HSE Manager - Datacentre exposure

AtkinsRéalis Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a seasoned HSE leader to drive safety strategy and execution across data centre construction projects in the GCC. You will manage HSE teams on site, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead investigations to drive a robust safety culture.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or OH&S, 10+ years in HSE, and strong leadership. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and a competitive, tax-efficient compensation structure in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of HSE experience.
• At least 5 years in a management-level role.
• Experience on large-scale construction or data centre projects.
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Professional certification such as IOSH, CSP, or equivalent preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 45001 requirements.
• Experience conducting incident investigations.
• Knowledge of GCC HSE regulations.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent reporting and presentation abilities.
• Ability to drive behavioural safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project HSE strategies.
• Ensure compliance with local legislation and company standards.
• Lead HSE teams across project sites.
• Conduct risk assessments and hazard identification activities.
• Perform site inspections and safety audits.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Monitor contractor HSE performance.
• Conduct safety training and awareness programs.
• Manage emergency preparedness and response plans.
• Prepare HSE reports and KPI dashboards.
• Promote a positive safety culture across the project.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Incident investigations

Regulatory knowledge

HSE reporting

Behavioural safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or OH&S

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

IOSH/CSP certification

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Responsible for leading all health, safety, and environmental activities associated with data centre construction projects across the GCC region, ensuring a safe and compliant work environment.

Your role

• Develop and implement project HSE strategies.
• Ensure compliance with local legislation and company standards.
• Lead HSE teams across project sites.
• Conduct risk assessments and hazard identification activities.
• Perform site inspections and safety audits.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Monitor contractor HSE performance.
• Conduct safety training and awareness programs.
• Manage emergency preparedness and response plans.
• Prepare HSE reports and KPI dashboards.
• Promote a positive safety culture across the project.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities and stakeholders.

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of HSE experience.
• At least 5 years in a management-level role.
• Experience on large-scale construction or data centre projects.
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Professional certification such as IOSH, CSP, or equivalent preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 45001 requirements.
• Experience conducting incident investigations.
• Knowledge of GCC HSE regulations.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent reporting and presentation abilities.
• Ability to drive behavioural safety initiatives.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.