Field Health & Safety Specialist – Saudi Nationals

Americana Restaurants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Americana Restaurants is expanding its Occupational Health & Safety team and seeks Saudi nationals for field-based roles across Riyadh, Dammam/Khobar, and Jeddah. The position reports to the Occupational H&S Lead and focuses on risk assessment, safe systems of work, and incident investigations.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in OHS/Engineering, NEBOSH/IOSH, 5+ years in safety, and strong Arabic and English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environment, or Engineering.
• NEBOSH and IOSH certification.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Safety Engineer or Safety Officer.
• Good understanding of ISO 45001:2018 and health and safety standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Arabic and English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments across the restaurants and facilities we own and operate.
• Make sure methods and systems of work are safe, documented, and actually applied on the ground.
• Verify that contractors and aggregators are competent and hold the licences and certificates required.
• Run the documented OH&S audit programme across sites and follow corrective and preventive actions through to closure.
• Track OH&S metrics and use the data to identify and reduce risk.
• Deliver fire safety, first aid, and other OH&S training, and keep full and accurate training records.
• Train teams on the standard operating procedures and on the emergency response plan for major incidents.
• Ensure the fire safety set-up is correct, including resources and the links with the designated authorities.

Skills

Arabic

English

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

BSc in OHS/Engineering

Job description

Americana Restaurants is expanding its Occupational Health & Safety team and seeks Saudi nationals for field-based roles across Riyadh, Dammam/Khobar, and Jeddah. The position reports to the Occupational H&S Lead and focuses on risk assessment, safe systems of work, and incident investigations.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in OHS/Engineering, NEBOSH/IOSH, 5+ years in safety, and strong Arabic and English communication.