SHEQ Advisor

SHEQ Advisor

Helios Towers is a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure company, having established one of the most extensive tower portfolios across Africa. It builds, owns and operates telecom passive infrastructure, providing services to mobile network operators. Helios Towers currently operates in 8 markets in Africa and Oman in the Middle East.

Overview

As a SHEQ, you will be responsible for the implementation and facilitation of the Helios Towers SHEQ Strategy throughout their OpCo and Supply Chain Partners as directed by the OpCo SHEQ Manager. The SHEQ Advisor should be able to effectively and positively influence their internal and external customers and stakeholders to improve the OpCo’s programme of continuous improvement and risk management. The SHEQ Advisor should be sufficiently competent that they can work in a self-sustained proactive manner across the operational landscape of Helios Towers. The SHEQ Advisor must have sufficient professional integrity to uphold the minimum SHEQ standards of Helios Towers, and escalate situations where this is not possible. The SHEQ Advisor should act as an ambassador and role model for Helios Towers SHEQ at all times, guiding and mentoring their peers and subordinates where required.  

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Role Responsibilities:

As a SHEQ Advisor, you will be responsible for:

• Provide input in determining strategies and for developing, reviewing, updating and implementing internal policy and process in line with industry best practice
• Assist with the management of risk by undertaking a co-program of risk assessments across all elements of the business, identifying how to mitigate risk by implementing and managing change.
• Carry out regular (scheduled and ad hoc) inspections of sites and the office(s) to check that policies and procedures are being properly implemented by internal staff, suppliers and customers.
• Address and report upon areas of non-conformance improving performance and quality.
• Work with internal and external HT and MP teams to ensure that all SHEQ reporting, data collection, Quality Assurance and related document control for Helios Towers is accurate and correct
• Facilitate the continued certification of ISO 45001,14001 and 9001
• Report to SHEQ management on the HT internal and external SHEQ performance within their OpCo and recommend improvement strategies where required
• Support the development and delivery of SHEQ training in line with the HT Group Training Needs Analysis, including the compilation and reporting of training progress throughout the OpCo operations.
• Undertake investigations and audits where scheduled or required, effectively identifying root causes and making robust recommendations for corrective and preventative action.
• Support the OpCo SHEQ Manager with the successfully implementation and delivery of all HT Group Campaigns and Initiatives as required.

Requirements for the Role:

To succeed in the role, you will be/will have:

• NEBOSH International General Certificate (or equivalent)
• IRCA Approved Lead Auditor Training (or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years of SHEQ related experience in a Maintenance and/or Construction related organisation
• Experience of working as an operator within a matrix style organisation, effectively influencing partner and contracted organisations.
• Strong understanding of MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal/influencing skills
• Strong presentation skills