Job Status: Filled

Health, Safety & Environmental Manager (Health, Safety & Training)

Full Time

  TRS Staffing Solutions (http://www.trsstaffing.com/)

  West Africa, Africa, Worldwide Regions

We are currently recruiting for a Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to join our client working on major mining projects in West Africa. This is a permanent position with excellent salary and benefits package. 

In the role you will work flexibly, as part of a major team, to tight deadlines and have strong experience of major international projects. You will work on a rotation basis out of the UK (possibly mainland Europe) or South Africa. 

Key Responsibilities/Experience: 

  • Ensure the Mining HSE policy and standards are implemented consistently across the project including courageous leadership
  • Develop project specific HSE strategies, policies, standards, procedures and objectives for the project
  • Ensure strategies, policies, standards, procedures and objectives are communicated to client team, EPCM and contractors
  • Develop safe work procedures and standards as necessary, provide expert review and revision on contractor standards
  • Monitor evaluate and review HSE practices and outcomes amongst EPCM and contractors, make recommendation and implement action plans as required
  • Ensure project complies will all laws and regulations, in particular with respect to environmental matters.
  • Ensure regular audits take place on all HSE policies and standards and take appropriate corrective action
  • Assist and where necessary lead training for contractors and employees
  • Carry out risk assessments and provide recommendation on risk reduction strategies
  • Investigate or assist in the investigation of the circumstances and causes of accidents or near misses and take necessary steps to prevent a reoccurrence
  • Prepare regular reports on metrics and HSE activities
  • Chair the Project HSE committee & keep up to date on HSE best practices

Essential 

  • Degree qualified 
  • Extensive construction/project HSE experience
  • Extensive experience in developing countries from an HSE perspective