Safety Engineer

SYSTRA; Nagpur District, Mumbai, Surat; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA is seeking a Safety Engineer to support senior safety experts by monitoring and enforcing HSE protocols on our rail metro project. You will ensure contractors comply with the safety plan, identify hazards, and perform routine site inspections to uphold high safety standards.

The role requires 5+ years in rail infrastructure, a Civil qualification, and strong English communication. You will lead safety activities, deliver toolbox talks, and participate in incident reporting and audits on a

Qualifications

• Must have Civil engineering diploma or graduate degree.
• 5+ years of experience in rail-related major infrastructure projects.
• At least one rail project experience is required.
• Excellent written and oral English communication.
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse organisation.
• Strong leadership and independent decision-making ability.

Responsibilities

• Site Compliance: Conduct daily inspections to ensure contractor compliance with safety plans.
• Hazard Control: Identify immediate risks and enforce on-the-spot corrective actions.
• Contractor Monitoring: Supervise daily contractor activities and PPE usage.
• Reporting & Audits: Maintain safety logs, report incidents and assist audits.
• Training: Deliver toolbox talks, safety inductions and site training.
• Emergency Support: Assist in disaster management drills and security measures.

Skills

English communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Cultural awareness

Independent decision-making

Troubleshooting

Education

Civil engineering (Diploma/Graduate)

Job description

The safety engineer assists the senior safety expert by executing daily, on-site monitoring and enforcement of HSE protocols across the metro project. This role ensures construction contractors strictly adhere to the approved safety plan on a day-to-day basis, identify immediate field hazards, and conduct routine site inspections.

Key Responsibilities

• Site Compliance: Conducts daily inspections to ensure contractor compliance with the approved Health & Safety Assurance Plan.
• Hazard Control: Identifies immediate risks (e.g., excavations, heavy lifting) and enforces on-the-spot corrective actions.
• Contractor Monitoring: Supervises daily contractor activities, ensuring proper PPE usage and adherence to permit-to-work systems.
• Reporting & Audits: Maintains daily safety logs, reports incidents/near-misses, and assists in site safety audits.
  Training: Delivers daily toolbox talks, safety inductions, and localised training for workers and site engineers.
• Emergency Support: Assists in executing ground-level security measures and disaster management drills.
  

Preferred candidate profile

• Must have a degree in Diploma/Graduate in Civil
• Must have 5+ years of experience in rail-related major infrastructure projects.
• Must have at least one project in a rail-related major infrastructure project.
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse organisation, recognising and respecting differences.
• Ability to solve problems, especially in an integrated project delivery environment, applying industry best practices.
• Self-motivated individual with outstanding leadership skills and the ability to influence without authority
• Strong leadership skills, proven ability to lead a team effort & make independent decisions and be a good troubleshooter.