Job Description

SHEQ Lead - SAP S/4HANA Implementation

Location:  Johannesburg
Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract

An established, large-scale organisation is seeking an experienced SHEQ Lead to represent the Safety, Health, Environment and Quality function on a major SAP S/4HANA implementation programme.

This is a business transformation role rather than a traditional site-based SHEQ position. You will be responsible for ensuring that SHEQ business processes, regulatory requirements, operational controls, data and reporting needs are accurately incorporated into the SAP solution.

Working closely with business stakeholders, operational sites, Group SHEQ leadership, SAP functional teams and implementation partners, you will help shape future-state processes, validate solution designs and ensure that the system supports safe, compliant and efficient operations across a complex, multi-site environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead SHEQ business process requirements, process mapping and future-state design throughout the SAP S/4HANA implementation.

• Review existing processes and identify opportunities for standardisation, simplification, automation and improved controls.

• Translate SHEQ operational and regulatory requirements into functional SAP requirements.

• Review and challenge solution designs, configuration proposals and implementation partner deliverables to ensure business requirements are met.

• Ensure SHEQ governance, risk management, compliance and internal controls are embedded within the solution.

• Lead SHEQ master data requirements, data cleansing, migration validation, KPI reporting and dashboard requirements.

• Coordinate SHEQ testing activities, including system integration testing, user acceptance testing and business process validation.

• Support change management, user training, cutover planning, go-live readiness and post-implementation stabilisation.

• Engage with SHEQ leadership, operational sites, IT, data teams, business process owners, implementation partners and risk and compliance stakeholders.

Requirements

• A degree in Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, Quality Management or a related discipline.

• At least 7-10 years of SHEQ experience within mining, resources, manufacturing or heavy industry.

• Demonstrable experience in business process improvement, transformation or systems implementation initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of SHEQ management systems, regulatory compliance, operational risk and internal controls.

• Experience working across complex, multi-site organisations.

• The ability to gather business requirements, facilitate workshops, make process design decisions and influence stakeholders across functions.

• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving and change management skills.

Advantageous: Hands-on involvement in SAP S/4HANA or other ERP implementations, particularly SAP EHS, Incident Management, Risk Assessment, Compliance, Plant Maintenance, Materials Management, Quality Management or SAP reporting and analytics.

Should you meet the required skills please respond to this advert