QHS Manager

General Purpose

To ensure Nokia's compliance with the Health and Safety local legal requirements as well as customer specific and internal Nokia requirements. The Quality Health & Safety Manager will have overall responsibility for H&S KPI on assigned projects by aligning with CT Head, CDM, project team and H&S MU lead on H&S activities.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership and lead the health and safety for the project and ensure all key H&S standards are implemented in projects.

• Define technical H&S requirements derived from project scope of works.

• Customer bid support with H&S documentation and SoC (Statement of Compliance)

• Review customer contract and ensure compliance with H&S requirements

• Conduct Risk Assessment and prepare risk register for project

• Review country legal requirements (get support of PS&S) and ensure compliance while executing project

• Project specific H&S plan prepared and circulated to project team and got final approval from CDM, and enabled with the team

• H&S Induction including Nokia Life Saving Rule done for all project team (Internals and ETLs)

• Ensure relevant training, medical certificate and PPE available for Nokia project team (Internal or ETL) as required

• Conduct Supervisor training for Nokia supervisors to equip them with required knowledge and authority to stop any H&S violations

• Support CDM for HRPIA and supplier for SMA along with PS&S team

• Check H&S requirement part of the contract agreement for suppliers, if not get it included.

• Conduct H&S Induction including Nokia Life Saving Rule for Supplier key resources and attendance sheet available

• Attend project kick off meeting along with project team and Suppliers to explain H&S expectation

• H&S Plan received from Supplier, reviewed and approved

• Ensure supplier appointed dedicated H&S representative and maintain regular communication with him/her

• Communication with our team and Suppliers on Road Safety Standard, working at height FASTEN, Electrical, Lifting and Rigging, Nokia Life Saving Rules and Nokia Consequence Management Process.

• Receive, review and approve (or reject) the list of resources from suppliers including riggers and communicate back to supplier with a clear note that only approved resources allowed to work on Nokia site.

• Use Crewman, NDPd and NDPc tool for project H&S management

• Responsible for project H&S KPIs like AI PPE Lens, Crew check in with FRA, AI Hazard Lens. L2W and automation support

• Ensure strict implementation of SOPs for Working At Height FASTEN, Road Safety, Electrical and Lifting and Rigging

• Conduct Site Physical QHS Audit using NDPd, the audit result to be communicated to project team and suppliers and act for any violations

• Conduct weekly governance meetings with suppliers

• Prepare monthly H&S dashboard and circulate to project team and conduct CDM level review meetings

• Provide consultation and support for any H&S issues raised by project team

• Report any accident/incident and support investigation

• All H&S documents uploaded in SharePoint

• Plan and conduct periodic lessons learned and root cause analysis workshops

• Support ISO Management System standards audit (ISO 45001, ISO14001 etc.) • Responsible for internal networking and communications

• Accountable for creation of project H&S plan and its management for installation workmanship quality in line with Nokia guidelines and for its implementation

• Responsible to be trusted advisor on local regulations in terms of Health and Safety, Security Environment.

• Accountable for training content relevant to H&S of project in line with solution, contract and local and customer regulations

• Accountable for creation of project quality plan and its management for installation workmanship quality in line with Nokia guidelines and for its implementation

• Accountable for training content relevant to quality of project in line with solution, contract and local and customer regulations

Knowledge & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Telecommunications, or related field with 6–10+ years of experience in telecom project HSE/QHS management, including at least 3 years in a senior or leadership role.

• Strong experience in ensuring compliance with local health & safety legislation, customer requirements, and Nokia internal standards across telecom rollout and installation projects.

• Proven ability to develop, implement, and manage project-specific Health & Safety plans, risk assessments, and risk registers aligned with contractual and regulatory requirements.

• Strong expertise in conducting and enforcing HSE audits, site inspections, and compliance checks, including use of digital tools such as Crewman, NDPd, NDPc or equivalent HSE systems.

• Experience in managing supplier and subcontractor HSE compliance, including approval of personnel, safety inductions, PPE requirements, and enforcement of Nokia Life Saving Rules.

• Ability to define and validate technical HSE requirements derived from project scope, including working at height, electrical safety, lifting and rigging, and road safety standards.

• Strong capability in delivering and overseeing HSE training programs, including supervisor training, site inductions, and supplier safety awareness programs.

• Experience in managing HSE KPIs and reporting dashboards, including tracking incidents, hazards, PPE compliance, and safety performance metrics.

• Strong leadership in conducting weekly governance meetings with suppliers and monthly HSE performance reviews with project and CDM stakeholders.

• Experience in incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.

• Strong understanding of ISO standards (ISO 45001, ISO 14001) and ability to support internal and external audits.