SHEQ Specialist at Amatola Water

Minimum Qualifications:

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree in Business Management / Safety Management or Industrial Psychology qualification.
• (Safety Management Training Courses)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Post graduate qualification in Health & Safety Management or Bcom honours in Industrial Psychology

Required Professional Registration

• Registration with SACPCMP or SACE Council registration

Minimum Experience:

• 5 years management experience in the implementation of a SHEQ system
• Experience in Health and Safety Management, ideally in Construction/Property Management

Key Outputs:
Reporting to the Senior Manager Engineering and Maintenance, the appointee will:

• Develop, maintain and promote the Amatola SHEQ System
• Lead, organise, monitor and follow up on progress to ensure that each department’s tasks, targets and objectives are met
• Provide assistance, advice and guidance to Line Managers and SHEQ Officers with the implementation and maintenance of Amatola Water’s IMS system
• Manage the Internal Auditing of the SHEQ system by evaluating Amatola Water’s effective implementation of procedures and methodologies to conform to SHEQ requirements
• Lead and perform audits in accordance with principles, processes and methodologies as described in ISO 45001:2018; the International Standards Organisation Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2004); and the International Standards Organisation Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2008)
• Plan and organise all aspects of an audit, including document reviews and conformance evaluation activities
• Develop and implement hazard identification and risk assessment systems for all departments in order to facilitate effective risk reduction plans and actions
• Ensure that holistic risk assessments identification (the occupation hygiene, chemicals, major hazardous installations and baseline risk assessments) are implemented throughout Amatola Water
• Formulate, develop, amend and revise the existing work procedures, safety standards and policies
• The management and administration of the construction contracts and processes, including the preparation and coordination of the necessary documentation to facilitate effective execution of the works
• Promote awareness and understanding of SHE aspects to entrench a SHEQ culture within departments
• Investigate accidents and incidents, report and provide recommendations to avoid further occurrence of similar incidents
• Identify and ensure that all staff is adequately trained with respect to applicable safety regulations in order to create safety awareness
• Perform monthly and annual trend analysis and interpretation in order to (1) pro-actively and systematically reduce the severity and frequency of SHE incidents and (2) conserve resources
• Manage SHEQ training
• Conduct Occupational hygiene surveys
• Manage all resources of the unit
• Carry out reasonable and lawful instructions as given by the line manager/supervisor within the ambit of the position taking into consideration competencies and operational requirements