Title/Position: Site Safety Advisor

Location:
Luanda, Lobito & Soyo, Angola

Contract Period:
9 months

Closing Date: April 18, 2008

MAIN FUNCTIONS

• Work with company and contractor’s site management and Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) organizations to implement the project and site safety programs
• Advise site team (company, contractor, and subcontractors) of company, contractor, and local authorities’ safety requirements, regulations, expectations, and best practices
• Coach and advise contractor and subcontractors to establish, communicate, and implement safety expectations and initiatives; monitor and stimulate execution with contractor’s safety policy, rules, and procedures; and monitor conformance with project and site safety execution plans and implement improvements where appropriate
• Collect and analyze data on safety initiatives and performance for reporting to project and functional management
• Identify and assist with prioritization of opportunities for site safety process improvements.
  
  

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES         

• Promote safety awareness and safe performance among project team members, including consultants and contractor personnel
• Conduct regular safety inspections/assessments on-site and at key off-site subcontractor locations in accordance with established project and site safety plans or as requested by site team members
• Identify and work to eliminate hazards, unsafe conditions, and unsafe acts; work with company, contractor, and subcontractor management toward achieving an injury-free work place
• Keep site management apprised of significant safety issues and plans/progress towards resolving issues and eliminating hazards
• Advise site team of safety initiatives, issues, challenges, and incident investigations/follow-up
• Communicate safety initiatives, achievements, experiences, and issues from other sites and projects with site team members and contractor/subcontractor safety advisors/management
• Participate in investigation and follow-up of incidents/accidents; prepare notifications/reports for communication of significant incidents to company project/functional management per project incident reporting procedures and matrix
• Coach and advise contractor/subcontractor safety professionals/management in incident investigation documentation, reporting, and follow-up, including root cause analysis and case management
• Monitor work processes to ensure compliance with the site work permit system and area/system responsibilities
• Prepare/provide a safety induction briefing to new Client team members and Client visitors to site
• Collect and share safety lessons learned with other sites and project and functional management.

Qualifications:


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

    • College level education or equivalent
    • 5-7 years in Construction Safety-related positions.

Travel / Other:

For more information contact:

Gunnar Nordahl
email: gnordahl@dovreusa.com