Health and Safety Practitioner - KSA

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Internal Firm Services - Other

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

The main purpose of this role is to ensure implementation of Health and Safety legal, firm, and global standards at the office. The role is taken as part of the nominated employee’s work role, and will account for a percentage of her/his total time provided in that role.

To participate in the implementation of the management system for health and safety, and provide feedback through employees and management to ensure the health and safety management system is in line with the office and network objectives

Keep up to date on legal requirements in the country and provide feedback of compliance to the HSE Manager on periodical basis to ensure continuous compliance with the country’s legal requirements

Participate in conducting office inspections and audits to ensure the office is equipped to respond to emergencies, then report on the inspection outcomes to the head of the department and the related office personnel

Contribute to the wider HSE objectives where needed, such as participation in projects, or studies in the office that will improve health and safety status at the workplace

Participate in the implementation of health and safety projects that are carried out in the firm, including other offices where required.

Contribute to incident investigations and to the tracking, reporting, and analyzing incidents including near misses at the office

Communicate with stakeholders in the office to ensure that health and safety awareness is maintained and improved

Carrying out risk assessments and identifying potential hazards that may lead to incidents at the workplace

The job holder must be a team player and work closely with other members of the office management and business resilience teams.

Training of non-qualified personnel:

Accredited as a health and safety practitioner by the authorities in Saudi Arabia

People:

To work closely with other colleagues of the BR management team with the aim of knowledge sharing, and succession

Planning:

Other resources or assets (e.g. contracts, service level agreements)

Monitor supplier agreements and contracts in line with procurement requirements

Environment Health and safety is a Network requirement which impacts the business as a whole. Failure to ensure the firm’s compliance and best practice in this area could result in prosecution, claims against the firm, increased insurance premium costs and reputational damage, which could lead to loss of business, as well as increase the risk to the health and safety of staff, contractors and visitors to our offices.

The role nominee needs to have basic understanding of health and safety requirements, s/he will need to be authorized to take action on ground and implement changes in the office.

The nominee needs to have good communication skills with office partners and staff, and be able to negotiate well implementation requirements.

A broad understanding of PwC and its functions. It is also important to understand the differences in the LoS and understand their roles and tasks in order to ensure the right advice is given that do not impede the function of the business. A solid understanding of the different functions of I&P and how they interact with each other and H&S as well as understanding the wider functions of Operations and how they interact with each other and with the different LoS.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date