hse supervisor

TALENTMATE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking an HSE Engineer for a challenging on-site role in Abu Dhabi, UAE. You will lead safety, health and environmental activities on large-scale gas processing projects, ensuring compliance with laws and client requirements.

You will collaborate with the EPCM team to implement processes, perform risk assessments, deliver training, and manage audits. The position emphasizes change management, leadership engagement and continuous improvement across the project environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related.
• 10+ years of HSE experience.
• Strong understanding of organizational change.
• Excellent active listening and communication skills.
• Experience working on-site at project locations.
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to diverse audiences.
• Ability to engage with senior leadership.
• Strong written communication and presentations.
• Resilient, able to handle challenging stakeholders.
• Team player capable of cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and document future state processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely health, safety and environmental guidance aligned with legislation and client requirements.
• Support Wood EPCM projects in delivery of HSE outcomes.
• Collaborate with team to implement processes and systems for high performance.
• Develop HSE Assurance Plans and conduct high-risk audits.
• Assist site management in safety and environmental plans, risk assessments and method statements.
• Develop and maintain site HSE policies and procedures.
• Prepare safety and environmental reports.
• Conduct audits and inspections per Integrated Management System.
• Deliver HSE training and toolbox talks.
• Report HSE activities to line management.
• Assist with seminars/training for clients and staff.
• Drive consistency and share observations across the company.
• Participate in audits across business units.
• Support health and safety goals.

Skills

10+ years HSE experience

Site-based work

Change management

Active listening

Clear communication

Engage with senior leadership

Written communication

Team player

Resilience under pressure

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related

Job description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HSE Engineer with a proven track record in understanding of the complexities involved in large-scale Gas Processing projects to meet objectives for a high-profile client.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HSE Engineer with a proven track record in understanding of the complexities involved in large-scale Gas Processing projects to meet objectives for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe.

We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low‑carbon concepts to reality.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field.

The Key Objective For This Role

• This role will be responsible for leading the change process and deliverables for a specific project. The change management engineer will play a key role in ensuring user adoption, focusing on the people side of change, including changes to business, processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structure

Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities

• The HSE Engineer will be responsible for the provision of timely advice and guidance on all matters pertaining to Health, Safety and the Environment with respect to Legislation, Company Polices and Client requirements.
• Support a team of Engineer to assist in the delivery of Wood EPCM projects.
• Provide visibility and interface of the HSE function. Work in collaboration with other members of the team and the wider business to facilitate high performance delivery through successful implementation of processes and systems, in a sustainable manner.
• Contribute to the development of the HSE Assurance Plan to deliver high risk audits across the area or Division of responsibility; provide advice and recommendations of improvement.
• Advise and assist site management in the preparation of Safety & Environmental Plans, Risk Assessments and method statements for various projects in line with client SLA’s / KPI’s.
• Work with on site management in the development, delivery, implementation and maintenance of Business Unit specific HSE policies and procedures
• Prepare safety and environmental reports as required
• Conduct safety and environmental audits and inspections in accordance with the Integrated Management system
• Prepare and deliver training courses / toolbox talks to ensure full knowledge of H&S requirements and techniques
• Report to Line Management of HSE activities- Site
• Conduct loss event investigations and prepare reports for internal / external purposes
• Provide HSE advice and direction to on site management, staff and contractors
• Assist site management in the periodic preparation and presentation of seminars/training for clients, own employees and other interested parties/stakeholders
• Sharing information, suggestions and observations to create consistency throughout the Company
• Assist other members of the team across business unit audits
• Meeting company Occupational Health and Safety goals
• Liaise with Health & Safety stewards on a regular basis ensuring consultation and participation of workforce.
• Drive behavioural culture change programs
• Manage relationship with client’s HSE teams

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related.
• 10 yrs + experience in HSE.
• A solid understanding of organizational change
• Excellent active listening skills
• Worked exclusively at site location
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to engage with senior leadership
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Resilient with ability to work with challenging stakeholders who are often averse to change
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with others
• Ability to facilitate workshops, documenting the future state business processes and change impacts

Personal Attributes

• Strong interpersonal skills to build productive relationships, active listening skills, resilient with ability to work with challenging stakeholders who are often averse to change
• The ability to work in a high pressure, rapidly changing environment whilst dealing with ambiguity and diverse options

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Job Details

Role Level: Not Applicable Work Type: Full-Time Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Company Website: http://www.woodplc.com

Job Function: Management Company Industry/

Sector: Other