Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager

About SMEC

For 75 years, SMEC has built a reputation as a trusted partner on major transport and energy infrastructure projects around the world. Our design leaders and specialist teams draw on deep expertise and experience delivering projects across a range of diverse environments, from some of the world’s most remote locations to some of the densest urban surroundings.
We understand the value of relationships to ensure that we comprehensively address all requirements at each stage in a project’s development. By closely collaborating with our clients, contractors, subcontractors and asset operators, we deliver commercially informed design thinking through local specialists who understand on-the-ground context and industry expectations.
Along with parent company the SJ Group, 2016-2022 was a period of significant growth and development for SMEC. Spanning 40+ countries and with the specialist expertise of over 5,000 employees, SMEC continued to deliver complex major projects, world-class technical excellence and advanced engineering solutions. As part of the SJ Group, SMEC is able to leverage the capabilities of our parent and sister companies to operate flexibly and effectively in local and global markets. We have access to global network of design and engineering expertise, with 16,000 colleagues across 10 multi-disciplinary brands including architects, designers, planners, engineers and other specialists.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Manager to join a major highway infrastructure project in Timor-Leste. The successful candidate will lead all environmental, occupational health, and safety aspects of the project, ensuring compliance with local regulations, international standards, donor requirements, and project contractual obligations.

Qualifications

- Masters/bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering/science or equivalent.

- -Essential Experience      She/he must have 15 (fifteen) years’ experience in preparation of environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring and in advisory role and worked as a sole expert in similar capacity on at least 2 (two) highway Road projects of similar nature.

- Have sound knowledge of environmental and social issues, initiatives and implementation of mitigation measures related to infrastructure projects and road development projects.

- Have at least 3 (three) years working experience in developing countries.

- Preferably a full-time employee of the PMC since at least 2 years.

- Fluency in written and spoken form of English is mandatory.

- Responsible for overseeing the review of the environmental study, EI, mitigation measures and general EHS ensuring adherence of conditions stipulated in the Environmental law and regulations as well as the DBF Contract and Technical Specifications. During the Construction Period, She/he will be responsible for specified services in respect of all environmental, safety and health issues related to the project in conformance with the DBF Contract, the technical specifications and the approved detailed design.

- Location in Timor Leste

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