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Construction Health & Safety Manager, GES EMEA H&S Team

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At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.One focus area of the Amazon construction health & safety (H&S) mission is to provide the resource, tools and an environment that supports and advocates safe, efficient and healthy behaviors and encourage the proactive management of health, safety and well-being. This individual will play a critical role to ensure high standards of safety are applied across all construction projects in the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions to help establish expectations to manage H&S compliance within existing polices, procedures and contractual agreements.We are seeking to strengthen our team of Construction Health & Safety Managers to support the execution of our growing Construction Safety Management (SMS) program. This role will include safety training coordination and the management of external H&S consultant appointments.The successful candidate will support the delivery of central H&S pro-active objectives and be responsible for advocating the implementation of the SMS. The role will require knowledge of European and Middle Eastern construction safety standards to meet country specific H&S compliance. Emphasis will be on having the requisite safety qualifications, experienced in construction safety management and first principles, basic construction knowledge and the ability to engage with cross functional teams and external consultancies, transforming this knowledge into compliant processes for the GES network within EMEA. The individual will provide a functional working link to critical customers such as: Technical Vendor Management and Procurement, Design & Construction, Operations Engineering and Start-up/Launch. The successful candidate will report directly to the GES EU H&S Field Team Lead. This role could be based in other locations within EMEA. Would you like an opportunity to travel and work in multiple countries and cultures? This role will be based in EU and is expected to spend up to 20% of their time traveling domestically.Key job responsibilitiesThe extent of your duties will include: • Support GES Project Operational Leads with the follow-up of serious incidents and near misses.• Planned and reactive safety assurance site visits to advise, guide and support project operational leads & external vendors on matters related to construction safety.• Prepare, host and/or support weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews related to construction safety.• Engage with GES Project Operational Leads and internal stakeholders to provide H&S field support, as required.• Participate in project team meetings and provide regular on-site project presence on demand. • Ensure a data-oriented assistance approach throughout the overall project lifecycle to provide operational project leads with support on improving the safety culture within their respective projects.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification related to Construction Health and Safety;• Qualified to NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent;• Experience in managing construction safety across large multi-site businesses;• Credibility and be able to effectively engage and influence other functional leaders and their teams, to build buy-in to EU Health and Safety strategies and change processes;• Experienced in operating throughout all stages of the construction lifecycle;• Proficient in the implementation of Safety Management Systems and safety reporting;• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and other computer-based tools to support system engineering and briefing/proposal development activities.• Project management qualification / skills.• English verbal and written communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experienced in behavioral safety approaches;• Experienced in interacting with cross functional teams and managing projects with minimal supervision;• Country specific H&S legal awareness, such as French, Spanish and Italian;• Germany, French, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Afrikaans and Zulu are considered preferred qualificationsAmazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations.
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  • Job Type Permanent, Full-time
  • Location London
  • Salary Competitive salary
  • Date posted 10 Nov, 2024

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