QEHS Officer (Health & Safety) - Islamabad

About the role

Fortek Pvt Ltd. is hiring a Health & Safety Officer (QEHS Officer) in Islamabad, within the Quality Control & EHS department under the line manager Muhammad Imran. The officer ensures that the workplace complies with health, safety, quality and environmental regulations, standards and organisational policies, identifies hazards, assesses risks, implements preventive measures and promotes a strong health and safety culture at projects.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate with the Project Manager and Site Supervisor on day-to-day work, ensuring Toolbox Talks and Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) are available and followed.
• Ensure emergency response plans are in place, conduct drills, and make sure medical facilities and trained first aiders are available at site.
• Deliver site inductions to employees, subcontractors and visitors, and ensure safety signage and PPE use.
• Maintain Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and permits to work, and follow safety precautions from procedures, risk assessments and PTW.
• Conduct daily rounds, inspect sites, identify hazards and follow up corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Report near misses, incidents and accidents to the Project Manager, Site Supervisor and QEHS Manager, and coordinate with contractors' HSE representatives.
• Produce daily, weekly and monthly HSE reports, including inspection results, incident rates, CAPA status and HSE KPIs, and organise monthly safety drills and training.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, IT or Business, or a Diploma/Graduate level qualification.
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering or a related field.
• NEBOSH IGC / IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent certification.
• Minimum 2-4 years of health & safety experience; industry-specific experience preferred.

Required skills

• Knowledge of ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001 standards.
• Proficiency in MS Office and report writing.