OSH Officer - Risk and Contingency Management (UAE National Candidates Only)

Purpose

The OSH Officer - Risk and Contingency Management reports to the Manager OSH Monitoring and Performance, to support the department in delivery of Occurrence Risk Assessments, Emergency evacuation drills, as well as the oversight and management of first aid kits, fire warden kits and the fire warden and first aider responder lists.

They are a core OSH team member in delivering assurance that Etihad Airways are prepared and able to perform appropriately to identified hazards and emergencies to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all of our staff and visitors. As a trained risk assessment facilitator, they are also relied upon to advise and drive effective hazard and risk awareness among Etihad Airways Leadership during Risk assessment workshops.

Accountabilities

• Facilitate and support risk assessments across Etihad Airways activities.
• Identify hazards and conduct evaluations to proactively mitigate risks.
• Assign, track, and drive closure of risk related corrective actions and mitigations.
• Plan, coordinate, and assess emergency response drills across all Etihad Airways facilities.
• Deliver clear and actionable drill assessment reports.
• Support incident investigations, by conducting OSH incident investigation, identifying root cause and ensure effective corrective actions are taken.
• Assist in monitoring and following up on findings and action plans to ensure timely closure.
• Support the implementation of the OSH audit and inspection plan.
• Ensure compliance with Etihad Airways OSH standards and applicable local regulatory requirements.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting on safety performance and risk status.
• Reporting any safety concerns, occurrences, and hazards in line with Etihad Airways procedures.
• Undertake any other duties assigned by OSH Management to support the delivery of safety outcomes.

Education & Experience

• Minimum 4 years’ experience working in a safety environment in a high-risk industry
• NEBOSH certificate or similar OSH qualification mandatory
• Experience working with Emergency response plans, contingency plans, first aid or similar (Required)
• Experience showing competence as a risk assessor or risk assessment facilitator (Highly Advantageous)
• Completed training as a lead auditor (such as RBAQSA, BARS, ISO etc.) (Desirable)
• Experience from high-risk industries
• University degree or significant OSH industry experience and training (desirable)
• Experience as a first aider and/or fire warden (Desirable)

Recruitment Process

The recruitment process for this position will involve the following steps:

1. All applications will be reviewed by a human-member of our Recruitment Team
2. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to completed a recorded video interview via our third-party platform HireVue. This interview will allow you to record your responses to a range of questions related to the position and will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge and experience in a way that just your CV alone would not be able to. It also ensures fairness for you and all candidates, as all of our shortlisted candidates are asked the same questions and assessed on their responses. 
3. After a review of completed video interviews, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an initial technical interview with the hiring manager. 
4. Finalists will be invited to a follow up interview that may include the completion of a job-related case study.
5. All candidates will be notified as to the status of their application as soon as is possible.

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