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.

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