHP in onshore, offshore and offsites facilities to identify issues as well as determine level of compliance.
• Coordinates the implementation of control measures including engineering, work practices and/or personal protective equipment (PPE) when necessary, to reduce exposure risk.
• Participates in business level risk assessments to ensure adequate controls are implemented.
• Reviews jobs requiring periodic medical surveillance due to the potential for excessive exposure to chemical and/or physical agents and advises the Chief Medical Officer accordingly.
• Leads the development and review of internal and external industrial hygiene procedures including SWPs, as directed by the Head of Industrial Hygiene.
• Maintains calibrated industrial hygiene equipment necessary to support the IHP and assist in the annual system audits.
• Develops and implements IH training material and programs and undertakes competency assessment for National Development Program and Safety teams.

Requirements

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or Chemistry or Environmental Health.
• Professional designation as an Industrial Hygienist (e.g., CIH, ROH, COH, CMFOH).
• Knowledge and/or Experience 10 years’ experience in industrial hygiene, including at least 5 years’ in the oil and gas industry including onshore/offshore, or heavy industrial manufacturing setting.
• Minimum 3 years managing teams and coordinating strategic level industrial hygiene or similar projects.
• Technical and Business
• Skills Proficient in written and spoken English and the ability to perform presentations and to produce technical reports.
• Computer Literacy (MS Office).

About the Company

QatarEnergy LNG, established in 1984, pioneered the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry in Qatar and today is the largest producer of LNG in the world with an annual production capacity of 77 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from its world-class facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

Since the first production in 1996, QatarEnergy LNG has successfully delivered cargos to more than 30 countries and is committed to meeting the world’s demand for safe, reliable and clean energy.

Through its operational excellence, QatarEnergy LNG is adding value to its production chain, contributing to the Qatari economy and Qatar’s National Vision to ensure efficient energy supplies for the country, creating new markets and contributing to the local community.

In addition to the LNG facilities, QatarEnergy LNG operates the Jetty Boil-Off Gas facility, Al Khaleej Gas, Ras Laffan Heilum, the two Laffan Refineries (among the largest condensate refineries in the world), and the Ras Laffan Terminal on behalf of All participants.