Senior Assistant Manager, Workplace Safety & Health and Fire Safety

About the role

Woodlands Hospital, part of NHG, is seeking a Senior Assistant Manager to strengthen its campus-wide safety culture. You will help shape workplace safety and fire safety strategies, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, drive risk prevention and embed a culture where safety is everyone's responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and sustain a robust Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) framework and ensure compliance with regulations, licences and safety standards
• Oversee safety compliance on hazardous substances, workplace safety management and other regulatory requirements
• Develop and improve WSH management systems, quality assurance frameworks and safety inspection, audit and incident management processes
• Analyse safety trends and performance data to recommend improvements
• Partner with the Senior Fire Safety Manager on the Fire Safety Programme, including inspections, audits, emergency preparedness exercises and drills
• Serve as Secretariat and Chief Coordinator of the Workplace and Fire Safety Committee under the Total Workplace Safety & Health Council
• Work with Facilities Management and contractors on permit-to-work processes and risk assessments for works
• Contribute to incident management and investigations, and support hospital-wide initiatives with the Office of Strategy and Governance

Required profile

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in WSH, managing safety systems and regulatory compliance
• Experience partnering with diverse stakeholders and supporting or managing fire safety programmes
• Bachelor's degree
• Licensed Workplace Safety & Health Officer (WSHO) accredited by MOM, and Certified or Senior Fire Safety Manager (FSM/SFSM) accredited by SCDF; Environmental Control Officer (ECO) licence is advantageous

Required skills

• Incident investigation, safety reporting, trend analysis and risk mitigation
• Familiarity with WSH and fire safety regulatory requirements, submissions, reporting and compliance processes
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical and communication skills