Safety Officer

Arabian Construction Co.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in engineering construction in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to ensure compliance with safety regulations, conduct audits, and promote safety standards on site. The candidate should have a solid background in safety within engineering projects and relevant qualifications including NEBOSH. This role involves strategic oversight of site operations, risk assessments, and employee safety training.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Health and Safety for engineering construction projects.
• NEBOSH General Certificate in OHS (or NVQ level 3 equivalent) required.
• ISO-45001 Lead Auditor qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage site safety compliance and report performance.
• Conduct safety inspections and audits.
• Promote safety awareness through training and briefings.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Diploma or Bachelor of Science/Engineering Degree in HSE or related fields

Job description

• Take an active role in site safety management and ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental regulations.
• To work closely with safety representative from the supervising consultants, subcontractors and vendors.
• Communicate and reporting safety performance to line management.
• To monitor observation of site safety rules by project team members, subcontractors and vendors to prevent accidents / incidents and where necessary issue warnings to those who do not abide by the HSE policy for rectification purposes in case of non-compliance and unsatisfactory safety performances. Work Improvement notices as well as stop work orders shall be raised wherever necessary.
• Undertake planned inspection and audit of all site operations to monitor compliance with statutory regulations, incl. ADPHC / OSHAD, DM Code of Construction Safety practice or Local regulatory requirements and observing HSE Policy.
• Attend schedule and ad-hoc safety meetings.
• To assist in the investigation of OHS related accidents, injuries, occupational hazards/illnesses or near misses etc. and make necessary recommendations.
• To promote safety awareness on site by providing safety induction training and safety briefings to workers & supervisors, coordinate & organize relevant in-house or external training programs as needed.
• To maintain relevant site safety files and records; submit monthly safety reports to the Project HSE Manager with copies to the Group HSE Office.
• Coordinate with Logistic to recommend site security measures and monitor their enforcement and notify any observation of substandard act to Logistic for their improvement.
• Responding to workers’ safety concerns
• To coordinate with the site medical attendants, report to HSE Manager on the quantities and ordering of monthly medicine requirements as per the predefined list.
• To record, review and provide comments on risk assessment and OHS method statement for all hazardous activities on site.
• To handle problem areas and make necessary contingency arrangements.
• Carrying out drills and exercises on managing emergency situations, aiming to test the effectiveness of site emergency response plans.
• Coordinates matters regarding hazardous materials or waste management with Logistic as well as sustainability team to site storekeeper, assist the handling and dispose of according to requirement.
• To identify potential hazard areas, recommend measures to Operation team so as to proactively prevent accidents.
• Generate and encourage generations of suggestions to improve safety at work thus moving towards making safety a collective effort.
• Capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
• All other duties as assigned with consent by the Group HSE Manager.

Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Diploma or Bachelor of Science/Engineering Degree in HSE, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Marine, Industrial Engineering etc.
• Minimum Qualification: NEBOSH General Certificate in OHS (or NVQ level 3 equivalent) and ISO-45001 Lead Auditor qualification mandatory, preferable OSHA 10 – 30 Hrs General Industry Safety and Health Program and/or other HSE related training desired.
• Minimum Experience: Must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the field of Health and Safety in engineering construction projects (building projects).