ESG Governance Auditor

EMIRATES GLOBAL ALUMINIUM (EGA); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 245,520 - 379,440; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is seeking an experienced HSE auditor to conduct governance and compliance audits across LTIs, HazMat, and SOP TRA areas. You will verify safety plans, review near-miss cases, and ensure adherence to UAE Fire and Life Safety standards, ADOSH, and EGA policies.

The role requires deep audit governance, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement, with knowledge of SAP, PowerBI, and MS Office. Senior leadership coordination is essential for effective reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent).
• Certified Lead Auditor – ISO45001 (ISO14001 preferred).
• Licensed Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Expert/Consultant recognized by UAE Civil Defence (preferred).
• NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management (preferred).
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) (preferred).
• Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) from NFPA (preferred).
• Strong working knowledge of ADOSH requirements, Dubai Municipality/UAE HSE legal framework, and UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent compliance and assurance audits on coverage of all LTIs in the previous year.
• Audit coverage of selected HPNM samples.
• Audit coverage of selected SOP TRA audits.
• Verify fatality action plans.
• Audit selected closed Near Miss cases and PTW quality verification.
• Sample-based systematic audit of the overall PTW system.
• Systematic audit of 1st-party SOP TRA audits.
• Assess compliance against ISO45001, ISO14001, and local regulations (ADOSH, Dubai Municipality, UAE regulations, UAE Fire & Life Safety Code).
• Ensure compliance with EGA Life-Saving Rules and critical risk controls.
• Follow EGA policies, ESG governance procedures.
• Use the compliance verification checklist.
• Demonstrate audit governance and stakeholder engagement; clear audit reports.
• Lead opening and closing audit meetings and coordinate with senior leaders across EGA.

Skills

Audit governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Safety culture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

Certified Lead Auditor – ISO45001

Licensed HazMat Expert/Consultant (UAE Civil Defence)

NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management

Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)

Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) from NFPA

Strong knowledge of ADOSH/UAE Fire and Life Safety Code

Tools

SAP

PowerBI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent compliance and assurance audits on coverage of all LTIs in the previous year.
• Audit coverage of selected HPNM samples.
• Audit coverage of selected SOP TRA audits.
• Verify fatality action plans.
• Audit selected closed Near Miss cases and PTW quality verification.
• Sample‑based systematic audit of the overall PTW system.
• Systematic audit of 1st‑party SOP TRA audits.
• Assess compliance against ISO45001, ISO14001, and local legal requirements (ADOSH, Dubai Municipality, UAE regulations, UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice, UAE OHSMS National Standard).
• Ensure compliance with EGA Life‑Saving Rules and critical risk controls.
• Follow EGA policies, procedures, ESG governance procedures.
• Use the compliance verification checklist.
• Demonstrate strong audit governance and stakeholder engagement capabilities, including clear audit report writing.
• Lead opening and closing audit meetings and coordinate with senior leaders across EGA operations.
• Use data and system competence, including familiarity with SAP, PowerBI, safety data analysis, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Conduct governance and compliance audits of hazardous materials (HazMat) management systems covering storage, handling, transportation, segregation, labelling, inventory management, emergency preparedness, and regulatory compliance.
• Verify compliance with the UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice, including fire prevention systems, hazardous storage requirements, emergency response arrangements, fire protection systems, and inspection‑maintenance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent).
• Certified Lead Auditor – ISO45001 (ISO14001 preferred).
• Licensed Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Expert/Consultant recognized by UAE Civil Defence (Dubai or Abu Dhabi) or equivalent UAE regulatory authority (preferred).
• NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management (preferred).
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) (preferred).
• Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) from NFPA (preferred).
• Strong working knowledge of ADOSH requirements, Dubai Municipality / UAE HSE legal framework, and UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice.

Experience

• 5–7 years minimum experience in HSE auditing or safety governance.
• Proven audit experience in heavy/high‑risk industries such as aluminium or steel smelters, energy, oil & gas, petrochemical or large process industries.
• Demonstrated experience in governance‑level audits (not only site inspections) of high‑risk operations and process safety environments.
• Experience in post‑incident and serious event audit reviews.
• Experience conducting compliance verification audits of SOPs/SMPs/TRAs.
• Experience conducting compliance verification audits of hazardous materials (HazMat) management systems.
• Experience auditing compliance with the UAE Fire and Life Safety Code and industrial fire protection requirements.
• Experience conducting governance audits related to Process Safety Management (PSM), Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and critical risk controls.