HS&E Lead

SYSTRA; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 112,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy based in Riyadh is seeking a Health & Safety Manager for mobility and railway projects. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in heavy civil engineering and lead a team focused on driving excellence in health, safety, and environment practices. Responsibilities include auditing contractor performance, developing HSE policies, and ensuring compliance with local and international standards. The position provides an opportunity to impact project efficiency and safety significantly.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience on a heavy civil engineering project.
• Experience leading a team of HS&E professionals.
• Registered Lead Auditor.
• Ability to deliver in a highly pressurized & fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive and implement HS&E efforts on the project.
• Manage a team of HSE professionals.
• Audit and report project HSE performance.
• Lead the development of HSE policies and procedures.

Skills

Team leadership

Effective communication

Risk assessment

Problem-solving

Education

NEBOSH, IOSH, IEMA, IRCA or equivalent

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

We are currently seeking a Health & Safety Manager for a portfolio of mobility/railway projects here in Saudi Arabia. As our HSE Manager, your primary mission is to drive excellence in Health, Safety & Environment at the site and management levels. Your role involves monitoring and validating the effective implementation of our project's Risk Control Strategy. You’ll also serve as a resource for the technical interpretation of health, safety, and environmental regulatory requirements. Your expertise will provide invaluable support to our Project Management Consultants and Contractors' site teams, where you’ll recommend actions for continuous improvement. This position is to be based at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Missions / Main Duties

• Supporting the HS&E Manager, in driving and implementing the HS&E efforts on the project
• Implementing and monitoring initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the HSE services and delivery.
• Planning and coordinating continuous improvement HSE actions for all phases of the project to share good practice, feedback experiences and drive best practice, typically through continuous improvement workshops, lessons learnt reviews.
• Managing a team of HSE professionals; overseeing and reviewing the HSE requirements of the design-build (DB) contractors in matters such as contract compliance, RAMS and permits to work.
• Auditing, monitoring and reporting project and DB contractor HSE performance.
• Reviewing, implementing and maintaining the management systems for HSE, in line with regulatory standards.
• Ensuring the project team follows the relevant legislation, engineering and construction codes and standards.
• Leading, developing and updating the HSE policies, plans and procedures to comply as a minimum with the joint venture standards, local and international legal requirements; developing and implementing Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP’s), Emergency Operating Procedure (EOP’s) and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP’s).
• Identifying hazards and assessing safety risk, developing strategies to ensure products, system and applications are safe and reliable.
• Preparing HSE documents and processes such as Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Work.
• Investigating and ensuring action to eliminate the cause of potential non-conformities to prevent their occurrence.
• Reporting all cases of non-conformity, identifying then eliminating the root cause and preventing recurrences.
• Assisting the investigation team of serious incident and accident reports. Preparing and submitting reports and follow-up in preventative and corrective actions.

Profile / Skills

• Minimum of 10 years experience on a heavy civil engineering project.
• Experience leading a team of HS&E professionals.
• NEBOSH, IOSH, IEMA, IRCA or equivalent.
• Registered Lead Auditor.
• Ability to deliver in a highly pressurized & fast paced environment.
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Effective communication skills including the ability to make persuasive presentations to small and large audiences.

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.