Occupational H&S Manager

At Masdar we have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational H&S Manager. You will be responsible for leading the management of environmental and social (“H&S”) studies for Projects, and providing supporting services for compliance and performance aspects during Mega project delivery and asset management.

Responsibilities not limited to;

• Lead the provision of H&S support for projects and assets in construction and operation, balancing between in-house and external service providers and combining lowest cost with maximum knowledge build-up and flexibility.
• Promote and build confidence in Masdar’s success stories, capabilities, road map and vision for H&S aspects towards stakeholders and lenders.
• Engage with and monitor relationships with external consultants and stakeholders in order to ensure adequate knowledge transfer and completion of services as per agreed parameters.
• Maintain an updated list of reputable H&S consultants to undertake H&S studies during Project development.
• Develop and implement a corporate procedure to commission H&S consultants in a compliant and cost effective manner and manage current arrangements that are already in place, supervising their work to ensure completion as per agreements.
• Lead of the commissioning and supervision of H&S studies such as ESSR, ESIA, stakeholder engagement, LRP/RAP, needs analysis, community development plans, E&S monitoring.

•Participate in contract negotiations (e.g. EPC,O&M, PPA) regarding H&S aspects in order to ensure that the scope of the contracts include the relevant H&S standards and requirements from

main project stakeholders.

• Master’s degree in Health / Environmental Sciences, Biology, Social Sciences, or equivalent.
• 8-10 years of experience in the H&S field including 3 years of experience in Internationally Funded Projects in emerging markets (WB/IFC, EBRD, ADB) or equivalent experience.
• Experience working as a consultant and/or at the client or lender

Job-Specific Skills

• •Knowledge of renewable energy and traditional energy industry
• •Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills leading to a consultative approach within a corporate
• / multifunctional environment
• •Strong understanding of the complexity and challenges of driving/building a project delivery culture
• •Knowledge of latest H&S trends
• •Knowledge of working in line with the requirements of international financial institutions e.g. World Bank, AfDB, Equator Principles and specifically the IFC Performance Standards
• •Strong research and analytical skills
• •Ability to prioritize actions and manage external consultants
• •Ability to connect the innovation strategy with the business strategy
• As part of the application process, we will collect, store and process personal information about you.