Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager

GEMS Corporate Office; Dubai; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the education sector seeks an HSE Manager to enhance Health, Safety, and Environment practices. This critical role involves ensuring compliance with HSE systems, conducting audits, and delivering training to staff across various departments. Candidates should be knowledgeable about regulatory requirements and have experience in risk management.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of HSE management systems and relevant regulations.
• Experience in conducting HSE audits and inspections.
• Ability to develop and deliver HSE training.

Responsibilities

• Implement GEMS HSE management system across entities.
• Conduct HSE inspections and audits, report findings.
• Develop and deliver HSE training.

Skills

Risk Management

Compliance

Training Development

Safety Audits

Job description

PURPOSE

The HSE Manager plays a key role in supporting the delivery of the GEMS Group Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) strategy across schools, service entities, and corporate departments. This role focuses on the practical implementation of HSE systems, ensuring day-to-day compliance with relevant regulations, and promoting continuous improvement in HSE performance. Working closely with operational teams, the HSE Manager provides guidance, builds capability, and helps embed effective risk management practices throughout the organisation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support the effective implementation of the GEMS HSE management system across schools, service entities, and corporate departments.
• Develop and review HSE policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements, international standards, audit findings, incident learnings, and best practices.
• Champion effective risk management, supporting the development and quality assurance of risk assessments and maintaining a central library of practical and current templates.
• Conduct HSE inspections and audits, report findings, and monitor and support the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and deliver targeted HSE training, contributing to the professional development of Managers of School Operations (MSOs) and other key staff across schools, service teams, and corporate departments.
• Act as a point of contact for HSE queries, providing practical guidance to schools, service teams, and corporate departments on a wide range of HSE matters.
• Act as a champion for HSE across the organisation, helping embed a strong culture of risk awareness and safe practices.
• Monitor and analyse incident reports through the HSE Guard system, upholding reporting quality, identifying trends, and providing insights for local and group-wide action.
• Conduct HSE incident investigations and support the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Provide administrative and operational support within the HSE department, including raising and managing purchase orders and approvals and other assigned duties.