Dubai Parks and Resorts Hiring for Director – Health & Safety Job at Dubai

Scope of Job:

• To design, deploy, manage and monitor a suitable and sufficient Health, Safety & Security (HSS) programme across LEGOLAND Dubai.
• To provide proactive, visible and progressive functional leadership of the HSS agenda/programme to LEGOLAND Dubai
• To embed HSS as a core value in LEGOLAND Dubai to deliver robust HSS standards, performance and a sustainable safety culture.
• To ensure effective governance and assurance of HSS in LEGOLAND Dubai, particularly with regards to engineering activities and ride operations.
• As a member of LEGOLAND Dubai’s leadership team, actively participate in and contribute towards all areas of the business.
• Ensure that HSS standards at LEGOLAND Dubai meet or exceed the standards expected by Dubai Parks & Resorts, Merlin Entertainments Group and LEGOLAND Resorts.

Key Objectives:

• To formulate, develop and monitor the implementation of HSS policies, systems, procedures and standards for existing activities and any new operations within LEGOLAND Dubai in order to ensure effective safety management.
• Actively focuses on the safety standards and operational procedures required to ensure robust risk control in the Technical Services Department and Ride Operations.
• To ensure that effective HSS planning for LEGOLAND Dubai is undertaken and includes realistic short and long term objectives based on a cost benefit analysis approach to determine priorities and establish performance standards.
• To proactively identify, design and successfully deploy HSS related initiatives and programmes within LEGOLAND Dubai that will deliver leading edge HSS standards, performance and culture.
• To robustly audit and uphold exacting standards in HSS. Ensure a blended audit and inspection programme is developed and deployed.
• To establish and maintain procedures for the reporting, investigation, recording and analysis of injury accidents, dangerous occurrences, near miss incidents and work related ill health.
• To provide detailed and balanced HSS performance analysis and reports for LEGOLAND Dubai, in a timely manner.

Main Responsibilities:

Business Impact/Results:

• Drives the HSS strategy for LEGOLAND Dubai and sets the agenda/framework for continuous improvement.
• Provides strategic direction, guidance, coaching and development to LEGOLAND Dubai senior management to enable the Resort to own and drive their HSS programmes / improvements.
• Evaluates HSS risks for all LEGOLAND Dubai activities and operations and develop controls to manage and reduce these risks. Robustly audits compliance against such standards.
• Develops strategies and ideas alongside LEGOLAND Dubai’s leadership team to reduce accident levels and improve safety performance.
• Develops and maintains an effective HSS risk assessment strategy and via an auditing programme ensures that all risks are sufficiently identified and controlled.
• Responsible for the development and drafting of new HSS standards, processes and procedures for LEGOLAND Dubai.
• Responsible for undertaking cost/benefit and gap analyses as an integral element to the development and approval of new HSS standards and procedures.
• Undertakes impact assessments for any new HSS legislation and industry Codes of Practice / Standards where they could impact LEGOLAND Dubai.
• Helps ensure alignment to relevant Health and Safety regulations, Internal Dubai Parks and Resorts, Merlin, LEGOLAND, EN, ISO, ASTM and other relevant management standards.
• Ensures the effective management of ride, fire and food risks (and other core risks) at LEGOLAND Dubai in conjunction with other members of the leadership team.
• Drives the focus on safety culture in LEGOLAND Dubai through the ‘Protecting the Magic’ campaign and initiatives which reinforce the Group’s HSS vision, strategy and culture.
• Provides relevant and meaningful Management Information on achievements of HSS objectives in LEGOLAND Dubai against agreed KPI’s to monitor progress against targeted improvements.
• Presenting and reporting upon HSS performance, issues and concepts at LEGOLAND Dubai’s senior leaderships meetings.
• Proactively support the development and execution of Group-wide HSS programmes and standards, as required, particularly as they relate to LEGOLAND Parks.

Creativity & Communication:

• To liaise with Heads of Department to identify safety training needs and ensure that safety training programmes undertaken reflect the needs of the business and the delegates involved.
• Liaise with appropriate enforcement bodies and ensure that the requisite HSS standards are followed in respect of new projects/attractions both in terms of design/operation and project management.
• On behalf of LEGOLAND Dubai, liaise with appropriate enforcement bodies in their follow-up to any incidents or issues as they relate to incidents, near-misses, compliance or complaints.
• Responsible for the development of new HSS training programmes for LEGOLAND Dubai.
• Delivers appropriate HSS training, with specific focus on Train the Trainer arrangements.
• Identifies and liaises with 3rd party training establishments and/or training accreditation bodies.
• Ensuring that as a client, safety is properly considered at all stages during the delivery of new projects/attractions (eg. conception/design/ construction/ handover/operation/project management).
• Oversees the setting of HSS competency / training requirements for LEGOLAND Dubai.
• Produces management information in relation to HSS training courses required, training courses completed and delta sizes.

Decision Making & Autonomy:

• Develop and implement cost effective HSS management/accident prevention strategies to control direct and indirect costs arising from work related accidents and ill health involving guests, employees and contractors.
• Interpret and apply HSS law pragmatically in the context of the LEGOLAND Dubai organisation and relevant industry standards.
• Develop and maintain specific HSS management plans/programmes for significant risk topics to ensure, as far as is possible, compliance with all relevant legislative requirements and industry best practice.

Applied Knowledge & Specialist Skills:

• To establish organisational systems and risk control methods relating to hardware and human performance by advising LEGOLAND Dubai line management on matters such as legal and technical standards.
• Acts as the local reference point for the utilisation and functionality of chosen HSS IT systems and applications (inc. tablet utilisation).

Managing Resources:

• Ensure the development of HSS programmes within any budgetary constraints specified. Provide business case(s) to overcome budgetary constraints where safety critical issues need to be resolved.
• Ensure HSS colleagues/representatives are appointed (where required), appropriately trained, co-ordinated and line managed. Arrange and chair relevant HSS committee meetings and attend employee forums where necessary.

Are You a Star?

In order to be qualified for this role you should possess the below criteria:

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Health or related field / NEBOSH Diploma.
• Solid Health & Safety experience at managerial level in a large-scale commercial operation.
• Ideally previous experience in the theme park or entertainment industry with an ability to bridge technical services for ride safety and operational compliance
• An impressive record of delivering to targets, working as an integral part of our Senior Leadership Team.
• Familiar with a wide range of Health & Safety issues.
• The ability to think strategically as well as handle the finer detail.
• An eye for detail and a focus on results are all absolutely essential.
• Strong leadership skills including clear and concise communication to convey our goals and vision clearly and holds teams accountable for delivery.

Education:

• 5 + years of safety management experience
• Degree level in safety or equivalent eg. NEBOSH Diploma
• Membership to recognised professional safety body eg. CMIOSH, CSP etc
• Formal leadership training / qualification desirable

The Best Part of The Story

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; housing allowance, annual flight allowance, comprehensive medical coverage, life and accident insurance and other generous allowances.

We also care about your career development supported by Learning opportunities for those seeking a long-term future in the Company.