Underground EHS Leader - Tunneling & Safety Expert

Boring Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boring Company is seeking an EHS Lead to join our tunneling operations in Dubai. You will embed with field teams to drive safety culture, ensure compliance with OSHA-like standards, and continuously improve health, safety, and environmental outcomes in underground environments.

You will conduct JHAs, risk assessments, and inspections, lead investigations, manage training records, and collaborate with superintendents and technicians to mitigate job-specific risks on TBM projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in construction or heavy industrial EHS roles - tunneling, mining, or oil & gas preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, MSHA (preferred), confined space, LOTO, and respiratory protection standards.
• Experience conducting field audits and writing JHAs, incident reports, and environmental compliance documentation.
• Comfortable working in underground environments and around heavy equipment.
• CSP, CHST, or equivalent certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily field operations to ensure compliance EHS regulations and company policies
• Perform regular tunnel and surface inspections, including pre-shift walkthroughs, equipment checks, air quality sampling, and confined space protocols
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective/preventive action implementation
• Conduct job hazard analyses (JHAs), risk assessments, and toolbox talks with crews
• Maintain EHS documentation, training records, and regulatory reports
• Support emergency response preparedness and training exercises
• Collaborate with superintendents, miners, and technicians to identify and mitigate job-specific risks

Skills

Field audits

JHAs

Incident investigations

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Underground work adaptation

Education

CSP or CHST certification

Tools

Air quality sampling equipment

Confined space equipment

LOTO procedures

Job description

The Boring Company is seeking an EHS Lead to join our tunneling operations in Dubai. You will embed with field teams to drive safety culture, ensure compliance with OSHA-like standards, and continuously improve health, safety, and environmental outcomes in underground environments.

You will conduct JHAs, risk assessments, and inspections, lead investigations, manage training records, and collaborate with superintendents and technicians to mitigate job-specific risks on TBM projects.