Occupational H&S Manager

Established in 2006, Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) is a global clean energy leader, transforming how the world produces and consumes energy through bold innovation and commercial excellence.

Masdar is a clean energy investor, developer and operator, advancing renewable energy projects across key markets and technologies, with a global project portfolio capacity to date of over 51 gigawatts (GW).

Jointly owned by TAQA, ADNOC and Mubadala, Masdar is driving the scale-up of renewables worldwide, targeting a portfolio capacity of 100GW by 2030.

At Masdar we have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational H&S Manager. You will be responsible for leading the management of environmental and social (“H&S”) studies for Projects, and providing supporting services for compliance and performance aspects during Mega project delivery and asset management.

Responsibilities not limited to;

• Lead the provision of H&S support for projects and assets in construction and operation, balancing between in-house and external service providers and combining lowest cost with maximum knowledge build-up and flexibility.
• Promote and build confidence in Masdar’s success stories, capabilities, road map and vision for H&S aspects towards stakeholders and lenders.
• Engage with and monitor relationships with external consultants and stakeholders in order to ensure adequate knowledge transfer and completion of services as per agreed parameters.
• Maintain an updated list of reputable H&S consultants to undertake H&S studies during Project development.
• Develop and implement a corporate procedure to commission H&S consultants in a compliant and cost effective manner and manage current arrangements that are already in place, supervising their work to ensure completion as per agreements.
• Lead of the commissioning and supervision of H&S studies such as ESSR, ESIA, stakeholder engagement, LRP/RAP, needs analysis, community development plans, E&S monitoring.
  •Participate in contract negotiations (e.g. EPC,O&M, PPA) regarding H&S aspects in order to ensure that the scope of the contracts include the relevant H&S standards and requirements from
  main project stakeholders.

• Master’s degree in Health / Environmental Sciences, Biology, Social Sciences, or equivalent.
• 8-10 years of experience in the H&S field including 3 years of experience in Internationally Funded Projects in emerging markets (WB/IFC, EBRD, ADB) or equivalent experience.
• Experience working as a consultant and/or at the client or lender

Job-Specific Skills:
•Knowledge of renewable energy and traditional energy industry
•Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills leading to a consultative approach within a corporate
/ multifunctional environment
•Strong understanding of the complexity and challenges of driving/building a project delivery culture
•Knowledge of latest H&S trends
•Knowledge of working in line with the requirements of international financial institutions e.g. World Bank, AfDB, Equator Principles and specifically the IFC Performance Standards
•Strong research and analytical skills
•Ability to prioritize actions and manage external consultants
•Ability to connect the innovation strategy with the business strategy

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