Senior Manager APAC, Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S)

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Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within EH&S International, CEF team for a EH&S Senior Manager AsiaPac, based at our Singapore office. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring EH&S compliance for the region. They will work closely with the Site Operations, HR & IT teams.

Job Overview

1. EH&S Programmes, Projects and General Support

Provide advice and support to projects to ensure EH&S considerations throughout the project lifecycle. (e.g. review of appropriate documentation)

Ensure EH&S requirement considerations for new sites – mobilisation checklist

Incident reporting tool & other EH&S tools – promote and manage the use of the tools by staff to include administrative requirements, training for sites and administrative tasks involved in rolling out updated tool to AsiaPac region

Ensures incidents are reported appropriately and investigations are completed correctly

Manage and lead the audit programme – audit prep, audits attendance, leading the completion of post audit actions

Manage the Driver Safety Programme – assist with the roll out of the driver safety programme and the ongoing management of the programme

Manage Ergonomics Program (advice, awareness, data gathering, actions), including programme implementation, where required

Manage purchase orders, liaising with suppliers, resolving EH&S payment issues, general administration, in line with budget

2. Conduct and/or support risk assessments and other consultancy services to control workplace hazards

Act as H&S Consultant for some sites

Support and manage interactions between sites in AsiaPac with consultants, where applicable, and arrange gap assessments, risk assessments, training, programme development, standard operating procedure (SOP) development, ergonomic assessments & general coordination of site visits, actions resolution.

Carry out risk assessments (general, back to work, pregnancy, ergonomic), as required

Lead EH&S drop & dial in sessions to minimise workplace EH&S issues

3. Policies, procedures & reporting to ensure compliance

Coordinate with guidance of Director, EH&S International, Corporate Engineering & Facilities (CEF), in ensuring performance, compliance and improving culture across all sites

Provide advice/assistance to all sites on health and safety requirements including audit preparation, follow up from audits and policies/SOPs. Track actions and provide updates

Coordinate with guidance of Director, EH&S International CEF with preparing and updating of EH&S Polices/Programmes/SOPs and distribution of these, as required

Complete site Emergency Management plans, as required.

Monitor records of EH&S against legal requirements and Document Retention Policy

Gather metrics data and ensuring timely submission by sites on EH&S

Gather data and coordinate the compiling of electronic reports for incidents, accidents, ill health data

Compile and the distribution of General Manager (GM) reports on health and safety for different Countries (general, periodic performance reports)

Assist with corporate requirements in environmental sustainability

4. Initiatives

Lead EH&S initiatives and campaigns for AsiaPac and aligning with other International offices and head office

Support EH&S global corporate initiatives and requirements including, leading of EH&S management systems programme for relevant EH&S International sites

Manage campaigns that seeks to continuously support improvement of EH&S performance

5. Communications

Manage EH&S content for webpages for all AsiaPac offices. Develop EH&S webpages for new sites

Coordination of EH&S content for Site Facilities Handbook

Newsletter – producing alerts and new versions regularly

Person Specification, Knowledge & Experience

Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent minimum

Educated to degree level or equivalent, is required

10 or more years work experience in an EH&S role, with a significant part of this within the private sector and in an office environment

Willingness to travel (essential)

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, are required

Positive, can-do attitude is necessary, and candidate must be a team player

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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