Senior Officer, HSE (Transportation Safety)

About the Role

This position involves performing activities to ensure the effective implementation of the company HSE Control framework specifically for Transportation Safety. The role drives compliance and adherence among all company Contractors and Sub-Contractors to the Transportation Safety Corporate Manual and Corporate Practices requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for conducting regular HSE inspections across various sites to verify adherence to Transportation Safety requirements and to maintain high-level HSE performance. This includes managing a robust database of drivers, vehicles, and associated road infrastructures, as well as utilizing various transportation safety technologies such as IVMS and AFDD.

Key Accountabilities
Job Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure effective implementation of company Transportation Safety standards across all operations, maintaining insights and details about company and contractor drivers, vehicles, and road infrastructure.
• Conduct regular field audits and inspections of vehicles, drivers, and journey management systems to verify compliance and identify potential gaps.
• Monitor and analyze driver behaviour and vehicle performance data (including IVMS, AFDD, DMS, telematics, and GPS) to detect unsafe trends and develop improvement actions, including enforcing corrective measures.
• Verify contractor compliance with company road safety requirements through systematic checks and performance reviews.
• Lead investigations into road traffic incidents, conducting thorough root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
• Coordinate with site teams and transportation units to close identified gaps and ensure timely corrective actions for systemic improvement.
• Actively drive the implementation of Transportation Safety campaigns, engaging drivers and operational teams.
• Liaise with government authorities and company Group companies to align enforcement practices and share best practices for crash prevention.
• Assess and approve ADSD training providers and verify training effectiveness through audits and driver competency checks.
• Provide hands-on technical support to operational teams for journey management planning, vehicle safety compliance, and monitoring systems such as IVMS and AFDD.

Generic Accountabilities
Supervision

• Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop assigned staff on relevant skills to enable proficiency and achieve respective section objectives.
• Perform related duties as required at the company’s discretion.

Budgets

• Provide input for the preparation of Department/Section budgets and assist in implementing the approved budget and work plans to achieve section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Implement approved Department/Section policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures to support the execution of work programs in line with company and international standards.
• Comply with all applicable legislation and legal regulations.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve operational process quality and efficiency.
• Identify internal process improvements in line with best practices and ISO standards to develop intelligent solutions for functional challenges.

Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability

• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures, controls, legislation, and sustainability guidelines according to international standards, best practices, and company Code of Practices.

Reports

• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

Communications & Working Relationships
Internal

• Operations / Technical / Projects
• Company Employees / HSE Staff
• Inspection / Internal Audit

External

• Site Contractors and Visitors
• Abu Dhabi & Dubai Police, Company Group of Companies
• Vendors

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a relevant discipline.
• Internationally recognized certification in Transportation Safety.

Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge in general safety and loss prevention, including 5 years of experience in road safety, implementing road safety strategies, standards, systems, procedures, and training.
• Experience in traffic and road safety education and awareness.
• Knowledge of fleet management systems.