Chief Specialist- Corporate Health, Safety & Sustainability
Description
Job Purpose
Advance RTA-wide sustainability by executing strategies, studies and governance; monitoring performance and certifications; leading internal and external coordination; and supervising sustainability audits to continually improve outcomes.
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy
Review and provide inputs to sustainability elements of Corporate Health, Safety, & Sustainability Management System; align documents and actions with concerned units.
Deliver sustainability strategic objectives and plans; monitor results and prepare periodic sustainability performance reports.
Conduct sustainability studies, evaluations and benchmarks, including emerging technologies and Artificial Intelligence and recommend policy and process updates.
Review sustainability priorities via the materiality-assessment process and contribute inputs to the annual sustainability report.
Operations
Provide sustainability technical feedback on specifications, legislation and plans and issue documented recommendations.
Prepare documentation for obtaining and renewing sustainability-related accreditations and certifications and assemble evidence for external auditors.
Lead periodic coordination and consultation with agencies, sectors and stakeholders on sustainability policies and procedures; track agreed improvements.
Lead external coordination to enhance the RTA’s sustainability role with councils, ministries and forums; represent the sustainability function as required.
Manage and supervise sustainability audit and inspection programs; review non-conformities, verify corrective plans and issue status reports.
Execute delegated or ad-hoc sustainability tasks from management to meet emerging needs.
Product / Process Improvement
Recommend sustainability process and reporting enhancements based on studies, materiality outcomes, audits and inspections and external assurance feedback.
Physical Working Conditions
Participate in on-site sustainability audits and inspections, meetings and external representation visits, including outside regular hours when required.