Senior Safety Health & Environment (SHE) Officer Job at Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Senior Safety Health & Environment (SHE) Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Engineering Services , Category: Administrative & Office ]

 

Jobs at:

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited

Deadline of this Job:
8th November 2019  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 28, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) is a limited liability company incorporated in Uganda under the Companies Act. UEDCL owns the 33KV and below voltage i electricity distribution network and all the operational assets associated with the business currently leased to Umeme Ltd. The company monitors Umeme Ltd's investment, generation, and distribution of power in eight territories covering over 67 Districts, operation of the pole plant at Lugogo, and execution of some rural electrification schemes on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The Company is seeking to recruit qualified, competent and highly motivated Ugandans for the following roles: .

Job Purpose:
• To develop safety, health and environmental awareness among staff and the public leading to minimising accidents and enhance UEDCLs compliance with the statutory SHE requirements.
• The Senior Safety Health & Environment Officer will be in charge of the overall safety function of the company, with the responsibility for providing advice and guidance to the senior management team on the development of safety strategies, ensuring strict adherence to the company’s safety standards and dealing with as well as managing external stakeholders with regards to matters relating to safety and the environment
Principal accountabilities
• Develop the company’s health and safety policy and strategies.
• Implement risk assessments practice and provide advise on how risks could be reduced,
• Verifying safety precautions stipulated on permits to work.
• Ensure job safety analysis are being implemented by authorized technical staff.
• Maintain and track safety training files, certifications & all licenses required by the regulator.
• Ensure each employee receives necessary appropriate training and training records are maintained.
• Prepare periodic and special reports to senior management team.
• Assess and implement available technologies and services to improve SHE performance of the company.
• Ensure UEDCL operations complies with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management
• Ensure the quality of staff protective wear meet required stands to fit the purpose.
• Assists in the resolution of specific disciplinary or grievance cases, including acting as an arbiter between the staff and the Manager.

Job Skills: Not Specified


Technical requirements/experience/qualifications (Degree in Engineering)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Environment Engineering and Management with a proven track record of more than five years in health and safety management.
• Accredited professional qualification (NEBOSH, Risk assessment and firefighting) in health and safety management is must.
• Person specifications:
• Good communication and written skills.
• Experience gained at senior level with respect to health, safety and environment in a similar or related industry.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; proficiency with the international health and safety standards
• Experience gained at a senior level with respect to health, safety and environment in a similar or related industry;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; and Proficiency with the international health and safety standards.

Job Education Requirements: Degree


Job Experience Requirements: Five years

 

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Job application procedure
All interested candidates who wish to join UEDCL in the aforementioned capacities are encouraged to visit our website at http://www.uedcl.co.ug  : select "Careers" to view the job details and follow the application instructions. After reviewing the job detail, candidates uploads should not exceed IMB. Please note that the deadline for receiving applications is Friday 8 November 2019 at 5:00 pm.

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Job Info
Job Category: Corporate / Organisation Officer jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job:  8th November 2019
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 28-10-2019
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 28-10-2019
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 29-10-2065
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