About This Role
This role involves overseeing and implementing occupational health and safety practices at high-rise residential construction projects. The Safety Manager / Assistant Manager - Safety will ensure statutory compliance, conduct site safety inspections, identify potential hazards, and promote a strong safety culture across all project activities.
Responsibilities
- Implement and monitor Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies and procedures across high-rise residential construction sites
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety regulations, statutory requirements, and company safety standards
- Conduct regular site inspections, safety audits, risk assessments, and Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
- Monitor high-risk activities, including work at height, scaffolding, lifting operations, excavation, electrical works, and concrete activities
- Ensure proper implementation of safety measures for Mivan/Aluform shuttering, reinforcement, concreting, and formwork operations
- Identify unsafe acts and conditions, recommend corrective actions, and ensure timely closure of safety observations
- Conduct toolbox talks, safety inductions, training sessions, and emergency preparedness drills for employees, contractors, and workers
- Ensure proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and compliance with permit-to-work procedures
- Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, prepare reports, and implement preventive measures
- Coordinate with Project Managers, Site Engineers, contractors, and subcontractors to ensure effective safety implementation
- Monitor housekeeping, fire prevention, emergency exits, access routes, and first-aid facilities at the project site
- Maintain safety documentation, inspection checklists, training records, incident reports, and statutory registers as applicable
- Monitor the safety performance of subcontractors and ensure compliance with project-specific HSE requirements
- Conduct periodic safety meetings and submit safety performance reports to project management and senior management
- Ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions and promote continuous improvement in site safety standards
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in construction safety, preferably in high-rise residential projects
- B.E./B.Tech or Diploma in Engineering with ADIS/PDIS or a Diploma in Industrial Safety
- Strong knowledge of construction safety practices and high-rise building operations
- Hands-on experience in residential high-rise construction projects
- Knowledge of Mivan/Aluform shuttering and formwork safety
- Good understanding of risk assessment, accident investigation, and safety audits
