Manager People Safety and Health

This role is primarily focusing on people safety, ensuring compliance with relevant local regulations and QR OHS Manual to maintain the safety for Qatar Airways staff, customers and facilities. Also, responsible to assist line manager to further develop Occupational Health and Safety Management System and oversee the effective implementation of health and safety strategies and procedures.

Accountabilities:

• Develop, implement and review emergency procedures in consultation with stakeholders to ensure apt emergency response. 
• Develop OHS training programs and toolbox sessions for employees and contractors in partnership with Group Learning and Development to ensure development of the training repository.
• Develop, implement and monitor promotional campaign calendar across the network in coordination with the relevant stakeholders. ▪ Contribute to the development of strategic plans to improve OHS across the QR network and coordinate the implementation with various stakeholders across the organization.
• Assist line manager in day-to-day operations to ensure compliance against legislations and QR OHS standards.
• Establish company internal audit process including but not limited to planning, resource allocation, conducting audits, preparing audit reports identifying potential risks, recommending corrective actions to monitor compliance against legislations and QR OHS standards.
• Assist line manager in managing external audits to confirm adherence to regulations and certifications. Help line manager to manage a team of PSH specialists to ensure flawless OHS management across the network.
• Conduct/lead incident investigations in partnership with stakeholders to determine root causes to prevent future occurrences.
• Establish the department or teams objectives and priorities to align with and support business objectives.
• Regularly evaluate the department or teams objectives, plans, procedures and practices, and makes appropriate changes if needed.
• Oversee and supervise employees. Direct daily activities, recruit, train, develop and discipline to ensure a high standard of service delivery.
• Responsible to ensure that employees at all levels understand work health and safety requirements and expectations through provision of relevant QR Group induction, information, instruction, training and supervision.
• Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, security, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the operation to assure employee safety, security, legislative compliance and delivery of high quality service with a responsible environmental attitude.
• Contribute towards Qatar Airways Group Environmental Objectives and targets and the implementation and maintenance of the Environmental Management System.

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent with Minimum 8 years of job-related experience.

Essential

• Min bachelor's degree or equivalent with NEBOSH Diploma or Equivalent/NEBOSH IGC 
• Fire safety qualifications 
• Prior experience of implementing safety, health and fire strategies and policies 
• Lead Auditors ISO 45001:2018

Preferred 

• Experience and knowledge of aviation industry and facility management an advantage
• Experience or knowledge of working in the Gulf regions
• Graduate/Tech Member IOSH

Job Specific Skills:

• Command of English language
• Excellent understanding of Safety and Health principles and clear understanding of ISO45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
• Good understanding of the principles of fire safety as detailed by the National Fire Protection Association [NFPA]
• Fluent in both written and spoken English with knowledge of Arabic being beneficial
• Good communication skills and instant credibility are essential to be able to inter-facing with a number of people from different nationalities and cultures
• Good grasp of report writing with attention to business requirements
• Excellent IT/PC Literate particularly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Managerial skills - Ability to delegate work, set clear direction and manage workflow. Strong mentoring and coaching skills. Ability to train and develop subordinate's skills. Ability to foster teamwork among team members.
• Ability and experience of leading teams. (i.e. required to do the job successfully over time, can be trained or would be advantageous but not imperative) Experience to lead and manage teams across different countries.

Internal Application Guidelines

Employees must submit applications through internal vacancies portal (via GEMS) only.

Please see below for all eligibility and requirements for internal applications and please note that any applications not meeting the criteria will not be processed.

• All internal candidates can only have three active applications at any point in time.
• All internal candidates must have completed a minimum 10 months in their current role in order to apply for a new role.
• All internal candidates with an active final warning letter will be automatically disqualified from the recruitment process.