Practice Head – Safety

Company Profile:

Smartedge Consulting is into the business of providing consulting services to various management systems standards like ISO 9001-Quality, ISO 14001-Environment, ISO 45001-OH&S, ISO 50001-Energy Management Systems, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRC food, ISO 27001-Information Security, Good Manufacturing Practice, Process Improvements like TPM, 5S & Lean Six Sigma, Safety Audit, Sustainability and Energy efficiency improvements.

Serving to different industry sectors like Manufacturing, Services like IT & ITeS, Infrastructure, Education, Health care, Energy and Engineering.  

Role Purpose

Build and lead Smartedge's Safety Practice across India, with four core offerings: (1) Safety Audits, (2) Contractor Safety (CSMS), (3) Safety Training, and (4) Safety Culture Transformation. Own P&L, solution design, delivery excellence, and team capability to drive measurable improvements in client safety performance.

Reporting To

Managing Partner / Director – Consulting

Location

Hyderabad (preferred) | Travel 30–50% PAN-India

Responsibilities

1) Strategy & P&L

• Own AOP, pricing, margin controls, capacity planning, and quarterly forecasts.
• Define sector plays (Pharma/API, FMCG, Auto, Logistics, Infra/Construction, IT Parks/Data Centers, Hospitals).
• Productize: Safety Audit Pro, CSMS QuickStart, PTW/JSA+LOTO Program, BBS & Leadership Routines, Emergency Preparedness (On-Site ERP), HIRA/RA.

2) Business Development & Solutioning

• Drive discovery, site reconnaissance, bid/no-bid, SoW/proposals, and commercials.
• Build playbooks, case studies, and ROI narratives; partner with Marketing for webinars/expos.
• Key account mining and cross-sell with IMS-QEHS, Energy (ISO 50001), ESG.

3) Delivery Excellence (by Pillar)

Safety Audits:

• Lead compliance & systems audits (IS 14489, Factory/State Rules, NBC, IE Rules, PESO, Fire NOCs).
• Standardize audit plans, sampling, scoring, risk prioritization (SIF potential), and CAPA governance.

Contractor Safety (CSMS):

• Establish end-to-end CSMS: pre-qualification, onboarding, PTW/JSA/LOTO, supervision, toolbox talks, performance rating, and consequence management.
• Integrate with site KPIs; close contractor NCRs within agreed SLAs.

Safety Training:

• Architect curricula (induction to advanced), sector-specific modules, micro-learning, and assessments.
• Build ToT model; maintain trainer pool, calendars, and LMS/reporting.

Safety Culture Transformation:

• Deploy BBS, leadership walk-throughs, safety gemba, near-miss programs, and recognition systems.
• Baseline culture maturity; run routines & dashboards; demonstrate trend improvements.

4) Governance, Compliance & Risk

• Set practice QMS: document control, audits-of-audits, peer reviews, and sign-off gates.
• Ensure statutory alignment and ethical compliance; manage subcontractor due diligence and data security.

5) People Leadership

• Hire, onboard, coach; define KRAs/KPIs; run performance reviews and certification plans.
• Field readiness (PPE, travel safety), mentoring, and succession planning.

6) Innovation & IP

• Build sector checklists, RA matrices, PTW/JSA libraries, CSMS scorecards, and culture indices.
• Publish 12+ thought-leadership pieces/year; maintain lessons-learned & benchmark repository.
• Safety dashboards (leading/lagging indicators) with Power BI/Sheets.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's in Engineering/Science; NEBOSH IGC/IDip/PG Diploma in Industrial Safety (must-have).
• 12–18+ years in EHS/Process Safety with multi-site exposure; consulting experience preferred.
• Proven leadership of audits, CSMS deployments, training programs, and culture change.
• Hands-on with HIRA/RA, PTW, JSA, LOTO, BBS, incident investigation (5-Why/TapRooT).
• Strong knowledge of Factories Act & State Rules, IS/NBC/IE Codes, Fire norms, PESO.
• Bonus: HAZOP/HAZID facilitation, Pharma/API/chemicals or large infra experience.

Core Competencies

• Commercial acumen & pricing | Program/Portfolio management | Risk-based thinking
• Stakeholder facilitation & training delivery | Data-driven decision-making
• People leadership & coaching | Documentation rigor & audit discipline

KPIs (Quarterly Review)

• Revenue, GM, win rate, sales cycle time
• Utilization, on-time delivery, rework %
• Audit NCR closure rate; TRIR/LTIFR trend (where shared)
• Training CSAT & assessment pass rates
• CSMS coverage & contractor performance scores
• Culture maturity index uplift; leadership routine adherence
• IP releases, webinars/case studies count
• Team headcount, attrition, certifications achieved.

 Remuneration:

• Competitive fixed + performance bonus tied to revenue, margin, NPS, and capability goals.