Assistant Manager/Manager (Safety & Health)

About the role

NUS is looking for an Assistant Manager or Manager (Safety & Health) to manage safety and health and fire safety systems in line with the Workplace Safety & Health Act, the Fire Safety Act and NUS requirements. The role covers legal compliance, technical guidance, programme support, laboratory commissioning and decommissioning, audits, inspections and emergency preparedness.

Key responsibilities

• Manage safety and health and fire safety management systems in compliance with the Workplace Safety & Health Act, Fire Safety Act and NUS requirements.
• Set up a legal and statutory compliance framework by assessing applicable safety and health laws, regulated chemicals and departmental licenses.
• Give technical guidance on safety and health requirements, proposing measures based on the hierarchy of controls, including controls on flammable and hazardous gases, exhaust and abatement systems, gas cylinders and vacuum maintenance boxes.
• Support college-level safety and health programmes and act as secretariat for Department and College-level S&H committee meetings.
• Manage laboratory and workshop commissioning and decommissioning.
• Help license holders maintain and update regulatory licenses and documentation, and oversee internal audits and reports.
• Carry out regular safety and health inspections and organise safety and health activities and events.
• Review, implement, monitor and coordinate emergency preparedness, including fire drills, exercises and tabletop exercises.
• Perform ad hoc duties as required by the Department and Safety Committee.

Required profile

• Degree in Engineering, HSE, Chemistry or a related field; candidates without a degree but with relevant experience are also welcome.
• At least 2 years of work experience in a semiconductor wafer fabrication plant or a chemical-related workplace.
• Familiarity with statutory safety and health regulations, hazard identification, risk analysis and assessment methods, and laboratory safety standards.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, able to multi-task; independent and a strong team player.
• Open to a fixed-term contract.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Registered Workplace Safety and Health Officer (WSHO) with MOM highly desired; Registered Fire Safety Manager (FSM) with SCDF advantageous