Senior Regional HSE Specialist, MEA

DNV; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in risk management is seeking a Senior Regional HSE Specialist based in Dubai to support HSE compliance across operations. The ideal candidate should have a degree in health or environmental sciences and 5+ years of experience in HSE management. Responsibilities include ensuring adherence to HSE legislation and promoting safety culture throughout the organization. This position offers flexible work arrangements and generous paid leaves.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Generous paid leaves

Medical insurance

Pension policy

Mobile phone reimbursement

Car allowances

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant health, safety, and environmental management experience.
• Strong knowledge of international HSE standards such as ISO 45001.
• Experience in managing HSE across multiple countries.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with HSE legislation for DNV operations.
• Conduct statutory and non-statutory HSE reporting.
• Develop and implement local HSE operating procedures.

Skills

Occupational health knowledge

Environmental management

HSE standards knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Job description

The role of the Senior Regional HSE Specialist is to support their region with matters related to “common” HSE risks and collaborating with Group, Business Area HSE and Quality HSE(Q) Leads, Local and Regional HSE(Q) Managers and Country Chairs.

A Senior Regional HSE Specialist may request tasks to be performed by the Country HSE Coordinators (CHC), but responsibility for completion and quality of these tasks remains with the Senior Regional HSE Specialist. This means that, while the delivery of the tasks may be delegated, the Senior Regional HSE Specialist is to be held accountable for providing supervision and ensuring quality control.

This role ensures compliance with corporate HSE policies, local regulations, and international standards while promoting a proactive safety culture throughout all business operations and projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Country Chair in demonstrating compliance with HSE Legislation, including identifying legal requirements for all DNV operations within the country and collaborating with designated internal and external counterparts, as required by local law.
• Developing local HSE operating procedures as necessary and supporting the implementation of these procedures.
• Conducting statutory and non-statutory HSE reporting.
• Conducting and reviewing, as necessary, country-specific risk assessments for “common” operations and collaborating with the Country Chairs and / or Business Areas to manage these risks.
• Provide technical guidance and training on HSE standards, incident investigation, and safe work practices.
• Identifying in Synergi Life the highest “common” risks and trends for all recorded “common” risk cases in the countries of responsibility and communicating concerns to relevant stakeholders.
• Performing periodic quality checks on the adequacy of handling of non-operational HSE cases in Synergi Life and taking appropriate action to close the case.
• Supporting Group and the Country Chairs with the country-level Management System Review (MSR) process.
• Coordinating and participating in internal and external ISO 45001 audits as required, especially in offices with multiple Business Areas or when the audit is performed as a standalone audit rather than part of Business Area quality audits.
• Maintaining environmental management systems for offices in the countries of responsibility, including the identification of environmental aspects.
• Identifying region-specific environmental aspects related to “common” office operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety culture and environmental performance.
• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual, Sick, Compassionate, Local Public, Marriage, Maternity, Paternity, Medical leave Household Moving, Hajj Leave, Exam leave, Unpaid leave)
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Medical Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Pension Policy)
• Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Mobile Phone Reimbursement, Car Allowances, Relocation Allowances, Housing Allowances, UAE National Allowance, Health / Fitness Club Subsidy, Professional Membership Fees, School Fee Contribution)
• Benefits may vary based on position, tenure / contract / grade level

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health, Safety, Environmental Science, or related field.
• Minimum 5 or more years of relevant health, safety, and environmental management experience, preferably in industrial settings.
• Strong knowledge of international HSE standards (ISO 45001, ISO 14001, OHSAS, and regional regulations).
• Experience in managing HSE across multiple countries in the Middle East and Africa.
• Ability to communicate at all levels with employees such as colleagues in the office, and also contractors, managers and senior leaders.
• Formal HSE qualifications are required to undertake this role.
• Detailed level of understanding regarding HSE legislation is required.

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process, in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices.