HS&E Lead

Systra; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and consultancy group in Riyadh is seeking a Health & Safety Manager for mobility/railway projects. You will oversee HSE efforts, manage a team, and ensure compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years experience in heavy civils engineering and relevant certifications. The role offers a chance to drive best practices in health, safety, and environmental management on significant projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience on a heavy civils engineering project.
• Experience leading a team of HS&E professionals.
• Registered Lead Auditor.

Responsibilities

• Driving and implementing the HS&E efforts on the project.
• Managing a team of HSE professionals.
• Auditing, monitoring and reporting project HSE performance.
• Implementing and maintaining HSE management systems in line with regulations.
• Developing and implementing Emergency Preparedness Plans.

Skills

Leadership in HS&E

Effective communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

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) contactors 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 follow the relevant legislation, engineering and construction codes and standards.
• Leading, developing and updating the HSE policies, plans and procedure 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 prevent 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 civils 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.