RQHSE Director

Location: Doha, Qitar

Responsible for:

• HSQE Manager
• Head of Safety
• Standard, Tools & Reporting Officer
• Business Process Improvement Manager
• Quality and Risk Manager
• Governance & Change Manager

Role Objective:

• Support the RKH Qitarat Managing Director and Executive Team to deliver contracted responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
• Develop and implement the risk, quality, health, safety and environmental (RQHSE) strategies for RKH Qitarat to deliver a safe, healthy, and incident free environment for employees and passengers of the Doha Metro and Lusail Tram networks.
• Develop and implement effective assurance strategies across all areas of the business

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership and Management responsibilities:

• Provide clear leadership and set the vision for the RQHSE team, based on worldwide best practice.
• Define and monitor the relevant KPRs and implement an action plan to drive and improve performance. Ensure proper data collection and analytical processes are in place.
• Lead, monitor and manage the timely development, production and maintenance of all documentation, including department policies, plans, manuals and operational procedures, supported by technical experts as required.
• Promote the company’s values, role modelling them within the business and with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure that the company maintains high standards of ethics and social responsibility through all transactions.
• Ensure adherence to all budgets.

Functional Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, and review of activities to manage and monitor company compliance with Railway Safety, Occupational Health & Safety, Quality, Environmental Management, Business Continuity and Sustainability obligations and commitments.
• Lead and support RKH teams through the processes / procedures for requirements management to inform and support business planning and delivery (contractual, commitments and obligations compliance).
• Develop and continuously improve RKH’s approach to Enterprise Risk Management, achieving a solution that is effective, efficient, and appropriately engages all areas of RKH and its stakeholders.
• Ensure processes are in place for best practice investigations into accidents and serious near-misses.
• Ensure processes are in place for best practice assurance including performance monitoring, audit and management system review.
• Maintain oversight of System and Safety Assurance activity and evidence base, identifying commercial risk and mitigation options, supported by each functional director.
• Develop and implement effective reporting to support awareness, clear responsibilities, effective decision making, and intervention plans.
• Carry out any other mission or work assigned by the Managing Director.

RQHSE Responsibilities:

• Promote a positive Quality, Health and Safety, Environment driven culture always in the workplace and attend any related meetings/briefings as required within the job role.
• Comply with the Company Quality, Health and Safety, Environmental Policies and Management System Requirements.
• Ensure that all incidents including ‘near misses’ are properly reported and recorded to determine the root causes.
• Submission of Hazard observations in accordance with Hazard observation reporting guidelines
• Ensure that all potential risks that may come from performed activities are identified and mitigated and ensure that employees, contractors and visitors are aware of health and safety procedures and any relevant legislation.
• Consider the Health and Safety of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
• Be mindful that Health and Safety, Quality, Security and Environmental is everyone’s responsibility and as such all staff members are accountable for reporting and intervening in Health and Safety, Quality, Security and Environmental violations.

Financial Responsibilities

• Budget holder for the RQHSE department

Required core skills and experience:

• At least 10 years’ experience in HSQE management with 5 years minimum in the railway industry.
• Relevant ‘Senior Leader’ director level experience in achieving and managing, business governance and assurance activities.
• Proven experience of leading and managing teams effectively.
• Commercially astute.
• Ability to think strategically, motivate and lead teams.
• Demonstrative ability to set standards and driving initiatives to meet customer expectations.
• Strong people facing and communication skills.
• Highly motivated team player with sound organisational and leadership skills.
• Structured mind-set and action-oriented person.
• Focused on safety and customer excellence.
• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills, Arabic is desirable.

Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma holder.

Additional Requirements:

• Tertiary Qualification in a relevant discipline (Risk, Quality, Safety, Health, Environment)
• Chartered Status (or working towards) in a relevant internationally recognised professional institution