Quality, Health Safety & Environment Manager

The Quality, Health Safety & Environment (QHSE) Manager will be part of the South Jeddah Noor PV project company’s management team, sharing responsibility for driving the execution of the project in accordance with agreed performance criteria.

The QHSE Manager will be accountable for the following:

Ensuring that all Health, Safety and Environmental aspects of the project are executed in accordance with local and international standards and recognised industry best practice

Defining and leading the Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA&QC) programme required for the execution of the South Jeddah Noor PV Energy project

QA&QC 

Prepare the QA&QC Project programme in conjunction with the Technical Manager and key stakeholders

• Cause to be prepared and maintained a Project Quality Management Plan.
• Define, implement and maintain the process for the management of technical changes.
• Prepare overall project audit and inspection schedule, quality reporting.

Owner’s Engineer:

• Management of the Owner’s Engineer in matters relating to QA&QC.
• Implement Plan-Do-Review control cycle for project team members in relation to quality management matters and implementation of the quality programme. 
• Participate in all relevant phases of the contracting process. Contribute to preliminary assessment of the suppliers, Contractors and subcontractors ability to meet the quality requirements.

Supplier Quality:

• Review contractors' quality documentation.
• Assist the Technical Manager in planning and executing all project QA audits and control in defining the extent and frequency of quality inspections.
• Initiate and follow-up non-conformity register (NCR) for the Project and assist the Project Team in handling non-conformance.

Implementation Phase:

• Train local team members on the quality control of the plant as defined in the project programme.
• Execute civil electrical and SCADA quality audits in accordance with project requirements and industry best practice.

Leadership:

• Developing the HSE Management System issuing the HSE policy and guidelines defining the organizational roles and responsibilities
• Ensures the implementation of the project by all parties is carried out in alignment with local and international standards industry best practice
• Monitors the effective implementation of appropriate HSE systems, ensures contractors systems and processes are in line with changes in legislation and company directives.
• Assists the Project Director in interactions with the stakeholders in all issues concerning Health and Safety.
• Prepares/ make Contractors prepare the HSE documentation required for the Project.
• Maintains, monitors and on time reporting of HSE performance metrics, statistics, records, deviations and injury reporting using the optimal record/register keeping systems.
• Evaluates, approves, and coordinates HSE plans and programmes proposed by Contractors/ Subcontractors working at Company’s site and monitor their performance to assure compliance.
• Performs Contractor/Subcontractor audits, field assessments and planned observations.
• Tracks and verifies closure of site level corrective actions and reports all discrepancies requiring additional resources to resolve at the system level.
• Facilitates site HSE committees and meetings and provides expert opinion, counselling, and support to personnel on site with regard to all HSE issues.
• Coordinate with, and support all company/project stakeholders; such as senior management, project managers, site managers, facility management, local authorities, local community, Contractors/Subcontractor’s representatives, consultants, project lenders, etc.
• Conduct safety training both in-house and on-site, for company employees and monitor their performance to ensure compliance with established HSE policies, practices and reporting requirements.

Functional and Knowledge skills:

• Fluent in English Written and Spoken (Fluency in Arabic would be a plus).
• Proficiency with standard IT software (word processing, spreadsheets, project planning tools and presentation tools).
• Site based role requiring good physical health and mobility.

Managerial Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of management experience including direct line management in a site environment.
• Preparation and delivery of reports including to senior management and board level.
• Defining, and managing work delivery of a team of senior people.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (Presentation skills & Public speaking to groups, one to one engagement, written and spoken).
• Understanding of intercultural difference.