Manager - HSE

Khazna Data Centers; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Khazna Data Centers is seeking a Manager - HSE to develop, implement and monitor health and safety programs across multiple regions and projects. You will lead a dedicated HSE team, ensuring compliance with legislation and company requirements while driving continuous improvement in safety performance.

Responsibilities include policy development, risk assessment, incident investigation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement with clients and partners.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of relevant experience, including 3+ years in management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement HS&E policies, procedures, and mandatory requirements.
• Lead HSE across all construction projects with a competent team.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate HSE and workplace wellbeing risks.
• Promote safe working practices and address unsafe acts and conditions.
• Provide technical advice on engineering and administrative safety controls.
• Manage HSE teams, KPIs, targets, strategies, and action plans.
• Act as HSE point of contact with clients and stakeholders.
• Review project HSE, logistics, and environmental plans and documentation.
• Conduct site visits, HSE meetings, audits, and compliance inspections.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, high-risk observations, and non-compliances.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and company requirements.
• Provide HSE coaching, training, toolbox talks, and mentoring to project teams.
• Share lessons learned, safety alerts, and best practices across projects.
• Lead continuous improvement, Management of Change, and HSE risk reduction initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

HSE management

Communication

Risk assessment

Safety training

Incident investigation

Job description

Since 2012, Khazna has become the leading wholesale data center provider in the Middle East and North Africa, delivering reliable and scalable infrastructure to support the region's growing digital ecosystem.

We are seeking a Manager - HSE to develop, implement and monitor health and safety related programs for all Project(s) across multiple Region(s) with a HSE Team, including offices of Khazna and its JVs and subsidiaries (as the case may be), to prevent HSE related Injury at work sites.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develop and implement HS&E policies, procedures, and mandatory requirements.
• Lead HSE across all global construction projects with a competent team.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate HSE and workplace wellbeing risks.
• Promote safe working practices and address unsafe acts and conditions.
• Provide technical advice on engineering and administrative safety controls.
• Manage HSE teams, KPIs, targets, strategies, and action plans.
• Act as Khazna's HSE point of contact with clients and stakeholders.
• Review project HSE, logistics, and environmental plans and documentation.
• Conduct site visits, HSE meetings, audits, and compliance inspections.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, high-risk observations, and non-compliances.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and company requirements.
• Provide HSE coaching, training, toolbox talks, and mentoring to project teams.
• Share lessons learned, safety alerts, and best practices across projects.
• Lead continuous improvement, Management of Change, and HSE risk reduction initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:

• 7-10 years of relevant experience, including 3+ years in management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with attention to detail.
• Courage to challenge unsafe practices and make difficult decisions.
• Proven leadership and team management abilities.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and action-oriented.
• Strong decision-making skills with a flexible mindset.
• Strategic thinking, management, and proactive planning competencies.