Sr. Engineer - EHS

Larsen & Toubro; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro is seeking a Site Safety Professional to oversee field safety on substation projects in the UAE. You will perform risk assessments, manage the permit-to-work system, and enforce lockout/tagout procedures to ensure safe maintenance and installations.

You will also supervise electrical safety, grounding practices, and excavation safety, while conducting inductions, toolbox talks, and incident investigations to drive continuous safety improvements on site.

Responsibilities

• Risk Assessments: Conduct detailed Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for tasks like transformer installation, cable pulling, and switchyard gantry erection.
• Permit-to-Work (PTW): Manage and audit the PTW system, ensuring all personnel have proper authorization before entering energized zones.
• LOTO (Lockout/Tagout): Strictly enforce LOTO procedures to ensure equipment is de-energized and safe for maintenance or installation.
• Electrical Safety: Ensure all tools and PPE meet voltage requirements and are properly tested.
• Grounding/Earthing: Verify temporary grounding is correctly applied during construction to prevent energization.
• Excavation Safety: Oversee shoring and underground utility detection for substation trenching.
• Inductions: Conduct site-specific safety orientations for contractors and visitors.
• Toolbox Talks: Lead daily briefings focusing on high-risk activities.
• Incident Investigation: Lead root cause analyses for near-misses or accidents and implement corrective actions.

Job description

1. Site Inspections & Risk Management

• Risk Assessments: Conduct detailed Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for tasks like transformer installation, cable pulling, and switchyard gantry erection.

  
  

• Permit-to-Work (PTW): Manage and audit the PTW system, ensuring all personnel have proper authorization before entering energized zones.

  
  

• LOTO (Lockout/Tagout): Strictly enforce LOTO procedures to ensure equipment is de-energized and safe for maintenance or installation.

  
  

2. Technical Safety Oversight

• Electrical Safety: Ensure all tools and PPE (Arc-rated clothing, insulated gloves) meet voltage requirements and are properly tested.

  
  

• Grounding/Earthing: Verify that temporary grounding is correctly applied during construction to prevent accidental energization.

  
  

• Excavation Safety: Substation projects involve heavy trenching for grounding grids; you will oversee shoring and underground utility detection.

  
  

3. Training & Compliance

• Inductions: Conduct site-specific safety orientations for all contractors and visitors.

  
  

• Toolbox Talks: Lead daily briefings focusing on high-risk activities scheduled for the day.

  
  

• Incident Investigation: Lead "Root Cause Analysis" (RCA) for any near-misses or accidents and implement corrective actions.