HSE Coordinator - Saudi National

About the Role:
Join our team as an HSE Coordinator, where you will play a pivotal role under the supervision of a safety, health, and environmental (SH&E) manager or director. Your primary responsibility will be to support the project or program manager in ensuring compliance with site-specific SH&E plans, including adhering to the company's risk management practices and meeting regulatory and client SH&E requirements. While you report directly to the company's corporate SH&E functional group, you will also have a dotted-line reporting relationship with the project or program manager.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support the implementation of the Project HSE Plan, procedures, and site safety requirements.
• Conduct routine site safety inspections and safety walks under the direction of senior HSE personnel.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, hazards, and potential risks and report them to the responsible HSE personnel.
• Monitor compliance with approved Risk Assessments, Job Safety Analyses (JSA/JHA), and Method Statements.
• Ensure workers follow established safe work practices and approved control measures.
• Support monitoring of Permit to Work (PTW) requirements for applicable activities.
• Monitor basic high-risk activities including work at height, excavation, lifting operations, hot work, confined spaces, electrical activities, and equipment operations.
• Support the implementation of airport / airside safety requirements where applicable.
• Monitor appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Check housekeeping, access and egress, barricading, warning signs, lighting, and general site safety conditions.
• Report unsafe conditions and follow up with supervisors and contractors on corrective actions.
• Assist with maintaining safe work zones, exclusion areas, pedestrian routes, and traffic controls.
• Participate in toolbox talks, safety briefings, and site safety awareness activities.
• Support site induction activities for workers and visitors.
• Assist in monitoring worker competency and required HSE training records.
• Verify availability and proper use of required safety equipment and emergency facilities.
• Participate in inspections of fire extinguishers, first-aid facilities, emergency equipment, and other safety provisions.
• Assist in monitoring the safe storage and handling of materials, chemicals, and hazardous substances.
• Support environmental requirements including waste segregation, housekeeping, spill prevention, dust control, and pollution prevention.
• Report incidents, near misses, unsafe acts, and unsafe conditions immediately to the HSE team.
• Assist in gathering information and evidence for incident and near-miss investigations.
• Support implementation and follow-up of corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain HSE inspection checklists, observations, photographs, reports, and supporting records.
• Assist in maintaining HSE registers and databases.
• Support the preparation of daily and weekly HSE reports.
• Assist with monitoring HSE observations, corrective actions, and close-out status.
• Participate in emergency drills, evacuation exercises, and safety campaigns.
• Support implementation of heat stress, worker welfare, and occupational health requirements.
• Attend construction coordination meetings when required and provide HSE observations.
• Assist with contractor and subcontractor HSE inspections.
• Support internal, client, consultant, and third-party HSE audits.
• Ensure HSE documents and records are properly maintained and readily available for review.
• Promote a positive safety culture and Zero Harm approach across the project.
• Immediately escalate serious or imminent HSE risks to the Senior HSE Coordinator or HSE Manager.
• Support continuous improvement and implementation of HSE lessons learned.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of relevant HSE experience, preferably within construction, infrastructure, civil, airport, or large-scale development projects.
• Basic practical knowledge of construction site safety requirements.
• Experience conducting site inspections and monitoring safe work practices.
• Good understanding of risk assessments, method statements, PPE requirements, and basic HSE procedures.
• Airport / airside project experience is an advantage.
• NEBOSH IGC or equivalent is preferred.
• IOSH Managing Safely is an advantage.
• OSHA safety training is an advantage.
• First Aid / CPR certification is preferred.
• Basic fire safety and emergency response training is an advantage.
• ISO 45001 awareness training is an advantage.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Strong safety awareness and positive attitude toward HSE.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive approach to identifying unsafe conditions.
• Good observation and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to communicate safety requirements clearly to workers and supervisors.
• Willingness to work in a demanding construction site environment.
• Good teamwork and coordination skills.
• Ability to follow established procedures and escalate issues appropriately.
• Strong sense of responsibility and commitment to safety.
• Ability to work effectively under supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary HSE team.
• Professional attitude and willingness to continuously learn and develop HSE knowledge.