Health Safety Environment Officer

BUTEC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

BUTEC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, seeks an on-site HSE Officer to inspect materials, enforce PPE usage, and ensure compliance with HSE procedures on construction sites.

The role requires a Bachelor of Science with a Diploma in HSE Management and at least 4 years of relevant experience, strong knowledge of inspection methods, and fluency in English. You will lead toolbox talks and maintain precise documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of science with a diploma in H/S/E Management.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in area of specialty preferably on construction site.
• Complete knowledge and understanding of inspection methods and procedures in own area.
• Complete knowledge of operating and H/S/E procedures and standards.
• Understanding of engineering standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively internally.
• English language skills – written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and verify materials/resources at reception and provide guidelines for their special storage and usage.
• Ensure and control the proper use of Personal Protective Equipments (P.P.Es) by employees, contractors and visitors according to the type of performed activity.
• Inspect on-site activities to make sure all relevant H/S/E procedures, requirements, specifications and regulations are well implemented.
• Check on specifications, conditions and proper use of needed materials/tools/equipments prior to their use in order to ensure conformity to applicable relevant requirements.
• Identify H/S/E hazards, react immediately to incidents/adverse events, coordinate with the concerned party to find out the root cause and the most adequate solution to eliminate them or reduce their impact, and escalat the set solution to senior H/S/E Officer for validation.
• Detect any serious H/S/E violation, provide directive H/S/E instructions to concerned parties and stop the work whenever unsafe acts or conditions are deemed to cause potential accidents.
• Provide H/S/E induction and on-going awareness on applicable basic H/S/E procedures and regulations to construction staff, contractors or visitors in order to prevent and/or handle potential adverse events.
• Conduct daily toolbox meetings with H/S/E and concerned project’s staff to discuss the H/S/E hazards and the necessary preventive measures that are relevant to daily activities on site.
• Prepare and maintain an accurate and up to date documentation in order to ensure the traceability of all activities and events.

Skills

HSE Knowledge

Communication

English Proficiency

Inspection Skills

Education

BSc HSE Management

Diploma in HSE Management

Job description

• Inspect and verify materials/resources at reception and provide guidelines for their special storage and usage.
• Ensure and control the proper use of Personal Protective Equipments (P.P.Es) by employees, contractors and visitors according to the type of performed activity.
• Inspect on-site activities to make sure all relevant H/S/E procedures, requirements, specifications and regulations are well implemented.
• Check on specifications, conditions and proper use of needed materials/tools/equipments prior to their use in order to ensure conformity to applicable relevant requirements.
• Identify H/S/E hazards, react immediately to incidents/adverse events, coordinate with the concerned party to find out the root cause and the most adequate solution to eliminate them or reduce their impact, and escalat the set solution to senior H/S/E Officer for validation.
• Detect any serious H/S/E violation, provide directive H/S/E instructions to concerned parties and stop the work whenever unsafe acts or conditions are deemed to cause potential accidents.
• Provide H/S/E induction and on-going awareness on applicable basic H/S/E procedures and regulations to construction staff, contractors or visitors in order to prevent and/or handle potential adverse events.
• Conduct daily toolbox meetings with H/S/E and concerned project’s staff to discuss the H/S/E hazards and the necessary preventive measures that are relevant to daily activities on site.
• Prepare and maintain an accurate and up to date documentation in order to ensure the traceability of all activities and events.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Bachelor of science with a diploma in H/S/E Management.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in area of specialty preferably on construction site.
• Complete knowledge and understanding of inspection methods and procedures in own area.
• Complete knowledge of operating and H/S/E procedures and standards.
• Understanding of engineering standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively internally.
• English language skills – written and spoken.