HSE Manager

KEO International Consultants; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Individual athletic sponsorship

Study assistance sponsorship

Employee referral rewards

Job summary

KEO International Consultants in Abu Dhabi seeks a talented HSE Manager to lead health, safety and environmental management across a flagship waterfront residential development, including luxury villas and premium communities.

The role requires extensive UAE HSE regulatory knowledge, NEBOSH Diploma, and 15+ years of project experience. You will drive audits, incident investigations, and a strong safety culture among contractors and client teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years' career experience in HSE on large-scale developments.
• Bachelor/Master in Health & Safety, Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline.
• NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 or higher.
• Strong consultancy/PMC or supervision consultant experience.
• Experience delivering luxury residential, villa, waterfront, hospitality or mixed-use projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSE management across the project, ensuring UAE legislation and international standards compliance.
• Oversee contractor safety performance and HSE submissions, audits and inspections.
• Promote a proactive safety culture among all project stakeholders and site personnel.
• Coordinate with Consultant, Contractor and Client on HSE plans and risk management.
• Prepare HSE reports, dashboards and performance updates.

Skills

HSE Leadership

Auditing & Inspection

Contractor coordination

Safety culture

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor/Master in Health & Safety, Engineering, Construction Management

NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 or higher

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

• hybrid working arrangements
• individual athletic sponsorship
• study assistance sponsorship
• employee referral rewards

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented HSE Manager to join our team in Abu Dhabi, supporting the delivery of a prestigious waterfront residential development comprising luxury villas and premium residential communities.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading health, safety and environmental management across the project, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, UAE legislation, international HSE standards and project-specific requirements.

Working as part of the Consultant team, the HSE Manager will oversee contractor safety performance, implement HSE management systems, conduct audits and inspections, monitor compliance, investigate incidents and provide leadership to promote a strong safety culture throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing HSE on major construction projects, preferably within luxury residential, waterfront, mixed-use or large-scale developments.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Health, Safety & Environmental Management
  • Develop, implement and maintain project-specific HSE management plans and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with UAE HSE regulations, client requirements, contractual obligations and international safety standards.
  • Monitor contractor compliance with approved HSE Plans, Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Permit-to-Work systems.
  • Promote a proactive safety culture across all project stakeholders.
  • Provide HSE leadership, guidance and support to project teams, contractors and site personnel.
• Site Safety Management
  • Conduct regular site inspections, safety audits and compliance reviews.
  • Identify unsafe practices, hazards and potential risks, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
  • Review contractor risk assessments, lifting plans, temporary works procedures and safe systems of work.
  • Monitor compliance with construction safety requirements including:
    • Work at height
    • Lifting operations
    • Excavation and temporary works
    • Confined spaces
    • Electrical safety
    • Fire prevention
    • Emergency response procedures
  • Investigate incidents, near misses and safety observations, ensuring appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
  • Monitor site welfare facilities, environmental controls and housekeeping standards.
• Contractor & Stakeholder Coordination
  • Act as the key HSE interface between the Consultant, Contractor, Client and project stakeholders.
  • Review contractor HSE submissions, reports, inspections and performance statistics.
  • Lead HSE meetings, toolbox talk reviews and safety campaigns.
  • Coordinate with construction supervision teams to ensure safety requirements are integrated into daily site activities.
  • Provide HSE input into construction planning, programme reviews and risk management discussions.
• Reporting & Compliance
  • Prepare HSE reports, dashboards, audit findings and performance updates.
  • Monitor leading and lagging HSE indicators and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Maintain accurate records of inspections, incidents, training and corrective actions.
  • Support project handover requirements and ensure outstanding HSE matters are closed.
  • Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned and best practice implementation.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 15 years' career experience partnered with a Masters or a Bachelor Degree in Health & Safety, Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline.

NEBOSH Diploma Level 6 or above candidates along with experience gained from working on large-scale Villas projects in UAE is being looked for.

Strong consultancy, PMC or supervision consultant experience preferred.

Experience delivering luxury residential, villa, waterfront, hospitality or large-scale mixed-use developments.

Strong knowledge of UAE HSE legislation and construction safety requirements.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.