Safety Officer - Hendon Camp

MINDEF; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MINDEF in Singapore is seeking a role focused on reinforcing ground safety supervision and fostering a strong safety culture across the unit. You will sustain safety knowledge management systems, develop safety protocols for special operations, and coordinate safety training for personnel across entities.

The role emphasizes conducting risk assessments, monitoring safety performance, and ownership of safety at all levels within a decentralised unit, with prior military experience considered

Qualifications

• Education in technical or scientific fields.
• Prior military experience in high-risk vocations is advantageous.
• Good organisational skills.
• Strong supervisory abilities.
• Effective inspection skills.

Responsibilities

• Reinforce ground safety supervision and ensure consistent safety enforcement across the unit.
• Sustain and enhance unit safety knowledge management systems and processes.
• Develop and implement safety protocols for special operations that enable mission success while maintaining safety standards.
• Foster a strong safety culture in the unit.
• Conduct safety assessments and risk evaluations for training activities and operations.
• Coordinate safety training programmes and briefings for personnel across different entities.
• Monitor and report on safety performance indicators and incident trends.
• Enabling personnel to view safety as an operational enabler that allows them to do dangerous things safely, and not as an inhibitor to operational outcomes.
• Ensuring a strong safety culture at every level where every soldier takes ownership of safety, especially with the unit's decentralised nature.

Skills

Organisational skills

Supervisory abilities

Inspection skills

Education

Education in technical or scientific fields

Job description

What the role is:

You are responsible to reinforce ground safety supervision and ensure ground safety enforcement in the unit. You will sustain unit safety knowledge management and foster a strong safety culture across all levels of operations.

What you will be working on:

• Reinforce ground safety supervision and ensure consistent safety enforcement across the unit
• Sustain and enhance unit safety knowledge management systems and processes
• Develop and implement safety protocols for special operations that enable mission success while maintaining safety standards
• Foster a strong safety culture in the unit
• Conduct safety assessments and risk evaluations for training activities and operations
• Coordinate safety training programmes and briefings for personnel across different entities
• Monitor and report on safety performance indicators and incident trendsChallenge(s)
• Enabling personnel to view safety as an operational enabler that allows them to do dangerous things safely, and not as an inhibitor to operational outcomes
• Ensuring a strong safety culture at every level where every soldier takes ownership of safety, especially with the unit's decentralised nature

What we are looking for:

• Education in technical or scientific fields
• Prior military experience in high-risk vocations is advantageous
• Good organisational skills
• Strong supervisory abilities
• Effective inspection skillsAppointment will be commensurate with your experience.Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MINDEF

The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor.The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF’s mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.