Chief Specialist- Corporate Health, Safety & Sustainability

Roads and Transport Authority; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior sustainability professional to advance RTA-wide strategies, oversee governance, audits and performance monitoring, and coordinate with internal units and external partners.

You will lead materiality assessments, prepare sustainability reports, ensure compliance with ISO standards, and drive improvement through AI-informed studies, accreditations, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering.
• 9+ years of experience with master’s degree (11+ with bachelor’s).
• ISO 14001/50001 or IEMA certification.

Responsibilities

• Review and align sustainability elements of Corporate Health, Safety, & Sustainability Management System with concerned units.
• Deliver sustainability objectives and monitor results; prepare periodic sustainability performance reports.
• Conduct sustainability studies, evaluations and benchmarks, including emerging technologies and Artificial Intelligence and recommend policy and process updates.
• Review sustainability priorities via the materiality-assessment process and contribute inputs to the annual sustainability report.
• Provide sustainability technical feedback on specifications, legislation and plans and issue documented recommendations.
• Prepare documentation for obtaining and renewing sustainability-related accreditations and certifications and assemble evidence for external auditors.
• Lead periodic coordination and consultation with agencies, sectors and stakeholders on sustainability policies and procedures; track agreed improvements.
• Lead external coordination to enhance the RTA’s sustainability role with councils, ministries and forums; represent the sustainability function as required.
• Manage and supervise sustainability audit and inspection programs; review non-conformities, verify corrective plans and issue status reports.
• Execute delegated or ad-hoc sustainability tasks from management to meet emerging needs.
• Recommend sustainability process and reporting enhancements based on studies, materiality outcomes, audits and inspections and external assurance feedback.
• Participate in on-site sustainability audits and inspections, meetings and external representation visits, including outside regular hours when required.

Skills

Sustainability strategy

Stakeholder coordination

Audit management

Policy development

AI awareness

Performance reporting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering

ISO 14001/50001 or IEMA certified

Job description

Job description

Job Purpose

• Advance RTA-wide sustainability by executing strategies, studies and governance; monitoring performance and certifications; leading internal and external coordination; and supervising sustainability audits to continually improve outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy

• Review and provide inputs to sustainability elements of Corporate Health, Safety, & Sustainability Management System; align documents and actions with concerned units.




• Deliver sustainability strategic objectives and plans; monitor results and prepare periodic sustainability performance reports.




• Conduct sustainability studies, evaluations and benchmarks, including emerging technologies and Artificial Intelligence and recommend policy and process updates.




• Review sustainability priorities via the materiality-assessment process and contribute inputs to the annual sustainability report.

Operations

• Provide sustainability technical feedback on specifications, legislation and plans and issue documented recommendations.




• Prepare documentation for obtaining and renewing sustainability-related accreditations and certifications and assemble evidence for external auditors.




• Lead periodic coordination and consultation with agencies, sectors and stakeholders on sustainability policies and procedures; track agreed improvements.




• Lead external coordination to enhance the RTA’s sustainability role with councils, ministries and forums; represent the sustainability function as required.




• Manage and supervise sustainability audit and inspection programs; review non-conformities, verify corrective plans and issue status reports.




• Execute delegated or ad-hoc sustainability tasks from management to meet emerging needs.

Product / Process Improvement

• Recommend sustainability process and reporting enhancements based on studies, materiality outcomes, audits and inspections and external assurance feedback.

Physical Working Conditions

• Participate in on-site sustainability audits and inspections, meetings and external representation visits, including outside regular hours when required.

• Education: Bachelor’s/ master’s degree in engineering




• Experience: 9+ years in case of master’s degree (11+ years in case of bachelor’s degree)




• Certifications:ISO 14001/50001, or IEMA certified