Safety Assistant Engineer

Larsen & Toubro; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro Limited in Dubai is seeking a Safety & HSE Supervisor to monitor and enforce compliance with project HSE policies, procedures, and safety requirements across shift activities.

You will conduct routine inspections of TBM operations, lifting and confined-space activities, verify permit-to-work systems, brief the crew, and coordinate with Construction, TBM Operations, Engineering and subcontractors to address safety risks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and enforce compliance with project HSE policies, procedures, and statutory safety requirements during all shift activities.
• Conduct routine inspections of TBM operations, backup gantries, tunnel access routes, station works, and cross-passage construction areas.
• Verify compliance with permit-to-work systems for confined-space entry, lifting operations, hot works, electrical works, and other high-risk activities.
• Ensure safe execution of confined-space activities by monitoring ventilation, gas detection, emergency arrangements, access control, and worker compliance.
• Oversee safety compliance during lifting operations, ensuring proper lifting plans, competent personnel, certified equipment, and exclusion zones are in place.
• Monitor electrical installations and maintenance activities to ensure compliance with isolation, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and electrical safety procedures.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and potential hazards, initiating immediate corrective actions where necessary.
• Conduct toolbox talks, safety briefings, and awareness campaigns to reinforce a positive safety culture.
• Support incident, accident, near-miss, and hazard investigations, ensuring timely reporting and implementation of corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Construction, TBM Operations, Engineering, and subcontractor teams to address safety concerns and operational risks.
• Monitor emergency preparedness arrangements and support emergency response activities during incidents or drills.
• Maintain accurate safety records, inspection reports, permit audits, observation reports, and shift HSE documentation.
• Provide detailed shift handovers highlighting safety concerns, ongoing permits, outstanding corrective actions, and operational risks.

Job description

• Monitor and enforce compliance with project HSE policies, procedures, and statutory safety requirements during all shift activities.
• Conduct routine inspections of TBM operations, backup gantries, tunnel access routes, station works, and cross-passage construction areas.
• Verify compliance with permit-to-work systems for confined-space entry, lifting operations, hot works, electrical works, and other high-risk activities.
• Ensure safe execution of confined-space activities by monitoring ventilation, gas detection, emergency arrangements, access control, and worker compliance.
• Oversee safety compliance during lifting operations, ensuring proper lifting plans, competent personnel, certified equipment, and exclusion zones are in place.
• Monitor electrical installations and maintenance activities to ensure compliance with isolation, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and electrical safety procedures.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and potential hazards, initiating immediate corrective actions where necessary.
• Conduct toolbox talks, safety briefings, and awareness campaigns to reinforce a positive safety culture.
• Support incident, accident, near-miss, and hazard investigations, ensuring timely reporting and implementation of corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Construction, TBM Operations, Engineering, and subcontractor teams to address safety concerns and operational risks.
• Monitor emergency preparedness arrangements and support emergency response activities during incidents or drills.
• Maintain accurate safety records, inspection reports, permit audits, observation reports, and shift HSE documentation.
• Provide detailed shift handovers highlighting safety concerns, ongoing permits, outstanding corrective actions, and operational risks.