Project Based Safety Officer

Kalibrr; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Ateneo de Manila University is seeking a Project-based Safety Officer (SO3) to support the OSH section within the Campus Safety and Mobility Office. The role involves conducting safety inspections, risk assessments, and reporting for on-campus and off-campus activities.

The successful candidate will compile risk registers, develop management plans, review policies, and coordinate safety communications with university stakeholders. Prior experience in an academic environment is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Must be qualified as a Safety Officer 3 (SO3).
• At least two years of relevant experience.
• Experience working in an academic or educational setting is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safety ocular inspections and risk assessments for assigned facilities and activities.
• Identify and document hazards, safety risks, existing controls, and compliance gaps.
• Review safety compliance of relevant service contractors and providers and recommend corrective measures.
• Consolidate and prioritize identified safety risks and maintain the School/Campus Safety Risk Register.
• Develop and update Risk Assessment and Management Plans based on identified risks.
• Review existing safety policies, procedures, guidelines, practices, and controls and recommend improvements.
• Develop and support targeted safety information, awareness, and engagement activities for stakeholders.
• Prepare safety inspection reports, risk assessment reports, and OSH documentation.
• Consolidate and turn over final outputs and recommendations to the OSH Head and authorities.

Skills

SO3 Certification

2+ years experience

Job description

Job Description

• Must be qualified as a Safety Officer 3 (SO3)
• At least two (2) years of relevant experience
• Experience working in an academic or educational setting is an advantage.

Minimum Qualifications

The Project-based Safety Officer will support the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Section of the Campus Safety and Mobility Office (CSMO) in conducting safety inspections and risk assessments for both on-campus and off-campus activities. The position will report to the Occupational Safety and Health Head.

The Safety Officer will be responsible for:

• Conducting safety ocular inspections and risk assessments for assigned school/campus facilities, operations, activities, and off-campus activities;
• Identifying and documenting hazards, safety risks, existing controls, and compliance gaps;
• Reviewing the safety compliance of relevant service contractors and providers and recommending appropriate corrective measures;
• Consolidating and prioritizing identified safety risks and maintaining the School/Campus Safety Risk Register;
• Developing and updating Risk Assessment and Management Plans based on identified and validated safety risks;
• Reviewing existing safety policies, procedures, guidelines, practices, and controls and recommending improvements, as necessary;
• Developing and supporting targeted safety information, awareness, and engagement activities for relevant stakeholders;
• Preparing safety inspection reports, risk assessment reports, compliance assessments, and other required OSH documentation; and
• Consolidating and turning over final project outputs, recommendations, and documentation to the OSH Head and appropriate school/campus authorities.

Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo) is one of the leading universities in the Philippines. More than 150 years in existence, Ateneo has grown into a major Jesuit institution. Officially it became a university in 1959. It offers over 100 academic degree programmes. Ateneo offers Basic Education (Grade School, Junior High School, and Senior High School). In addition, Higher Education (College, Graduate, Continuing Education) is made up of nine schools (Education and Learning Design, Government, Graduate School of Business, Humanities, Management, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences) located in 3 campuses in Quezon City, Makati City and Pasig City. It has an array of research centres, 11 of which are recognized as Centres of Excellence by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education. In addition to a European Studies Programme, it has a Centre for Asian Studies that fosters comparative research on East and Southeast Asia. Ateneo has 207 partnerships with universities around the world (82 in Europe, 87 in Asia, 11 in Australia and New Zealand, and 27 in North and South America) and is a member of the ASEAN Universities Network and 3 other international university networks. Ateneo's Rizal Library is the most advanced in the Philippines with over 307,000 titles in its collection and online access to most major academic journals.