Head of Personal Safety, WMS & High-Risk Transport

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

ADNOC in the UAE seeks a Senior HSE Specialist to lead development and implementation of Personal Safety, Work Management System (WMS) and High Risk Transportation standards across Al Dhafra and Al Yasat projects, ensuring safe operations and compliance with ADNOC policies.

You will act as the focal point for HSE disciplines, drive incidents reviews, KPI dashboards, audits, and contractor safety, coaching UAE nationals and advancing digital safety tools such as AI-enabled monitoring and IVMS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with HSE specialization.
• Minimum 3 years in Safety (HSE) management.
• Professional safety certifications preferable.
• Experience in oil & gas with personal safety, work management, or transportation safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of Personal Safety, WMS and Transportation Safety standards for both ADNOC Group companies.
• Act as focal point for Personal Safety, WMS and Transportation Safety disciplines for both companies.
• Participate in ADNOC Discipline Lead Councils (DLC) and Communities of Practice (COPs).
• Provide compliance and assurance services across both companies, enabling management visibility of performance.
• Assess permit to work controls, job safety analysis, energy isolation, fire prevention and safety precautions and report on safety status.
• Advise on personal safety and work management and support awareness and implementation of safety standards across companies and contractors.
• Support setting safety standards for contractors including safe work management, transport, training and compliance; participate in contractor audits.
• Monitor transportation safety performance (IVMS, journey management, fatigue management); identify non-compliance and ensure corrective actions.

Skills

HSE management

Incident investigation

Risk assessment

Contractor safety

Journeys management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering with HSE specialization

Tools

IVMS

Permit to Work system

Job description

ADNOC in the UAE seeks a Senior HSE Specialist to lead development and implementation of Personal Safety, Work Management System (WMS) and High Risk Transportation standards across Al Dhafra and Al Yasat projects, ensuring safe operations and compliance with ADNOC policies.

You will act as the focal point for HSE disciplines, drive incidents reviews, KPI dashboards, audits, and contractor safety, coaching UAE nationals and advancing digital safety tools such as AI-enabled monitoring and IVMS.