Lead EHS Specialist LatAm

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Scope:

Lead EHS Specialist LatAm have under its scope the Spanish speaking countries at Latin America, for Grid Automation, with special focus on Mexico, Colombia and Chile.

Lead EHS Specialist LatAm is responsible for ensuring the organization and its employees adhere to EHS standards and life saving rules. Responsible for shaping and maintaining organizations' safety culture. Their duties include implementing organizational safety rules, promoting a culture of safety in the workplace and performing regular site inspections to check compliance in order to prevent incidents, minimize resource leakage, improves efficiency and customer satisfaction.

• Support operational teams during all project phases (panel construction, test, installation, commissioning, etc.);
• Carrying out safety risks assessments prior to starting a new project
• Reviewing all work procedures and ensuring they meet industry safety standards
• Ensure the compliance with Safety, Occupational Health and Environment Regulations applicable to the company
• Establish injury prevention initiatives focused on world-class health and safety performance and responsible for conducting incident investigations
• Focal point to public relations, as associations, governmental agencies and clients
• Feeds back on lessons learned and best practice from the region to management and employees
• Reports on HSE performance and progress on implementation of HSE objectives and key performance indicators
• Ensuring safe installation of equipment and overseeing external contractors
• Conducting training sessions on health and safety awareness
• Act as an Ambassador by Planning/Implementing/Reviewing/ Monitoring of EHS Management System
• Interact with other cluster in the region (Brazil) to share and leverage best practices
• Implementation & adherence to EHS Management System - GE Vernova Framework 3.0
• Lead the ISO 14001 and 45001 accreditations across the region
  
  
  • Operational Safety
    
    
    • Develop /Support for Risk Assessment
    • Review & Verification of EHS Plan/Risk Assessment/Method Statement (RAMS)
    • Responsible to review the applicable Life Saving Rules as per the portfolio and implement the GE Vernova procedures and Legal HSE requirements
    • Ensure sub-contractors are approved in Comply Works
    • Ensure Pre-Mob is implemented and followed
  • Management System
    
    
    • Understand High Risk operations, EHS Core Requirement & Technical Standards
    • Develop action plans wherever gap identified.
  • Support / Review EHS requirements during ITO Stage (Inquiry-to-order / Tender stage)
• Site Management
  
  
  • Conducts accidents/incidents investigation and identify the preventative action to be implemented at site.
  • Supports Genba Walks;
• Sub-Contractor Management
  
  
  • Familiar with Comply Works, Contractor Pre-mobilization
• Inspections
  
  
  • Prepare/Track/Follow Quarterly Genba Walk Plan based on the active projects
  • Track / Inspect the EHS devices / PPEs (Personal protective equipment).
  • Conduct EHS Audits at Project Sites/Shop Floors/Warehouses/Integration facility
• Training
  
  
  • Assign trainings to employees based on the job profile through Training Tracker/GE Vernova Learning
  • Provide Training to Contingent Workers/Sub Contractors based on the job profile and tasks.
  • Organize Regulatory Trainings to applicable employees and track compliance.
• Monitoring
  
  
  • Monitor Toolbox on daily/weekly basis.
• Communication/Meetings/Reporting
  
  
  • Arrange Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly calls with relevant stakeholders
  • Support Monthly Reporting to Management (MOR) and liaising with Operations Leader for EHS review.

• Bachelor degree in Safety / Occupational Health and Safety or related technical degree from an accredited university
• Fluency in English. Portuguese is a plus
• Proven work experience in EHS, preferably at energy sector (generation, transmission, distribution, O&M)
• Availability to travel across different Latin America countries up to 50% of the time
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple issues with competing priorities
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Expertise on Electrical Safety and Energy Isolation requirements

• Previous work experience in multi-cultural environment;
• Proven Leadership & strong acumen to drive EHS culture.
• High energy, positive individual.
• Go getter with a can-do attitude.