Director - HSE (Heavylifting)

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a Director HSE Heavy Lifting to lead health, safety and environmental assurance for all crane and lifting work at the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman MBS Stadium.

You will own the HSE strategy for heavy lifting across the site, coordinating with management contractors, subcontractors and crane suppliers to ensure lifts are planned, permitted and executed to the highest safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and professional HSE qualifications.
• Minimum 12+ years HSE experience with heavy lifting/crane operations on major projects.
• Experience with stadia, high-rise or major infrastructure projects preferred.
• Strong knowledge of crane standards and lift planning methods.
• Experience managing HSE across multiple contractors on a single site.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the site-wide HSE strategy for heavy lifting (tower/mobile cranes and specialist equipment).
• Review and approve lift plans, method statements and risk assessments.
• Provide technical oversight of crane erection, climbing and dismantling operations.
• Lead incident investigations and corrective actions for lifting-related events.
• Establish competency and training requirements for riggers, banksmen, crane operators and supervisors.
• Conduct site audits and inspections of lifting equipment and exclusion zones.
• Coordinate lifting sequencing and logistics with design teams and contractors.
• Report lifting-specific HSE performance and risk to senior leadership.
• Champion a strong safety culture across all lifting contractors.

Skills

HSE leadership

Crane operations

Lift planning

Incident investigation

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Site audits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related

NEBOSH / IOSH or equivalent

Tools

Lift planning methodologies

Crane certification standards

Job description

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Director HSE Heavy Lifting to lead health safety and environmental assurance across all crane and lifting operations at the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman MBS Stadium one of Qiddiya City's flagship venues and a confirmed host for the 2034 FIFA World Cup Perched on the 200-metre Tuwaiq cliff the stadium is being built with a fleet of over 20 tower cranes among the tallest freestanding tower cranes deployed in the Kingdom operating in close sequence across a constrained cliffside footprint This presents a lifting risk profile few projects in the region can match, and the role exists to keep it under rigorous control The successful candidate will own the HSE strategy for all heavy lifting activity on site working directly with the Management Contractor specialist lifting subcontractors and crane suppliers to ensure every lift from tower crane erection through to major structural and facade element placement is planned permitted and executed to the highest safety standard.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the site-wide HSE strategy for heavy lifting operations covering tower cranes mobile cranes and specialist lifting equipment across the stadium site
• Review and approve lift plans method statements and risk assessments for critical and non-standard lifts ensuring compliance with project HSE standards and international best practice
• Provide technical oversight of crane erection climbing and dismantling operations working closely with lifting contractors and equipment suppliers
• Lead incident investigation root cause analysis and corrective action for any lifting-related safety events
• Establish and monitor competency certification and training requirements for riggers banksmen crane operators and lifting supervisors across all contractors on site
• Conduct regular site audits and inspections of lifting equipment exclusion zones and lifting operations driving close-out of findings
• Liaise with the Management Contractor and design teams on lifting sequencing and logistics particularly given the site's cliffside access constraints
• Report lifting-specific HSE performance leading and lagging indicators and risk exposure to senior project leadership
• Champion a strong safety culture across all contractors and subcontractors engaged in lifting operations on the project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related discipline; relevant HSE qualifications (NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent) required.
• Minimum 12+ years of HSE experience, with a significant proportion dedicated specifically to heavy lifting and crane operations on major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record managing lifting safety on complex, large-scale sites, with stadia, high-rise, or major infrastructure experience strongly preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of lifting equipment standards, crane certification requirements, and lift planning methodologies.
• Experience managing HSE compliance across multiple contractors and subcontractors on a single site.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Familiarity with international lifting and HSE standards as applied to Saudi/GCC construction environments.