EH&S Coordinator

Otis L.L.C, 37th floor, The One Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The role holder is responsible for providing guidance and support to field employees on meeting the safety requirements within World Wide Job Site Safety Standards (WWJSSS). The role holder is also responsible to deliver safety induction training for new employees. The role holder shall carry out his duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides management information and insights on all dimensions of work area performance to facilitate discussion and decision making, both on a periodic basis and for ad-hoc management requests.
• Follows all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Performs site safety inspections to identify potential hazardous conditions and follows up on the completion of the action items identified during site inspections.
• Follows up safety action plans such as inspection results, injuries investigations or accidents, and prepares recommendations for Otis.
• Conducts FPA audits and evaluates employees on the global Otis standards for safe working procedures.
• Conducts surprise inspections to ensure that EH&S requirements are being implemented fully and including documentation reviews to support this process.
• Trains employees on the WWJSSS requirements, ensuring they are able to recognize hazards and risks to be compliant with safety processes.
• Delivers safety induction training to newly hired employees as well as for subcontractors working for Otis.
• Conducts regular toolbox talks and safety trainings for field employees.
• Reports safety violations observed during site inspections and audits to Supervisor - Safety and field teams.
• Prepares weekly and monthly safety statistics reports.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering / Occupational Safety or equivalent
• Relevant certification such as Certified Safety and Health Manager (CSHM), Environmental Health and Safety Professional Certificate (EHSPC) or equivalent is preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in performing EH&S operations in a construction / engineering organization