Construction Site Safety Specialist

Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) is currently supervising the construction of a series of urban sewerage and drainage works related to the HCMC component of the WB-funded Viet Nam Urban Upgrading Project.

Related to this project, SKM is seeking to recruit a Construction Site Safety Specialist. The responsibilities of this role include:

• - Monitor day-to-day construction and assist to ensure it is carried out in an environmentally friendly, healthy and safe manner;
• - Direct for PPE to be worn and other safety obligations followed;
• - Supervision of construction contractors to ensure they carry out works in accordance with the EMP;
• - Alert the client to any environmental issues and execute necessary mitigation measures and/or solutions where appropriate;
• - Supervise construction contractors' implementation of environmental protection measures;
• - Ensure coordination of effective HSET is maintained across the consultant's engineering team;
• - Check that construction contractors' proposals accord with statutory or otherwise approved requirements for maintaining workers and public health, safety and welfare;
• - Assist the client in the coordination with other agencies to resolve problems related to traffic and public nuisance as may arise from construction;
• - Examine, approve and supervise all temporary and permanent traffic management proposals of the contractor and ensure that interruption to movement of all road users is kept to a minimum.

Requirements for this role include:

• - University graduate in civil engineering/environmental or closely related fields;
• - At least 7 years of field working experience in construction supervision of infrastructure including sewerage/drainage/water supply or highway/roads, including management of the health, safety, environment and traffic management;
• - Familiarity with international HSET standards and procedures;
• - Experience in Asian developing countries;
• - Experience in HSET training and manual preparation be an asset.

The focus of this role is managing and improving site safety.

If this role is of interest, please send your CV to Andrew Counihan () by 31 October 2009. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.