HSE Engineer

Stantec; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior HSE professional with a strong background in construction safety, auditing, and regulatory compliance. The role focuses on preparing HSE plans, conducting audits, and ensuring adherence to ADOSH and local regulations while coordinating with clients and contractors.

The candidate must have 12+ years of HSE experience in the UAE/ME, a relevant Engineering degree, and an OSH qualification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in HSE for construction in UAE/ME.
• OSHA/OSH Lead Auditor certification is preferred.
• ADOSH registration is mandatory.
• Experience letters from employers proving HSE tenure is required.
• Strong ability to manage heavy workload with attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills and professional communication.
• Ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines, with testing/commissioning exposure.
• Proactive coordination across teams and management levels.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review HSE plans, risk assessments, and audits.
• Conduct HSE audits, inspections, and incident investigations per standards.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations (ADOSH, AD municipality, etc.).
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Ensure all works comply with HSE requirements and contractual terms.
• Manage quality installations meeting SOE and project cost/schedule targets.
• Verify contractor deliverables align with agreements.
• Enforce company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Review and approve HSE deliverables for projects.
• Monitor construction activities to ensure adherence to HSE plans.
• Develop and execute personal HSE intervention plans and safety tours.
• Identify hazards, assess risks, and develop mitigation tools.
• Participate in Formal Safety Assessments and related reviews.
• Review HSE plans, procedures, method statements, risk assessments, and docs.
• Implement improvement actions and track corrective actions with deadlines.

Skills

HSE management

Auditing

OSHA/OSH knowledge

Testing & commissioning

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Regulatory compliance

Document control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

OSH diploma or above (Level 06)

Job description

Key accountabilities

• Preparation and review of HSE Plans, risk assessment, HSE procedures, audit plan
• Conducting HSE audits, inspection, incident investigation as per OHSAS 18001 requirements, OSHAD, International and local requirements
• Good knowledge in the local requirements and regulations for OHSAD, AD municipality, Dubai Municipality, JAFZA Code of practices
• Coordination with clients, contractors and regulatory agencies
• Ensure compliance by all parties with Company's HSE requirements and regulations and all relevant legislation and statutory requirements, including rules and regulations (as amended from time to time)
• To manage in a manner that achieves quality installations meeting performance parameters set out in the Statement of requirements within the cost and schedule targets set by the company.
• To ensure that all actions, works and services undertaken by contractors, are in accordance with the respective agreement with the company.
• To ensure compliance with the company's objectives, requirements, priorities, policies, procedures, standards, rules, regulations and guidelines provided by Company from time to time.
• Review and approve the HSE deliverables of the project.
• Monitor the construction activities and make sure that these are executed as per the HSE plan and procedures.
• Develop & execute a personal HSE intervention plan. Personal plan to include the activities that support visible HSE leadership such as, safety inspection tours in all areas, identifies potential hazards & recommended solutions, audits, personal interaction and participation in HSE meetings.
• Direct and support the identification of HSE hazards, evaluation of risks for all activities and develop the tools to manage and reduce these risks
• Participate in and/or review the various Formal Safety Assessments.
• Review HSE Plan, Procedure, Method Statement, Risk assessment & all Health, Safety & Environment related documentation to ensure compliance with established standards.
• Implement improvement & prohibition notice to contractors set up recommendation & corrective action with the close out date follow up the same.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Minimum 12 years of vivid experience in HSE domain in construction related operations with consultant firms in UAE and ME.
• Level 06 Diploma or above in OSH
• ISO 45001 Lead Auditor
• ADOSH Registration: Valid ADOSH OSH Practitioner registration.
• Experience letters from employers are mandatory as evidence of work experience in HSE domain.
• The ability to manage a heavy workload, with a close attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills.
• A customer-focused approach, possessing impressive communication skills.
• The ability to work autonomously, reviewing your work on a regular basis while consistently meeting your objectives and the capabilities to meet tight deadlines. Candidate must have experience in Testing and Commissioning.
• Committed to working with all levels of management on a daily and ongoing basis.
• A proactive approach, working effectively in coordinating activities and complex tasks, taking professional responsibility in all matterss
• Be of the highest caliber: punctual, attentive and competent in adhering to Stantec policies, procedures and working practices.