Assets Safety Officer

**Job description**:

- Together with others colleagues, activities that fall into the responsibilities of the SAFETY OFFICER in support to the Safety, Quality & Competence Manager:

- Proactively ensure and facilitate a sustainable implementation of the mainly identified pillars namely operational documentation management, staff training and certification process, reporting of unwanted events, realization of Field Visits and bi-directional dialogue between technical operational teams, OCE team and the Internal Prevention Service:

- Ensure the ownership of the whole process for the different pillars (process, documentation, reviews, updates management,...)
- **Operational Safety Documentation**
- Manage existing and new documentation (safety instruction in relation to Operational work methods). Identify the need for new / adapted documents
- Initiate, scoop, arbitrate and lead as a leader a specific Working Group, involving the concerned experts in order to write /update instructions.
- For summary instruction updates or those with a lower level of operational expertise, ensure the updating of the document (under the supervision of an expert).
- Identify and plan the rollout of the action plan, with the concerned line managers, in terms of training, communication and implementation following a instruction.
- **Training & Certification**
- Manage and optimize existing and new training.
- Identify the needs of new / adapted training. Ensure the development and implementation of the training. Organize within the business the holding of trainings.
- **Field Visits (combined with Quality)**
- Carry out field visits (observation, review) on a recurring basis.
- Analyze and consolidate the observations made. Ensure the quality and impact (feedback, questioning, rout causes) of these. Ensure coaching / debriefing of the observatory.
- Take part in the quarterly / annual consolidation meeting in order to identify trends and necessary improvements and take part in the elaboration of the N+1 action plan
- Analyze transversally the findings of the Audits carried out by the business. Deduce actions and improvements. Ensure the implementation of these in the organization.
- Identify the needs of new audits, develop and implement them in the business.
- Prepare and participate in blank or certification audits (ISO, SCL), their debriefings and elaboration of corrective action plans (non-conformities).
- Ensure, as SPOC (or Project Leader, Expert), for Assets the follow-up of specific projects related to Safety.

**Benefits**:

- Challenging projects based on your interests and skills
- Personal follow-up and clear, transparent communication both before and after commencement of employment
- Possibility to follow extra training
- Inspiring network events and legendary after work drinks
- Strong network of industry leading clients
- Expertise within IT, Engineering and Life Sciences
- A flying start for every junior, growth opportunities and possibility to share gathered knowledge for more senior employees

**Have you got what it takes?**:

- You have a degree in civil or industrial engineering, or equivalent experience.
- You have experience in Safety management, either as an operational manager or as Safety expert. A diploma of Safety prevention advisor is a plus.
- You have a very good experience with Safety, both at system and cultural level, ideally with an affinity for Quality aspects.
- You have experience in activities, maintenance works and operational safety in industrial facilities, ideally in high voltage electrical installations.
- You have experience in Project management / Change management.
- You have strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- You are customer oriented and have good communication skills.
- You have excellent stakeholder management skills.
- You are a good facilitator and have sufficient persuasive power.
- You have good writing skills and a perfect knowledge of MS Office tools.

Reference number: 49773