Job Description Summary
The EHS Lead Specialist position reports hierarchically to the Portfolio EHS Leader and provides day-to-day EHS support for a set of sites within the define area of work in the Spain Sites.
The scope of work considers all WTG generators and include, warehouses, service activities, contractors' management, and GEV staff.
The EHS Lead Specialist will manage EHS at site and provide EHS operational support as well as EHS advice to proposed safer solutions in day-to-day operations. Manage EHS KPI's (EHS Concern, ATS, I&I etc), unsure correct assignment of Concern report & Finding, follow-up until closure.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
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Ensure compliance with Laws, Regulations and Procedures
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Support and Drive the achievement of a Zero Harm Culture
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Provide Factual and Effective Communication
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Influence stakeholders
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Keep focus on Strategic and Business Vision
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Interpret Laws, Regulations and Procedures, considering all relevant local / national EHS standards in the organization.
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Ensure customer EHS requirements are being properly followed to guarantee the access of GEV employees and contractors to the customer site.
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Update, support, develop and implement site procedures and develop updates when needed according to GEV management system processes and procedures and local regulation.
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Regularly review the sites Emergency Plan, ensuring all required materials and equipment is in place, where required it is tested, and the persons required to use it are trained.
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Train people to understand laws, regulations, and procedures, offering guide to risk mitigation when necessary and advocating for ongoing improvements to equipment and people safety through engineering controls, developing risk assessments.
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Support Site Manager at GEV EHS programs implementation
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Ensure Emergency drills are carried out at least quarterly; these may be focused on specific events, rather than a full site evacuation each quarter.
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Verify that products, equipment's and tools delivered to the sites meet internal standards for safety, following up contractors and Major Components Exchange/Blades team mobilizations, ensuring proper approval and documentation availability.
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Direct EHS site support and assessment during major operations in your area or others.
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Regular scheduled Audit activities: Simplified Work Plan, Legal and GEV documentation compliance for GEV and contractors, Site inspections within own scope and other regions and countries.
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Manage site inspections carried out by regulatory agencies.
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Manage the retention of the EHS required documentation in the Site EHS files.
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Oversee the management of PPE for GE staff and visitors.
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Perform Simplified Work Plan audits, reporting and registering following the region audit plan
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Support contractor mobilization and MCE / Blades teams on the wind farms of region ensuring that requirements are up to date and supporting services organization when required.
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Ensure that any compliance GEV applications like Gensuite, Comply Works and SGS are fully implemented and in compliance with customer and GE requirements and local regulations
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Reporting systems: Review periodically all information reported, ensuring correct recording, assigned responsibilities, deadlines, and proper event closing
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Represent GEV, if required, in local EHS working groups and wind regional community
Required Qualifications:
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Technical background in electricity, mechanical, etc.
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Professional Master Degree EH (Técnico Superior PRL with 3 technical qualification in Ergonomic, Industrial Hygiene and Safety at Work).
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Physical condition and fitness to climb a wind turbine.
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Good knowledge and understanding of local and other region rules/regulations framework, interactions between authorities
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Good knowledge of Microsoft office, web-based tools.
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Technical Expert level in technical EHS specific Knowledge
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Technical skills: Skilled level in EHS Risk Assessment, EHS Guidelines and Processes, EHS Audits and Assessments, Regulatory Compliance, Incident Management and Root Cause Analysis and EHS Management System; Process development and optimization, continuous improvement and lean.
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Technical Skills: Awareness level in Security and Crisis Management
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Soft Skills: Skilled level in Influence and communication, resilience and change management, performance, resources and conflict management, Employee relations and team engagement, vision and goals setting and analytical problem solving
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Language: Fluent English skills and Spanish (written and spoken)
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Significant experience in wind field operations and/or EHS, ideally in wind business
Desired Qualifications:
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Familiar with Health and Safety and Environmental regulatory requirements.
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Familiar with ISO 45001, 14001 Certifications framework GWO (Global Wind Organization) qualifications (WINDA code).
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Technical background as a Wind Turbine Technician is a considered an advantage.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
- This is a remote position
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