Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, March 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
National Housing and Construction Company Limited is Uganda’s Leading Real Estate Developer with fifty-seven (57) years of experience in developing, building and managing housing Estates for sell or let at economic rates. The Company, seeks to strategically place itself as the lead National Company in infrastructure development with a view of being a major player in the realization of the National Strategic development goals and strategies thereof.
National Housing has synchronized various productive Strategic Partnerships and engagements with focus on enhancing infrastructure development in the country and strengthened its capacity as a Construction Company so as to broaden its range of services within the infrastructure development arena.
Accordingly, through various strategic collaborative partnerships and with support from different stakeholders within the industry, National Housing will over the next five (5) years look to grow its portfolio to a Class- A Contractor so as to broaden its range of services within the infrastructure development arena and place itself as a major player in Public Infrastructure development.
The Company, now seeks to recruit and create talented and sustainable Human Resource Pool of Professionals, with high levels of Integrity, dedication and commitment, geared towards driving the Company generated business, both in the short and long term. The staff will work as part of an exciting team with a vision of becoming better professionals and execute the Company’s mandate. The successful candidates will be engaged as and when the respective projects are rolled out.
Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following Positions;

Post: Health and Safety Officer
No. of Vacancies: Five (5) Vacancies

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
a) Developing and executing health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines
b) Preparing and enforcing policies to establish a culture of health and safety.
c) Evaluating practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law
d) Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention
e) Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operation
f) Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe condition
g) Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claim
h) Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures
i) Report on health and safety awareness, issues and statistic
j) Ensures Company premises are free from hazardous substances which may be chemical, physical, or biological substances
k) Reviews emergency situations to consider what the organization could have done to prevent them from occurring

Minimum Qualification and Experience:
a) Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in Safety management or closely related relevant field is preferred
b) Valid professional certification in occupational health and safety as essential requirement
c) Three (3) years proven experience as a Safety Manager with deep understanding of legal health and safety policies and guidelines
d) Strong knowledge of environmental and health and safety basic regulatory and legal framework

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Applications indicating the position being applied for and accompanied by detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of Academic certificates, evidence of relevant working experience & contacts of three (3) Professional referees should be addressed and delivered to;

The Chief Human Resource Officer,
National Housing & Construction Company Limited,
Plot 5, 7th Street,
Industrial Area,
P.O. BOX 659,
Kampala, Uganda.

Or
Submit an online application to: Email address; info@nhcc.co.ug. (All applications via email must be sent as one document not more than 10 mbs)

Deadline for submission is Thursday, 14th April, 2022 by 4:30Pm. (East African Time)
Please note that only short listed candidates shall be contacted.

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