Senior / Manager (WSH Fire Safety), Operations Support Services

Woodlands Health; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodlands Health is seeking a Senior Manager/Manager to develop and sustain a campus-wide Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) and Fire Safety system. The role ensures compliance with NEA/SCDF/MOM regulations, conducts training, audits, incident reporting, and management review.

You will work with the Senior Fire Safety Manager to maintain robust safety programmes, support ground inspections and drills, and drive continuous improvement across the organization’s safety landscape.

Qualifications

• Degree in Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience in WSH and Fire Safety management.
• Experience with regulatory licensing, audits, and incident follow-up.
• Strong data analysis and trend identification abilities.
• Proven leadership in cross-functional teams.
• Professional licensing in MOM/SCDF/NEA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sustain WSH compliance and licensing framework across the campus.
• Oversee incident reporting, investigation, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain Fire Safety Programme and WSH safety system with QA cycles.
• Secretariat and coordination for Workplace Safety committees.
• Ensure contractor compliance with safety rules and permit-to-work processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet regulatory requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Broad Function

Develop and sustain a robust campus Workplace Safety amp; Health (WSH) and Fire Safety system, including but not limited to ensuring compliance to all related regulatory requirements, training, audits, incident reporting, follow up and management review. Work closely with Senior Fire Safety Manager (SFSM) to ensure campus Fire Safety programme, with WSH operational safety, are wellmaintainedin safe campus.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Work with stakeholders to sustain WSH compliance and licensing framework, ensure licensing issues, incident prevention/reporting/ follow up are addressed in a timely manner. These include but not limited to:

• Proper storage amp; management of hazardous substances (under NEA/SCDF/SPF regulations)
• Workplace safety management (under MOM guidelines)
• Other licensing amp; safety compliance requirements where applicable

Develop and sustain WSH and Fire Safety system and QA cycle, including training, inspection and audits for Hazards Identification (HI), Risk Assessment (RA), Incident Reporting, follow up, trend analysis and management review.

Work closely with FSM to maintain robust Fire Safety Programme, including by not limited to supporting ground inspections, audits, fire safetytrainingand drills.

Perform secretariate and chief co-ordinator role for WH Workplace and Fire Safety Committee under WH Total Workplace Safety Health (TWSH) Council. Review safety incidents, update, provide recommendations to WH senior management as required.

Work closely with FM, ensuring contractors’ compliance to WH House Rules and Permit-To-Work process, including adequate risk assessment and controls are in place before and during works.

Working closely with OSG team to support hospital activities and related projects.

Perform all other tasks and duties as directed by D OSG, or D OSS.

Job Requirement

Education / Training / Experience

• At least 4 years of related working experience, with min. 2 years relevant experience in maintaining organizational WSH system for Manager position.
• At least 5 years of related working experience, with min. 3 years relevant experience in leading and maintaining organizational WSH and Fire Safety system for Senior Manager position.
• Work closely with management, diverse groups of stakeholders to ensure both operational and regulatory requirements are met.
• Experience in supporting and maintaining organizational fire safety programme.
• Experience is analysing safety data and trends, able to provide practical recommendations.
• Recognised Degree.

Professional License (if any)

• MOM Licensed Workplace Safety amp; Health Officer
• SCDF Certified Senior/Fire Safety Manager
• NEA Licensed Environmental Control Officer (Preferred)

Attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills, an eye for detail and high level of initiative. Able to communicate effectively and clearly to different stakeholders with diverse backgrounds.
• Eye for details. Analytical driven, able to organize, interpret data to identify trends, anomalies and provide meaningful recommendations.
• Strong leadership skills, excellent communication and negotiation skills to bring across key points.
• Ability to influence and drive consensus.
• Familiar with various authority requirements, documentation, submissions and reports to different authorities for WSH amp; Fire Safety.

Others

• Required to be activated back to hospital to support incident management and investigation as necessary.