The posting
Job Description
Strategic
- Ensure implementation of Health & Safety policies at the project sites
- Work in close collaboration with the key contractors at the time of project initiation to layout the safety roadmap for the project and ensure commitment to the same
Operational
Health & Safety
- Advise and assist Project Head in implementing EHS requirements
- The Project EHS Manager acts as point-of-contact for all matters relating to EHS Management on the assigned project.
- The Project EHS Manager provides leadership and support to the Project Team, and liaises with the Project Head of EHS Assurance to ensure consistency of approach and standards.
- The EHS manager will be responsible for the development and advising on implementation of required environmental, occupational health and safety (EHS) programs and procedures to maintain the safety and health of the employees on site.
- Responsible for ensuring the EHS requirements in compliance with ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 and implementation of updated EHS MS’s form.
- Report deviation from EHS MS’s requirement to RO/CO
- Ensure all EHS related compliance on time.
- Deploy CO EHS Strategy (Functional Goals, standards, procedures, plan, initiatives) at project sites
- Act as internal expert & guide to Project Head/ RHE.
- Inculcate safety culture amongst employees, contractors, workers, customers & visitors at project sites.
- Align, educate, train and develop line management and supervisors to take responsibility for EHS.
- Capacity building of Contractors & their EHS personnel.
- Advise to continually improve EHS performance to realize "Zero Harm" vision
- Follow Reward & Recognize policy for individuals/ team for good EHS performance at project
- Explore developing and deploying methods and technologies for Risk Assessment and Control in coordination with Design, operations team.
- Ensure all dept employee including contractor EHS Manager receive the necessary training.
- Ensure the EHS Inspections on Scaffolding, Equipment, Ladders, Lifting Equipment and Tools on regular basis, recommend corrective actions and monitor implementation of recommended corrective actions in coordination with the Area in charge
- Ensure the preparation of EHS statistics and submit on monthly basis to Project Head Regional Heads and Corporate heads
- Monitoring EHS data, analysing it and communicating the results to project head, RO EHS
- Determine and Implement EHS requirements as applicable to function.
- Identify potential hazards during construction and undertake appropriate control measures to minimize risks
- Provides methods, tools and advice for Health & Safety improvement to Project Head
- Facilitate medical health check-ups for fitness to work
- Ensure the upkeep of the labour camp onsite & adherence to statutory requirements
- Responsible for Conducting Weekly EHS Walks with PH & preparing weekly reports on site EHS status and presenting the same to project head
- Responsible for strict adherence to PPE and its applicability on various sites
- Responsible for organising and participating in internal safety meeting reviews with various project stakeholders in coordination with Project Head
- Responsible for the implementation of Emergency preparedness plan (EMP) on the project site.
- Responsible for organising various EHS promotional activities on site and ensuring toolbox meetings by respective Engineer/Supervisor in order to create awareness on the safety measures.
Environment
- Analyze implications of construction processes at project sites on the environment and take preventive measures
- Support Green construction practices (such as those recommended by the IGBC)
Inspection
- Conducting investigations and scheduling, conducting EHS Audits, inspection of various contractors working on site and confirm adherence to EHS practices.
- Undertake physical visits and ensure compliance to the safety standards
- Conduct routine site inspection with approved checklists
- Conduct routine surveillance to identify all safety deficiencies prioritizing the deficiencies, and ensuring all deficiencies are rectified on the basis of priority rating
Monitoring
- Monitor and reporting on the EHS performance of EHS MS to CO EHS team and PH.
- Assist during reviews & implementation and provide feedback.
- Counsel and warn the line managers (organisation and contractor staff) and workmen if involved in unsafe act/ deviation from EHS requirements through Project Manager
- Recommend Penalty for non-performing contractors as per the penalty matrix.
- Get complete understanding and monitor the understanding among employee team and contractor regarding EHS policy, method statement, HIRAC, EIAC, Objective targets and program, EHS performance targets, emergency preparedness and response plan, safety alerts and horizontal deployment.
- Facilitate in implementation of EHS Manual, Procedures, standards, best practices and zero tolerance policy.
- Ensure onsite/offsite emergency exercises, fire drills, mock safety drills to check the effectiveness of rescue operations, and to create awareness amongst employees/labour.
- Ensure that every accident and “near misses” are suitably communicated, investigated, and gaps in safety if any, are closed, so as to avoid repetitions of such incidents.
