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    3.2 Roles, responsibilities and authorities
The roles, responsibilities and authorities below are defined, documented and communicated in order to
facilitate effective environmental management.


Managing Director
The Managing Director is responsible for;
    •   Developing and endorsing the Management Systems Policy;
    •   Communicating the Management Systems Policy;
    •   Participating in Management Reviews;
    •   Approving recommendations for improvement during Environmental Management Reviews;
    •   Developing and endorsing Environmental Objectives and Targets;
    •   Reviewing Environmental Objectives and Targets;
    •   Reviewing the performance of the Environmental Management System;
    •   Authorising the allocation of resources.


HSEQT Manager (Management Representative)
The HSEQT Manager is responsible for:
    •   Communicating the Management Systems Policy;
    •   Promoting customer requirements throughout the business;
    •   Ensuring that processes needed for the Environmental Management Systems are established,
        implemented and maintained to ensure compliance with the relevant Australian and International
        Standards;
    •   Understand the requirements of and provide supervisory support and direction to employees,
        subcontractors, and project personnel, to ensure adherence to the Management Systems and
        relevant legislation;
    •   Reporting to the Directors on the performance and effectiveness of the system, and the need for
        improvement, by providing relevant information during the Leadership Team Meetings.
    •   Implementing any of the Director’s recommendations during the Leadership Team Meeting;
    •   Raise unresolved site issues at the Leadership Team Meeting and report back to site, via a toolbox
        talk, the results;
    •   Participate, and where appropriate facilitate, Project Start Up Meetings and Project Debrief
        meetings;
    •   Ensuring Site Reviews are undertaken and appropriate checklist completed and issued to the
        applicable stakeholders
    •   Ensuring internal audits are scheduled
    •   Ensuring internal audits are conducted as scheduled and maintain audit registers and update
        action items list as required;
    •   Participate in external audits and visits from external authorities and respond to any issues raised
        and update the Action List as required;
    •   Schedule, facilitate and participate in required external audits to maintain current certifications;
    •   Approve/Issue Environmental Alerts to each region to inform workers of relevant environmental
        information;
    •   Providing relevant Environmental information to estimators for tender submissions, as requested;
    •   Completing required reports and surveys to assist us to maintain our industry standing;
    •   Participate in Incident Investigations and respond to issues raised. Ensure Incident Register is
        updated appropriately and provide rehabilitation and a suitable duties plan if required;
    •   Ensure Emergency Response Procedures including training and evacuation drills in each office in
        each region are conducted;
    •   Provide minor IT support to HSE Staff, Site Managers and site staff.


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