SHEC Specialist - Northern Limb at De Beers Group

Job Description:

• Provide SHEC contribution to achieve GDG and T&S critical tasks for the project.
• Engage and influence local stakeholders in the country for best practice SHEC management and implementation of practical controls and provide counsel and advice when called upon.
• Lead or engage and influence stakeholders to implement risk management in line with Operational Risk Management (ORM).
• Plan and coordinate incident investigations utilizing the Learning from Incidents (LFI) methodology; coach and mentor country teams in the LFI methodology and help ensure “no repeats”.
• Facilitate onsite audits of country-level implementations of Anglo American and GDG SHEC requirements in line with the approved audit program, coach, and mentor country team members in audit methodologies.
• Lead in the provisioning and development of a resilient SHEC culture including positive safety behaviours on the projects in the country's jurisdiction.
• Ensure compliance with the Contractor Performance Management Framework SHEC requirements for all high-risk contractors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health, safety, and environmental protection, or related scientific disciplines.
• Alternatively, higher-level diplomas in the same discipline, but with a higher level of practical experience.
• Familiarity and competence in reporting systems like Isometrix.
• Lead Auditor qualification.
• Competent in incident investigation.
• Appropriate Risk Management training and experience.

Desirable:

• Emergency Management/response qualification.

Technical knowledge and experience:

• Local / Regional experience in the management of exploration SHEC programs
• Proven experience working on mining (surface and underground) and/or mineral exploration projects.
• Proven experience in surface and underground on various drilling rig types safety.
• Experience in the implementation of Safety and Occupational Health Management Systems.
• Practical experience in emergency response in exploration, near mine and on mine environment.
• Proven experience working with communities and other stakeholders to maintain a license to operate and explore.
• Knowledge of safety, health, environment, and community policies, procedures, and the important role of consistently demonstrating required behaviours and championing safety values.