HSE Coordinator

CTG Latam; Perímetro Urbano Barranquilla; Presencial; COP 30.000.000 - 54.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

China Three Gorges Latam, a leading renewable energy company, is seeking an HSE Coordinator to join the team at Baranoa PV Plant (Barranquilla). The Coordinator will own the local OHS Management System, ensure regulatory compliance, and translate regional HSE strategy into a country plan.

You will lead day-to-day HSE activities on site, manage safety documentation, oversee contractors, and support joint committees and reporting to insurers and authorities.

Formación

• Bachelor's or technical degree in Occupational Health and Safety or related field.
• Postgraduate specialization in OHS or Industrial Hygiene.
• Current OHS licence issued by local authority.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant HSE experience in industrial, energy, infrastructure or construction environments.
• Experience implementing and maintaining an Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
• Experience with O&M contractor HSE assurance in operating industrial or energy assets.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain the OHS Management System and regulatory compliance.
• Update and improve safety documentation and indicators.
• Maintain country legal register and monitor regulations.
• Prepare annual minimum standards self-assessment and improvement plan.
• Submit reports to insurer, government entities and Board.
• Coordinate joint HSE committees and training.
• Site HSE execution and verification.
• O&M contractor HSE assurance and escalation.
• Reporting to authorities and lenders.

Conocimientos

HSE knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Emergency response

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's or technical degree in OHS/Engineering

Postgraduate specialization in OHS/Industrial Hygiene

Descripción del empleo

China Three Gorges Latam, leading renewable energy company, is seeking a HSE Coordinator to join the team at Baranoa PV Plant (Barranquilla). The HSE Coordinator is accountable for the correct implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System of the company and holds the designation as the person responsible for the local OHS Management System in the country of work, including administration offices and project site locations. The Coordinator translates the regional HSE strategy into an annual country plan for the country, executes day-to-day HSE activities on site, oversees the HSE performance of applicable contractors, coordinates the joint occupational health and safety committees, and is the country technical interface with the different stakeholders, the occupational risk insurer and the statutory joint committees.

Key job responsibilities:

• Management System Maintenance and Regulatory Compliance
• Maintain, update and continuously improve the company and if applicable, regulated Occupational Health and Safety Management System documentation, including the policy, annual plan, hazard identification and risk matrix, procedures, forms, assessments and indicators.
• Maintain the country legal register and monitor compliance with local occupational health, safety and social security regulations.
• Prepare and submit the annual minimum standards self-assessment required under OHS systems and the resulting improvement plan.
• Prepare and submit periodic reports to the occupational risk insurer, government entities and the Board as required by regulation and by the CTGL HSE reporting framework.

Joint Committees and Employee Representation

• Coordinate and support the joint occupational health and safety committee, the workplace coexistence committee and the emergency brigade, ensuring they meet, keep minutes and exercise their statutory functions.
• Support the election processes, training obligations and reporting obligations of the applicable joint committees.

Risk, Incidents and Emergency Response

• Maintain the hazard identification and risk assessment matrix applied at every country location, and update it after every change in operations, personnel or facilities.
• Investigate workplace accidents and incidents under the applicable regulation, prepare the standard incident report, and follow up on corrective actions with the operating line.
• Report severe and fatal accidents to the Ministry of Labor, the occupational risk insurer and CTGL headquarters within the timeframes required by law.
• Maintain and execute the emergency response plan, including drills, simulations and coordination with the emergency brigade.

Occupational Health, Medical Surveillance and PPE

• Coordinate the medical surveillance programme (pre-employment, periodic and exit medical examinations) with the accredited occupational health provider.
• Maintain the epidemiological profile of the workforce and lead the epidemiological surveillance programmes required by exposure (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, psychosocial, hearing, etc.).
• Manage absenteeism due to occupational disease and workplace accidents, coordinating with the occupational risk insurer and HR on case management and return-to-work.
• Define PPE specifications, verify use and enforcement on site, and coordinate with procurement to guarantee supply and stock at every work location.

Training and Communication

• Prepare and execute the annual HSE training plan, including induction, refreshers, contractor training, high-risk work training and management-level HSE briefings.
• Maintain the training matrix and competency records for every employee and contractor.
• Deliver toolbox talks, campaigns and internal HSE communications to personnel and contractors.

Site HSE Execution and Verification

• Execute the daily HSE plan at project sites assigned, including hazard identification, unsafe condition reporting, work permit control, PPE verification and daily site inspections.
• Verify on a sampling basis that the site line and the O&M contractor are performing their own daily inspections, that the findings are honest, and that they are being closed.
• Verify that every contractor on site holds valid work permits, current competency certifications and the required documentation before commencing activities.
• Verify that personnel transport vehicles meet the safety requirements defined in the applicable procedure.
• Verify the operational status of fire alarm systems, extinguishers and smoke detectors on a monthly basis.

O&M Contractor HSE Assurance

• Verify the HSE performance of the O&M contractor at site against contractual clauses, including submission of contractor HSE plans, permits, competency certifications, incident reports and monthly HSE indicators.
• Escalate contractor non-compliance to the Plant Manager, the O&M Department and the HSE Director, and follow up on corrective actions to closure.
• Participate in the HSE prequalification of new contractors and in the periodic performance evaluation of existing contractors, in coordination with Procurement and the O&M Department.

Reporting, Authorities and Lenders

• Prepare and submit HSE reports to the HSE Director, the Country Manager, the Ministry of Labor, the occupational risk insurer, lenders and the Independent Engineer at the frequency and in the format required by each recipient.
• Coordinate communications and formal replies to local authorities on HSE matters, ensuring the Company meets its compliance and disclosure obligations in full and on time.
• Attend lender and Independent Engineer HSE site visits and audits.
• Prepare the country input to the annual corporate HSE report to CTGI.

Assurance and Finding Closure

• Conduct internal HSE inspections and audits at CTG locations on a sampling basis, verifying that the line is inspecting and that findings are being closed.
• Verify the closure of corrective actions on findings raised by internal audits, external audits, regulators, lenders and the Independent Engineer.
• Apply the finding format standard: root cause, recommended corrective action, proposed owner, due date and HSE support offered.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or technical degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related field.
• Postgraduate specialisation in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene or a related discipline.
• Current Occupational Health and Safety licence issued by the local authority. Example
• Minimum 4 years of relevant HSE experience in industrial, energy, infrastructure or construction environments.
• Experience implementing and maintaining an Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
• Experience conducting the annual minimum standards self-assessment and the resulting improvement plan.
• Experience investigating workplace accidents and reporting to the occupational risk insurer and the Ministry of Labor.
• Experience with O&M contractor HSE assurance in operating industrial or energy assets.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Deep knowledge of the Local Occupational Health and Safety Management System regime (Example in Colombia Decree 1072 of 2015, Resolution 0312 of 2019) and of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Knowledge of local occupational health regulations, including the occupational risk insurance system and medical surveillance requirements.