Description:

• Responsible for the end-to-end health and safety, environmental and quality requirements relating to all MAST activities, these include the development of related policies, systems, and training to enable the end-to-end compliance both internally and externally

SHEQ Management

• Develop an integrated (SHEQ) management system applicable to all business streams.
• Perform internal audits and management reviews to ensure that the strategic objectives are achieved while reducing business risks and compliance to all legal, and client requirements.

ISO Compliance Management

• Compile and create policies, procedures, and risk assessments (Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality)
• Advise and lead the team in the preparation to ensure that ISO certification is achieved and upheld.

Supplier /Contract Management

• Develop governance structures to monitor, evaluate and manage supplier, contractors, and 3rd partys performance (SLA/KPI)

Financial Management & Reporting

• Formulate and manage the SHEQ operations CAPEX and OPEX budgets.
• Including developing dashboards to enable management visibility.

Compliance Management

• Responsible for the preparation for ISO compliance and certification Core competencies, knowledge and experience
• Strong communications skills including interpersonal skills, presentation skills, stakeholder management, management reporting.
• Excellent relationship building, teamwork, and collaboration skills that enables the provision of effective support and guidance across programs
• Foster an overall spirit of collaboration amongst teams
• Comfortable, experienced and accomplished at working with business executives, and able to push back in a professional and diplomatic way
• Ability to balance the long-term (big picture) and short-term implications of individual decisions and effective at driving short term actions that are consistent with long-term goals
• Attention to detail and a keen observer who knows that spotting the little things can yield big results,
• Organization skills in keeping investigations thorough, on schedule, and in accordance with established procedures, and maintain compliance that will satisfy regulatory requirements.

Knowledge and experience essential

• Proven broad knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of South-Africa and its regulations, with a strong track record of a minimum of 5 years of enforcing the act and regulations.
• In-depth knowledge of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 and related schedules
• Multifaceted knowledge for either or all international standards relating to ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 or ISO45001.
• Practical working knowledge of the ISO and related international standards relating to quality, health and safety and the environmental standards.
• In-depth knowledge of legislative frameworks, including the Telecoms Act, JSE Regulations, OHSAS Act, and other legislation and policies impacting a Tower Company and/or Telecommunications, with a working knowledge of the telecommunication service provider requirements within these environments.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• A Grade 12 is essential
• Minimum related 3-year qualification/relevant professional Occupational Health and Safety qualification, preferably a diploma or Bachelors degree qualification, with the relevant 3-5 years leadership experience is essential
• A minimum 8 10 years relevant working experience with proven track record on key outputs and disciplines is essential.