HSE Engineer Mandarin Speaker

Client of Guildhall; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Site-based role

Exposure to Chinese contractor and国际客户

Ownership across high-risk activities

Regional project team

Job summary

Guildhall is seeking an HSE Engineer to own safety on a live Dubai construction site, coordinating between contractor management, expatriate consultants and client representatives. You will manage permit-to-work, high-risk activity controls, JSA/RA processes, and safety reporting across the project, bridging Chinese site practices with international client expectations.

This direct hire places you at the heart of a ramping infrastructure program with real scope for ownership and cross-team

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of HSE management experience on construction sites.
• Working knowledge of Middle East permit-to-work systems.
• Understanding of high-risk activity management and site safety controls.
• Ability to coordinate professionally with foreign consultants and client teams.
• Understanding of Chinese construction management practices on site.

Responsibilities

• Own HSE delivery on a live construction site in Dubai.
• Run permit-to-work systems for high-risk activities on site.
• Manage JSA/RA processes, lifting, scaffolding and electrical safety.
• Oversee fire safety standards in construction camps.
• Coordinate directly with expatriate consultants and client representatives.
• Prepare HSE reports, audits, inspection documents and monthly safety reports.

Skills

HSE management experience

Permit-to-work systems

High-risk activity management

Coordination with foreign consultants

Chinese construction practices on site

Education

Diploma or higher in Safety Engineering

Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Guildhall is running a search for a large EPC contractor delivering major civil infrastructure in the GCC currently ramping up site teams on a live regional project The HSE Engineer will own day-to-day safety management on site coordinating between the contractor s construction management team and expatriate consultants and client representatives This is a direct hire into an active project phase not a policy or head-office role with permit-to-work high-risk activity control and reporting all run from site. It is a rare seat for someone who can genuinely bridge Chinese site practice and international client expectations on a project moving fast enough to need that bridge now

The role

• Own HSE delivery on a live construction site in Dubai
• Run permit-to-work systems for high-risk activities on site
• Manage JSA RA processes lifting scaffolding and electrical safety
• Oversee fire safety standards in construction camps
• Coordinate directly with expatriate consultants and client representatives
• Prepare HSE reports audits inspection documents and monthly safety reports

What you ll bring

• Minimum five years of HSE management experience on construction sites
• Working knowledge of Middle East permit-to-work systems
• Understanding of high-risk activity management and site safety controls
• Diploma or higher in Safety Engineering
• Civil Engineering or Construction Management
• Ability to coordinate professionally with foreign consultants and client teams
• Understanding of Chinese construction management practices on site

What s on offer

• A site-based role on a major actively ramping infrastructure project
• Direct exposure to both Chinese contractor and international client sides
• A mandate with real scope safety ownership across high-risk activities
• Entry into a large globally active EPC contractor s regional project team

Hiring an HSE Engineer in Dubai

HSE Engineers on large Dubai infrastructure projects typically work site-based reporting into project HSE leadership while coordinating directly with client and consultant teams The role owns permit-to-work systems high-risk activity controls and routine safety reporting across the life of the project Demand for this profile tends to track live construction volume and rises sharply when major EPC contractors move from mobilisation into full site delivery Bilingual candidates who can work comfortably between a contractor s site management and international client stakeholders are consistently in short supply

Common questions

• Minimum five years of HSE management experience on construction sites
• Working knowledge of Middle East permit-to-work systems
• Understanding of high-risk activity management and site safety controls
• Diploma or higher in Safety Engineering
• Civil Engineering or Construction Management
• Ability to coordinate professionally with foreign consultants and client teams
• Understanding of Chinese construction management practices on site