WORK LOCATION: Kampala, Uganda 

PROJECT DURATION: 24 MONTHS WITH EXPECTED FOLLOW-ON WORK WITHIN THE DoS PROGRAM

The incumbent functions as a Construction Safety and Health Officer (CSHO), providing OBO with professional expertise, advice, and guidance relating specifically to construction project site safety and health issues. This includes all phases of building construction operations, including site development, excavation, foundation, superstructure, exterior walls, mechanical systems, electrical, and interior finish work. CSHO ensures contractor and sub-contractor compliance with governing OBO construction safety regulations. As CSHO, the incumbent is responsible for assuring contractor compliance with U.S. Department of State and local host country construction safety and health rules and regulations at the project site.  

• Inspecting, assessing, and reporting on construction contractor safety programs at the project site to ensure OBO safety and health requirements are being properly implemented
• Providing advice and direction to OBO/Project Director, developing, implementing, and managing Injury/Illness Prevention Program and directing and coordinating the participation of OBO, the General Contractor and Post within that program, and creating or modifying safety policies
• Conducting regular safety inspection of facilities, worksites, equipment, work practices, and safety devices to ensure compliance with required workplace safety standards and regulations; reporting findings to management and recommending changes to establish safe work conditions; may compel cessation of work in order to address potential imminent hazards; monitoring changes and/or makes follow-up inspections
• Overseeing and monitoring contractor compliance with safety and health provisions of the construction contract, through daily on-site inspections to evaluate the effectiveness of the contractor’s safety program to comply with OBO requirements
• Ensuring that qualified, competent persons have been designated at the project site to conduct scheduled sanitation and health inspections of food service, mess facilities, toilets, wash rooms, and change areas
• Applying procedures and guidelines to eliminate or control hazardous conditions resulting from human error, equipment, and machine operations that may lead to injury of persons and/or damage to property, providing advice to avoid construction accidents
• Ensuring the effectiveness of emergency evacuation plans in case of fire or other emergencies, ensuring that OBO/Kampala and contractor plans are tested and evaluated to ensure effectiveness
• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports; maintaining proper documentation to conform to OSHA record-keeping requirements
• Reviewing contractor safety programs; periodically performing site inspections as needed to ensure safety of construction sites
• Investigating serious accidents and/or incidents of injury or property damage at worksites to ascertain cause and need for corrective action; developing and implementing measures and strategies to prevent their recurrence; advising as to the keeping of records and coordinates the compilation of information necessary for Risk Management files and reports
• Serving as safety resource to OBO and assisting in complying with safety standards
• Providing consultation, guidance, and technical assistance on matters related to workplace safety and security, including assisting in the development of OBO- specific safety manuals and forms and advising of proper record keeping requirements
• Establishing standards and developing controls or work processes specific in order to minimize or eliminate hazards and maintain consistency with safety policy, disseminating information as appropriate