Pursue a challenging new role as Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) Manager with our client in the telecommunications industry. The SHEQ Manager will be responsible for managing the end-to-end health and safety, environmental and quality requirements relating to all company activities; including the development of related policies, systems, and training to enable the end-to-end compliance both internally and externally (including contractor competence vetting); and working with stakeholders in actively developing a safe work environment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handling end-to-end health and safety, environmental, and quality requirements relating to all company activities, including developing related policies, systems, and training to enable end-to-end compliance both internally and externally (including contractor competence vetting) and working with stakeholders in actively developing a safe work environment
- Developing an integrated SHEQ management system applicable to all business streams
- Performing internal audits and management reviews to ensure that the strategic objectives are achieved while reducing business risks and complying with all legal and client requirements
- Compiling and creating policies, procedures, and risk assessments (Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality)
- Advising and leading the team in preparation to ensure that ISO certification is achieved and upheld
- Being trusted and respected as a thought leader and change agent who can influence and persuade business and Leadership Team
- Managing people, ensuring team effectiveness, promoting people development, and fostering employee engagement
- Developing governance structures to monitor, evaluate, and manage supplier, contractors, and third parties’ performance (Service Level Agreement/Key Performance Indicator) against their contracted scope of work and benchmark best practice
- Formulating and managing the SHEQ operations Capital Expenditure and Operating Expenditure budgets
- Developing dashboards to enable management visibility
- Being responsible for preparation for ISO compliance and certification
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric and three year professional OHS Degree or Diploma
- At least 8 to 10 years experience in health and safety overall
- At least 3 to 5 years management experience (as SHEQ Manager)
- Experience in the telecommunications industry, specifically towers
- Proven knowledge of the OHS Act and its regulations
- Strong track record of enforcing the OHS Act and regulations
- Knowledge of the National Environmental Management Act
- Multifaceted knowledge relating to ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 or ISO45001
- Knowledge of legislative frameworks, including the Telecoms Act, JSE Regulations, etc.