Senior HSE Officer - Construction Safety & Compliance

WSP in the Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 167,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

First class medical cover

Paid professional subscriptions

Job summary

WSP Middle East is seeking a Health & Safety Officer to embed HSEQ policies across projects, sites and offices in Abu Dhabi, UAE. You will lead HSE arrangements, review contractor plans, deliver training and ensure compliance with local and international regulations.

The role requires NEBOSH IGC, a Bachelor degree in engineering, and 7+ years of construction experience; you will conduct site visits, inspections, emergency drills and liaise with authorities and clients to uphold high safety

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years’ experience in dealing with major construction projects.
• Must hold NEBOSH IGC and engineering degree.
• Excellent communication skills and English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage the health, safety and environmental arrangements for the project against the WSP HSEQ / client HSEQ Management System requirements, to ensure the protection of our people.
• Manage HSE Inspectors to ensure they are monitoring the implementation of health and safety arrangements at project site level, in accordance with legal and client requirements.
• Develop and deliver health, safety and environmental training to WSP employees including but not limited to; induction, safe working practices.
• Review and approve contractor’s health, safety and environmental plans, risk assessments and method statements against legal and client requirements prior to the work being carried out.
• Plan daily morning site visits across project sites to ensure health and safety measures are in place before works begins.
• Carry out weekly joint HSE inspections with HSE Inspectors and contractor personnel and ensure all the corrective/preventive actions are closed out.
• Organise HSE meetings with clients, WSP project staff, and contractors. Initiate and test emergency response plans and ensure the drills are carried out as per the project schedule and performance standards.
• Ensure HSE Inspectors follow up on contractor’s incident investigation reports are completed and corrective actions are identified and closed out to prevent a recurrence and provide necessary technical guidance for accident protection.
• Conduct regular site safely reviews. I liaise with enforcement authorities (PCFC, EHS Checks)I prepare and submit monthly HSE reports in conjunction with contractor personnel and to the client.

Skills

Communication

English

MS Office

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering

NEBOSH IGC

Job description

WSP Middle East is seeking a Health & Safety Officer to embed HSEQ policies across projects, sites and offices in Abu Dhabi, UAE. You will lead HSE arrangements, review contractor plans, deliver training and ensure compliance with local and international regulations.

The role requires NEBOSH IGC, a Bachelor degree in engineering, and 7+ years of construction experience; you will conduct site visits, inspections, emergency drills and liaise with authorities and clients to uphold high safety