Vacancy title:
QHSE Manager

Jobs at:
Voltalia

Deadline of this Job:
10th December 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 1st November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Voltalia SA is a France-based holding company engaged in the renewable utilities sector. It designs, develops and operates electric power stations in numerous countries, such as France, French Guyana, Brazil, Greece and Morocco.

The Company generates electricity using a variety of renewable energy sources. These include wind, water, biomass and solar power. In addition, Voltalia SA specializes in carbon credit trading activities. The Company operates several subsidiaries, including Anelia and Bio-Bar in France, Voltalia Guyane, SIG Kourou, SIG Mana and SIG Cacao in French Guyana, Voltalia Energia do Brasil in Brazil, Thegero in Greece and Alterrya Maroc in Morocco, among others. The Company is owned by Voltalia Investissement SA.

JOB DETAILS:

Job description
The Quality, Health & Safety and Environment Manager is responsible for promoting and ensuring the quality of the works, health and safety of Voltalia workers and subcontrators, the compliance with the environmental requirements and the continuous improvement processes to satisfy stakeholders and ensuring legal compliance.

MISSION

•  Ensure the implementation in the local organization of the QHSE Policies, Procedures and QHSE documentary organization defined by Voltalia Group;
  
•  Ensure the local Quality, Health & Safety and Environment legal compliance;
  
•  Supervise and maintain the legal and contractual documentation for the project, as permits, licenses, authorizations and other relevant documentation, according to the legal requirements and the Client request. Monitoring the existence national and international applicable standards;
  
•  Participation on the Risk Assessment analysis for all the activities, development of the Quality Plan, Inspection and Testing Plans, HSE Plan, Preventive Instructions, Method
  
•  Statements, Checklists and other specific local QHSE documentation;
  
•  Supervise the laboratory activities and equipment, monitoring their calibrations;
  
•  Supervise the Subcontractors quality control, including their documentation and testing and measuring equipment;
  
•  Development and implementation of the Emergency Plans;
  
•  Training of workers and subcontractors of Voltalia in the QHSE Plans, Emergency Plans, Inspection and Control Plans, Procedures, Inductions, Toolbox Tools, Emergency
  
• Drills and Awareness actions;
  
•  Conduct QHSE monitoring of the site, with periodic visits to the workplaces; safety inspections and audits for Quality, Health, Safety & Environment matters;
  
•  Report Quality, Health & Safety and Environment KPI´s in a monthly basis;
  
•  Reporting immediately any non-conformity or incident, developing further required investigations;
  
•  Voltalia representation towards official agencies in case of accident (environmental or safety);
  
•  Participation in QHSE meetings, internal and external with Subcontractors, Suppliers and Clients.
  
•  Leading the operational Quality and HSE local Technicians, whether they are from Voltalia or Subcontracted to external entities;
  
•  Search for continuous improvement through audits and monitoring of internal processes, ensuring the implementation and effectiveness of the action plans (corrective and preventive actions)
  

PROFILE

•  Education: Technical level Graduation (Degree in Quality, Occupational Health and Safety, Environment or Quality or related areas studies is a plus).
  
•  Professional Experience: Experience equal or greater than 5 years in similar positions.
  
•  Knowledge/Specific Training:Training in Health and Safety at Work and/or Environment;
  
•  Training in Audits;First Aid training;
  
•  Pedagogical competence training;
  
•  Excellent knowledge of the law, regulations and standards of Quality, Health & Safety and Environment (ISO 9001, OSHAS 18001 and ISO 14001);
  
•  Languages : Official native language + fluent English – Portuguese, Spanish or French would be a plus
  

Key skills :

•  Results and Customer Orientation;
  
•  High level of initiative and autonomy;
  
•  Ability to plan and organize teams and activities;
  
•  Coordination and motivation abilities;
  
•  Excellent interpersonal relationship;
  
•  Excellent communication
  
•  Facility in decision making;
  
•  Adaptability, including cases of highly complexity;
  
•  Resilience;
  
•  Innovation ability (disruptive and incremental).