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Job description / Role
Safety Specialist
Make a difference every day
Job Opportunity
The key role of this position is to foster a Just Culture and promote safety and wellbeing of our staff, customers, assets and environment, as well leading behavioral change initiatives throughout the Transport sector and Serco Middle East.
Key accountabilities
- Develop and maintain elements of the management system relevant to workplace health and safety, operational safety, fire and electrical safety and human factors management in close liaison with the line departments;
- Coordinate an ongoing safety improvement programme to reduce the risks to health and safety, and monitor implementation of control measures and arrangements identified as necessary;
- Ensure the installation, inspection and upkeep of fire detection and suppression equipment and systems in line with relevant legislation and standards;
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, welfare and fire legislation and keep abreast of relevant standards and industry best practice.
- Coordinate systems to ensure effective consultation and communication on health and safety policies, processes and improvement programmes;
- Develop and maintain a human factors strategy.
- In liaison with the Training Department, develop and maintain training and assessment regimes for health, safety and fire related issues;
Requirements
What we are looking for in our candidates
- Professional understanding of a subject area/specialised function and ideally supported by membership to a professional organization, for example CMIOSH or equivalent
- Experience working a safety critical industry such as railways, aviation, Oil and Gas, construction is essential.
- Takes actions to build a cohesive team in which all members are included and enables the team to contribute to the highest potential;
- Decision making authority for operational and tactical decisions, within an existing framework; will impact a range of customer or contract related activity;
- Lives Serco values - Trust, Care, Innovation and Innovation
Essential technical and professional skills
- Ideally a degree holder or high diploma of post-secondary education in a relevant discipline;
- Hold a recognized qualification in safety and/or risk management for example NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent
Working with Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.
We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world and we committed to redesigning and improving these services through innovation.
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About the Company
Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos.
Serco customers are looking for expertise in managing their people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise economic decision makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver quality services directly to the public.
Serco supplies to governments, government enterprise, agencies and companies who seek a trusted outsourcing partner with a solid track-record of service excellence. Serco people offer operational, logistical and technical expertise in the Transport, Justice and Immigration, Defence, Education and Healthcare industries as well as in the commercial sectors of Facilities Management.
Serco Middle East have been in the Region since 1947, starting out delivering Air Traffic Control Services in Bahrain; a service we are proudly still running today and have expanded to include many other Airports in the region.
We have expanded significantly since that time across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We have been supporting the RTA to operate the Dubai Metro since 2009, are preparing to launch the flagship Saudi Arabia Passenger Rail service from Riyadh to Qassim in 2016. We deliver Facility Management services to both Cleveland Clinic and Healthpoint Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, large-scale medical facilities in Saudi Arabia and a range of educational and commercial properties in the UAE. We also deliver postgraduate education to Officers in the Qatar Armed Forces through the Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College in Doha.
Focusing on our core values, and creating a positive environment for employees to thrive, we look forward to a bright future as we continue to grow with the region.