About the job

The QHS Auditor is responsible for ensuring compliance with Quality, Health, and Safety (QHS) standards across telecom deployment and field operations projects in accordance with organization requirements, customer expectations, and local regulations. The role focuses on conducting field inspections, audits, safety inductions, and compliance monitoring to ensure safe working practices and quality execution of site activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct QHS Induction, Life Saving Rule and FASTEN for Nokia team and Suppliers
• Facilitate other H&S training – Work at Height and Rescue, Rigging and Lifting, Defensive Driving, Electrical training, first aid, EMF/RF training etc
• Ensure company Road Safety, Working at Height, Electrical, Rigging and Lifting and FASTEN compliance.
• Ensure site quality process is being followed and implemented within Services projects.
• Facilitate Health & Safety Risk Assessment for the projects and implement control measures to mitigate the risk.
• Conduct site QHS inspection to ensure field team compliance with Health & Safety requirements and Quality standards (expected 75% of time in field doing QHS inspections)
• Ensure NDPd and NDPc used for uploading QHS inspection results
• Ensure NDPd AIML PPE check, Hazard Detection Lens and Crew Check in / Check out used properly by suppliers
• Review and feedback to supplier on their QHS inspections and follow up corrective actions
• Conduct weekly governance meeting with suppliers
• Prepare and circulate project QHS report and follow-up and corrective/preventive actions internally and from Suppliers.
• Participate in internal and external meetings and represent QHS
• Keep QHS records up to date in SharePoint

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Telecommunications, or related field with 4–7 years of experience in telecom QHS/HSE auditing, field safety inspection, or quality assurance roles.
• Strong experience in conducting Health & Safety inductions and compliance training, including Life Saving Rules, FASTEN, and other mandatory safety programs for internal teams and subcontractors.
• Proven ability to deliver and facilitate technical HSE training, including Working at Height and Rescue, Rigging and Lifting, Electrical Safety, Defensive Driving, First Aid, and EMF/RF awareness.
• Strong field experience in conducting site inspections and audits (major field-based role ~75%), ensuring compliance with safety procedures and quality standards across telecom rollout projects.
• Experience in enforcing compliance with Nokia HSE standards, including Road Safety, Electrical Safety, Working at Height, Rigging and Lifting, and FASTEN procedures.
• Ability to facilitate and validate project risk assessments, ensuring proper identification of hazards and implementation of control measures.
• Experience using digital HSE systems such as NDPd and NDPc, including uploading inspection results and monitoring compliance through AI-driven safety tools (PPE checks, hazard detection, crew check-in/out).
• Strong capability in reviewing supplier performance, providing feedback, and ensuring corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) are implemented effectively.
• Experience in conducting and coordinating weekly governance meetings with suppliers and stakeholders on QHS performance.
• Ability to prepare, analyze, and distribute QHS reports and dashboards, ensuring visibility of risks, incidents, and compliance status.

• Conduct QHS Induction, Life Saving Rule and FASTEN for Nokia team and Suppliers
• Facilitate other H&S training – Work at Height and Rescue, Rigging and Lifting, Defensive Driving, Electrical training, first aid, EMF/RF training etc
• Ensure company Road Safety, Working at Height, Electrical, Rigging and Lifting and FASTEN compliance.
• Ensure site quality process is being followed and implemented within Services projects.
• Facilitate Health & Safety Risk Assessment for the projects and implement control measures to mitigate the risk.
• Conduct site QHS inspection to ensure field team compliance with Health & Safety requirements and Quality standards (expected 75% of time in field doing QHS inspections)
• Ensure NDPd and NDPc used for uploading QHS inspection results
• Ensure NDPd AIML PPE check, Hazard Detection Lens and Crew Check in / Check out used properly by suppliers
• Review and feedback to supplier on their QHS inspections and follow up corrective actions
• Conduct weekly governance meeting with suppliers
• Prepare and circulate project QHS report and follow-up and corrective/preventive actions internally and from Suppliers.
• Participate in internal and external meetings and represent QHS
• Keep QHS records up to date in SharePoint

• Conducting Health & Safety inductions and compliance training
• Facilitating technical HSE training
• Conducting site inspections and audits
• Enforcing compliance with HSE standards
• Facilitating and validating project risk assessments
• Using digital HSE systems (NDPd, NDPc, AI-driven safety tools)
• Reviewing supplier performance
• Conducting and coordinating governance meetings
• Preparing, analyzing, and distributing QHS reports

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Telecommunications, or related field
• 4–7 years of experience in telecom QHS/HSE auditing, field safety inspection, or quality assurance roles
• Strong experience in conducting Health & Safety inductions and compliance training
• Proven ability to deliver and facilitate technical HSE training
• Strong field experience in conducting site inspections and audits
• Experience in enforcing compliance with Nokia HSE standards
• Ability to facilitate and validate project risk assessments
• Experience using digital HSE systems
• Strong capability in reviewing supplier performance
• Experience in conducting and coordinating weekly governance meetings
• Ability to prepare, analyze, and distribute QHS reports