Senior Manager - Health Safety & Environment
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
The Senior Manager - HSE is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the organization's health, safety, and environmental management systems. This role sets strategic direction, drives a proactive safety culture, ensures legal and regulatory compliance, and provides leadership in reducing risk across all operations.The position acts as a key advisor to executive leadership on all HSE matters.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic HSE Leadership:
- Develop and execute long-term HSE strategies aligned with corporate objectives.
- Champion a culture of safety, sustainability, and environmental stewardship at all levels of the organization.
Policy & System Development:
- Oversee the design, rollout, and governance of robust HSE policies, programs, and systems.
- Ensure integration of HSE management systems (ISO 45001, ISO 14001) across sites and functions.
Compliance & Risk Management:
- Ensure full compliance with all applicable HSE laws, regulations, and standards.
- Lead enterprise-level risk assessments and facilitate implementation of control measures to reduce operational risks.
Incident Management and Reporting:
- Supervise investigations of critical incidents, ensure root cause analysis is conducted, and drive systemic corrective actions.
- Report key HSE metrics and trends to senior leadership and regulatory bodies as required.
Team Leadership and Development:
- Manage and mentor a team of HSE professionals across various levels.
- Build organizational capability through training, coaching, and succession planning.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Liaise with external agencies, regulatory bodies, and community stakeholders on HSE matters.
- Collaborate with internal departments (operations, HR, engineering) to embed HSE principles in all business functions.
Audit and Performance Monitoring:
- Oversee internal and third-party HSE audits and inspections, ensuring action plans are implemented.
- Monitor performance through KPIs, dashboards, and benchmarking data to drive improvement.
Emergency Preparedness:
- Lead development of emergency response plans and crisis management protocols.
- Ensure readiness through simulations, drills, and post-incident evaluations.
Sustainability and Environmental Initiatives:
- Drive sustainability initiatives, including waste reduction, emissions control, and resource efficiency.
- Ensure alignment with environmental standards and corporate ESG goals.
Budget and Resource Planning:
- Prepare and manage the HSE department's annual budget.
- Ensure adequate allocation of resources to support safety programs and compliance initiatives.
Desired Experience
The ideal Senior Manager - HSE should have 15-20 years of experience in health and safety. Prior experience working in a warehouse or distribution center environment in a similar role or related position is preferred.
About the Company
The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy - Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world - Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.
Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone - our customers, our stakeholders, our employees - an equal opportunity to do so.
Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.
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