Head of Department Hse Infrastructure Development Projects

**Purpose of the Role**

To successfully design, deliver and maintain a health and safety change programme to embed and drive a positive safety culture across projects as well as ensuring the timely delivery of associated underpinning health and safety management action plans and operational programmes.

**Objectives**

**Main function of the Job**

Development & Implementation of a Safety Management System for Construction and Fit-Out
- Creation of world class Safety Management System specifically for Construction and Fit-Out. The H&S Management System must include Contractor H&S Evaluation Metrics, H&S Contract requirements, and performance metrics and all other components as per international safety management system standards.
- Implementation of a H&S Management system and driving positive HSE change within General contractors and selected sub-contractors.
- Coordination of HSE across multi-disciplinary teams in Construction and Fit-Out projects
- Ensuring high HSE standards are maintained across Construction and Fit-Out projects
- Developing HSE KPI’s, agreement on base line safety indicators and monitoring these across Construction and Fit-Out projects
- Set direction for effective health and safety management and appropriate workplace wellbeing.
- Establish training process including toolbox talks and cross project learnings across subcontractors.
- HSE criteria for contractor selection and pre-adjudication processes H&S Management Responsibilities
- Management of the 3rd Party HSE Contractors appointed for Teraco Projects and HSE functions within.
- Management of Teraco HSE Officers appointed specifically for Teraco M&E fitout sites.
- Budget control of HSE function on projects

Teraco Project H&S Champion
- In consultation with the Project Managers define, publish and maintain a Teraco HSE fitout specification for new sites/ new DC fitouts.
- Overall responsibility for HSE on all projects prior to handover of projects to operations.
- Champion implementation of collaborative planning on all project sites

SHERQ Management & Compliance in collaboration with Head of H&S Operations
- Ensure company-wide adherence and compliance with regard to OHS Act and relevant regulations.
- Review and develop all aspects of IOSH's health, safety and wellbeing policies and activity, and ensure that it is implemented consistently across the organisation.
- Monitor, evaluate and review existing, new and upcoming health and safety legislation and ensure that the Teraco has systems and procedures in place to meet legal compliance and other requirements. Compile and/or review H&S policies, procedures, work instructions and processes for publishing and implementation.
- Work proactively with project managers, principle agent and other key staff/contractors to establish and maintain a programme of continuous improvement in the management of health, safety and wellbeing within their areas of responsibility.
- Establish/review and enhance audit process for HSE on project sites.
- Ensure that rigorous H&S risk assessment and H&S incident management systems are in place and followed across the projects. Drive mitigation actions identified to mitigate any HSE risks with high rating. Liaise with Contractor HSE Officers/CEOs, Teraco Head of Infrastructure Development Manager on health and wellbeing issues particularly where a risk assessment has identified a need, including supporting HR and line managers in carrying out individual risk assessments, when required.
- Work closely with Safety Officers, Project Managers, Contractors Representatives and Principle Agent to ensure compliance requirements are being controlled, documented and maintained in accordance with regulations and guidelines.
- Manage and Coach and enable the Health and Safety Officers to support the delivery of the change programme including equipping them with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage using best practices.
- Ensure effective implementation of current health and safety policies & procedures during the implementation of new site. Responsible for raising the professional HSE competency of all Teraco’s teams, including project and Teraco subcontractor teams.
- Reporting and Report Approval
- Develop comprehensive HSE KPI’s for projects and reporting and monitoring system of these KPI’s
- Review and approval of all HSE site related incidents.
- Compile monthly HSE reports for Operational Risk Meeting and Board.
- Review all client specific HSE reports and approve prior to release.
- Prepare responses to client specific audit/RFP requirements related to HSE, from time to time.
- Develop metrics for contractor HSE performance and provide to General Contractor as management tools.
- Develop and track metrics for meeting company HSE objectives related to project.
- Liaise with Teraco project client’s executives in respect of all HSE engagements

Skill Requirements
- A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all aspects of health, safety and ris