Qualification
Higher National Diploma (HND), OR University Degree (Preferably in an Engineering discipline), OR an Accredited HSE Professional Certificate Associate membership of a recognized safety institution is desirable.
Safety Officer
Location: Site - Mesaieed, Qatar
Duration: Up to 2029 / 2030
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Occupational Health and Safety, preferably in the Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Industry, and specifically construction projects (including greenfield and brownfield work).
- Thorough knowledge of safe work practices, international standards (e.g., ISO 45001:2018), and procedures.
- Conversant with international standards in Environmental Management System.
- Trained in any of the following Incident Investigation Software: TapRoot, SafetyCulture, EasyRCA, Tripod Beta, etc.
- Competent in the use of PC including MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and any other relevant software.
- Experience in the GCC is desirable.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide HSE support during design and execution phases, ensuring contractor compliance with HSE policies, procedures, standards, and regulations.
- Promote and maintain a strong safety culture and implement risk reduction measures through hazard identification and risk assessments during construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.
- Review Method Statements, JSA, safety certifications, and other contractor HSE documents, identifying and reporting any non-compliance issues.
- Monitor site HSE programs, safe work practices, and all HSE aspects of EPIC projects.
- Ensure compliance with HSE standards, procedures, and regulations by both contractor and project personnel.
- Oversee EPIC Contractors, Subcontractors, and Vendors to verify compliance with project HSE requirements.
- Conduct daily site inspections to ensure work is performed in accordance with approved JSA, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, and Permit to Work (PTW) requirements.
- Manage and support implementation of project HSE requirements while coordinating with relevant stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Support the Sr. HSE Engineer in HSE performance monitoring, objectives, initiatives, procedures, standards, and policies.
- Implement Environmental Management System requirements, identify non-compliance, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor compliance with HSE legal requirements, applicable regulations, and relevant international conventions.
- Maintain and support the Project HSE Risk Register, ensuring proper recording, monitoring, and close-out of HSE risks.
- Review contractor HSE documentation, including HSE Plans and Procedures, for compliance with project requirements.
- Conduct incident investigations, reporting, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct site safety meetings, toolbox talks, and HSE awareness programs for project personnel and contractors.
- Perform HSE audits, track corrective actions, and verify close-out of findings.
- Prepare HSE reports, statistics, and trend analyses to monitor safety performance.
- Support the development and updating of HSE Codes, Standards, Specifications, and Philosophies.
Job Title
Project Safety Officer
Duration: Up to 2029 / 2030
Location: Mesaieed, Qatar (On-site)
This opportunity supports major construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities within the oil, gas and petrochemical sector. The role focuses on HSE compliance, risk reduction, contractor oversight and site-based safety performance across EPIC project environments. This position offers the chance to contribute to a complex long-term project while helping to strengthen safety culture, incident prevention and environmental management standards on site.
Required Education
- Diploma (or HND), or university degree, or an accredited HSE professional certificate, or similar
Required Experience
- Minimum 10 years of working experience safety / HSE related
- Experience within the oil & gas, or petrochemical industry
- Experience supporting construction projects, including greenfield and brownfield work
- Experience monitoring contractor HSE compliance during design and execution phases
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of safe work practices, HSE procedures and international health and safety standards including ISO 45001:2018, or similar
- Knowledge of Environmental Management System standards and compliance monitoring, or similar
- Ability to review Method Statements, JSA documentation, safety certifications and Permit to Work requirements, or similar
- Ability to carry out hazard identification, risk assessments and HSE risk register support across construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, or similar
- Capability to monitor site HSE programmes and verify contractor, subcontractor and vendor compliance with project requirements, or similar
- Experience preparing HSE reports, statistics and trend analysis to support safety performance monitoring, or similar
- Competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and other relevant software, or similar
- Working knowledge of incident investigation software such as TapRoot, SafetyCulture, EasyRCA or Tripod Beta, or similar
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate membership of a recognised safety institution
- Experience in the GCC
- Candidates already in Qatar would have an added advantage