Middle East Health and Safety Manager

Mott MacDonald; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Health and Safety Lead to drive improvements in health and safety across their Unit operations. This role involves promoting a safety culture, providing strategic health and safety advice, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates must hold a NEBOSH Certificate and have operational experience in the health and safety field. The position offers career flexibility and competitive benefits, including maternity leave and performance bonuses.

Benefits

90 calendar days' paid maternity leave

Competitive annual leave

Annual professional institution subscription

Annual company performance bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Operational experience as a lead HSSW practitioner, ideally at consultancy level.
• Ability to engage and develop effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel within the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Promote a dynamic safety culture across the Unit.
• Provide health and safety advice for staff and managers.
• Conduct internal audits of offices and project sites.

Skills

Health and safety legislation knowledge

Communication skills

Data analysis skills

Education

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Certification as Lead/Internal Auditor under ISO 45001

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role

Reporting to the Middle East Unit General Manager and Regional HSSW Manager, the role will manage the Unit and sub‑division health and safety team, with responsibility for leading, identifying and driving improvements in health and safety across the Unit business activities. The H&S Lead will be motivated, pro‑active, focused on adding value to the business through effective engagement with staff, management and clients. The role is essential to our business in assessing not only compliance with our systems and external standards but also identifying how we can improve what we do. It is an opportunity to make a difference to how we work on our projects, in our offices and how we interact with our customers. The location of the role is flexible between Abu Dhabi or Riyadh.

Key Responsibilities

• Promoting a dynamic safety culture across the Unit, continuously looking for improvement
• Providing regular health and safety advice for staff and managers in the Unit, especially around contractual H&S scope in project activities
• Promoting effective and timely communication of relevant HSSW information within the Unit
• Keeping abreast of developments in relevant HSSW legislation and practice, and act upon any changes accordingly
• Presentation of monthly reporting to the Unit GM and Executive on HSSW performance, including transparent analysis of trends and issues arising from incident reports, audits and the dissemination of lessons learned as appropriate
• Carry out Annual Unit HSSW management review, to cover the remit of the function
• Strategise, plan and monitor Unit HSSW objectives in line with Regional and Group requirements
• Compile Unit risk profile and recommend a schedule of targeted HSSW Audits
• Conduct internal audit of offices, project sites within the Unit and provide report on remedial actions taken within BMS Systems, including review of contractual scope adherence
• Review and update safety plans with the Unit General Manager at least once per year
• Conduct an annual review of relevant country / territory specific HSSW legislation registers
• Assist with project WIN bids and DO implementation stages, including client relationship meetings
• Support portfolios in closing out audit non‑conformities and escalating issues where necessary
• Contribute to or undertake internal incident or accident investigation when required
• Work with the Unit HR team, as required, to ensure employment policies and other HR issues incorporate required HSSW requirements
• Promote and improve incident reporting and positive interventions across the Unit
• Co‑ordinate HSE reporting requirements with the Unit’s Business Management Systems Manager
• Undertake safety related training and mentoring as required
• Ensure any serious incidents are raised to relevant stakeholders within specified time limits
• Liaise with the enforcement authorities and other bodies as necessary
• Liaise with the Regional and Group Safety Manager as required
• Represent the Unit and Divisions on all HSSW matters (Group forums or meetings)
• Set a personal example in line with MM PRIDE values

Candidate Specifications

• Hold a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent and membership (or working towards) of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or equivalent (CSP, IIRSM)
• Hold certification as Lead/internal Auditor under ISO 45001
• Have operational experience across the industry as a lead HSSW practitioner, ideally at consultancy level, with experience in both design and construction fields
• Have a solid appreciation and understanding of health and safety legislation and its application across sectors
• Be able to demonstrate an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft packages and proven experience of working with databases, reports and data analysis
• Engage, develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers, employees and stakeholders and possess excellent communication and presentation skills and effective planning and time management skills
• Have a working knowledge of health and safety management reporting systems
• Willing and able to travel within the Middle East territorial region

Purpose

At Mott MacDonald, our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Flexible Working

We support our staff to create work‑life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We can offer: 90 calendar days’ paid maternity leave; competitive annual leave; an annual professional institution subscription; and an annual company performance bonus scheme – subject to company performance.