About the Role
The company is seeking a talented HSE Manager to lead and manage health, safety, and environmental programs as part of our team. In this role, you will ensure that project activities comply with our internal standards, applicable regulations, and client requirements. This is an opportunity to work in an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential.
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What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead the administration and implementation of project and program health, safety, and environmental programs.
- Develop, implement, and maintain site-specific HSE plans, procedures, and risk management programs.
- Ensure project activities comply with the company’s Environmental, Safety, Health, and Risk Program management system.
- Audit projects, programs, and worksites against the company’s corporate standards, client requirements, and applicable regulations.
- Conduct routine and formal worksite inspections to identify hazards, unsafe conditions, and potential environmental risks.
- Provide technical guidance to project personnel to eliminate, reduce, and control HSE risks.
- Prepare and submit written audit, inspection, incident, and corrective action reports.
- Monitor project work planning and performance to verify compliance with approved HSE plans and procedures.
- Lead the implementation of occupational injury, incident reporting, investigation, and management processes.
- Review incident reports, audit findings, and inspection results to identify trends and recurring risks.
- Prepare and submit regular HSE performance and trend analysis reports.
- Support project managers with new-hire HSE orientations and onboarding activities.
- Develop and deliver regulatory, safety, health, environmental, and best-practice HSE training.
- Create, update, and maintain HSE training records and competency documentation.
- Lead routine safe work briefings, toolbox talks, safety meetings, and project HSE awareness campaigns.
- Coordinate with project personnel, clients, suppliers, safety organizations, and government authorities as required.
- Provide technical guidance and support to First Aid Attendants and project HSE personnel.
- Promote a positive HSE culture and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure corrective actions are properly assigned, tracked, closed, and documented.
- Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as appropriate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Must be a Saudi National.
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Health and Safety, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
- Minimum of 7 to 10 years of related experience in health, safety, and environmental management.
- Proven experience managing HSE programs on major construction, infrastructure, industrial, energy, transportation, or buildings projects.
- Strong knowledge of applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations and reporting requirements.
- Working knowledge of safety-related national consensus standards, including ANSI and NFPA.
- Strong knowledge of workplace hazard identification, risk assessment, incident investigation, inspections, audits, and corrective action processes.
- Ability to develop, implement, and monitor project-specific HSE plans and procedures.
- Ability to prepare clear and accurate inspection, audit, incident, investigation, and trend analysis reports.
- Ability to lead HSE orientations, training sessions, toolbox talks, and safe work briefings.
- Ability to maintain accurate HSE, training, incident, and compliance records.
- Strong understanding of occupational safety practices, risk management principles, and workplace hazard controls.
- Exceptional verbal, written, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with project managers, professional staff, field personnel, clients, suppliers, and regulatory organizations.
- Ability to lead HSE teams and provide direction, coaching, and technical support to project personnel.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HSE management or incident reporting systems.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Professional HSE, safety, health, or environmental certification.
- Experience managing HSE teams on large-scale projects.
- Experience with the company’s Environmental, Safety, Health, and Risk Program or similar HSE management systems.
- Experience conducting formal HSE audits, inspections, incident investigations, and risk assessments.
- Experience analyzing HSE performance trends and developing corrective action plans.
- Experience delivering regulatory and best-practice HSE training.
- Knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, NFPA, ISO 45001, and other applicable HSE standards.
- Experience working with government agencies, clients, suppliers, safety organizations, and regulatory authorities.
- First Aid, CPR, or emergency response certification.
- Experience implementing HSE performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting systems.
- Experience managing emergency response, crisis management, and business continuity procedures.