EHS Lead - Grid Technologies

Siemens Energy

Makkah Region

On-site

SAR 400,000 - 700,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking an EHS Leader for Grid Technologies Service in Saudi Arabia to drive safety strategy and oversee EHS execution across nationwide projects. The role includes coaching teams, managing high‑risk activities, and ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory standards.

You will design training, lead incident investigations, and strengthen the Zero Harm culture while reporting performance metrics to leadership. A strong background in transmission environments is preferred.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or related field.
Professional EHS certification such as NEBOSH, IOSH, OSHA, or CSP (preferred).
8–10 years of progressive EHS experience in industrial, energy, utilities, construction, or service operations with exposure to high‑risk field activities.
Experience leading EHS teams and managing performance across multiple sites.
Strong knowledge of Saudi Arabian EHS regulations and international best practices.
Experience in transmission, substations, GIS, transformers, power generation, or similar environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead the EHS strategy for GT Service Saudi Arabia with clear objectives and KPIs.
Own EHS execution across project sites and field activities nationwide, including high‑risk tasks.
Ensure safe, compliant working conditions across offices, workshops, and warehouses; manage emergency preparedness and health programs.
Coach managers and field personnel to embed a Zero Harm culture and lead safety campaigns.
Design and deliver EHS training and competency programs; ensure certifications are maintained.
Lead risk assessments, investigations, root-cause analyses, audits and regulatory inspections.

Skills

EHS leadership

High-risk field activities

Saudi EHS regulations

Team coaching

Transmission/substations experience

NEBOSH/IOSH/OSHA/CSP

8–10 years EHS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As EHS Leader for Grid Technologies Service in Saudi Arabia your day might take you from coaching your team of EHS professionals through an incident investigation, to auditing a modernization project site, to leading a toolbox talk that turns compliance into genuine ownership among field service crews. Every decision you make protects colleagues and contractors working on critical energy infrastructure, strengthens trust with customers who hold Siemens Energy to the highest safety standards, and advances the company's Zero Harm culture and broader mission of energy transformation.

How You'll Make An Impact

Develop and lead the EHS strategy for GT Service Saudi Arabia, setting objectives, targets, and performance indicators while driving continuous improvement across all operations
Own EHS execution across project sites and field service activities nationwide, including oversight of high-risk work such as electrical tasks, HV switching, lifting, confined space entry, and work at height
Ensure safe, compliant working conditions across offices, workshops, and warehouses, managing emergency preparedness, fire protection, and occupational health programs
Build and sustain a proactive Zero Harm safety culture by coaching managers and field personnel, running safety campaigns and behavioral safety initiatives, and embedding EHS into daily operations
Design and deliver EHS training and competency programs, ensuring employees and contractors maintain required certifications and capability across all levels of the organization
Lead risk assessments, incident investigations, and root cause analysis, and manage a team of three EHS professionals while reporting performance metrics and leading audits and regulatory inspections

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or a related field
Professional EHS certification such as NEBOSH, IOSH, OSHA, or CSP (preferred)
8–10 years of progressive EHS experience within industrial, energy, utilities, construction, or service operations, including exposure to high‑risk field activities
Demonstrated experience leading EHS teams and managing EHS performance across multiple sites or locations simultaneously
Strong working knowledge of Saudi Arabian EHS regulations alongside international best practices and standards
Prior experience in transmission, substations, GIS, transformers, power generation, or a comparable technical/industrial environment is strongly preferred

About The Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150‑year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

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