Assistant Manager / Senior Assistant Manager Safety and Facilities

TL@NTU is seeking an experienced candidate to provide effective and excellent services in Facilities and Occupational Health & Safety, ensuring the smooth and safe functioning of all TL@NTU laboratories and offices.

Responsibilities:

Formulate, implement, and evaluate new and existing health and safety policies, and services for building a strong safety and health culture within TL@NTU and NTU community and ensuring compliance to relevant regulations and NTU expectations.

Develop, manage and update the health and safety workplan for TL@NTU in line with both TL@NTU and NTU objectives.

Conduct safety training or identify relevant mandatory and certification training for TL@NTU staff.

Organise health and safety promotional activities for both offices and laboratory-based facilities for staff and students.

Lead and manage in developing and implementing safety and health management systems in accordance with NTU health and safety expectations.

Provide advice to TL@NTU management, staff and students on safety and health issues and ways to eliminate or minimising risks and hazards.

Liaise with governmental bodies and regulatory agencies on health and safety related matters. Ensure compliance of all operations at TL@NTU Research Centre level with the WSH Act and other statutory requirements. Ensure all required licenses are issued and maintained for the activities.

Plan and conduct periodical audits and inspections of offices, research laboratories and their supporting facilities.

Conduct investigations for accidents/incidents that take place in offices and laboratories. Implement necessary measures to prevent recurrence of accidents/incidents.

Assume the role of secretary in the safety committee and coordinate the activities for the safety committee.

Assume the role of safety representative / coordinator on behalf of TL@NTU to liaise with NTU counterparts, such as the Office of Health and Safety, for coordination, sharing and distribution of information relating to health and safety matters within NTU.

Plan, co-ordinate and implement facilities related works for TL@NTU offices and laboratories.

Liaise with both internal and external contractors on facilities related works for TL offices and laboratories.

Ensure implementation of maintenance works of TL@NTU’s statutory equipment by TL@NTU laboratory managers on equipment including pressure vessels, boilers, autoclaves, cranes, IR & NIR equipment.

Ensure implementation of cleanliness & tidiness for TL@NTU office and laboratories – including getting ready seating/cubicles for new staffs, name tag/access card.

Administer TL@NTU office laboratory access/security and ensure compliance with NTU rules and regulations.

Other ad-hoc duties as assigned TL@NTU Management.

Requirements:

Degree in Engineering/ Facilities Management, Building Science with 3-5 years’ experience or Diploma in Engineering with 5-7 years of related experiences in Safety, Health and Facilities Management

Experience in Workplace Safety in offices and laboratory-based research environment

Registered Workplace Safety and Health Officer (WSHO) would be advantageous.

Strong experience and knowledge in Workplace Safety, health, including ISO 45001 would be preferred

Ability to work well under pressure with differing levels of people

Hiring Institution: NTU

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