HSE Manager — Mission-Critical Projects (KSA)

Decima International; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Decima International seeks an experienced HSE Manager to lead health, safety, and environmental activities for major mission-critical projects in KSA. You will implement the HSE Management System, monitor performance, ensure regulatory and client compliance, and promote a proactive safety culture across all project activities.

The role requires overseeing inspections, audits, incident investigations, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives, while coaching project teams on HSE

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or related discipline.
• NEBOSH Diploma.
• Strong HSE management experience on major construction or industrial projects.
• Experience in hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, EPC, PMC, or similar environments.
• Strong knowledge of construction safety legislation and international HSE standards.
• Extensive experience with HSE inspections, audits, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of risk assessments, hazard identification, and permit-to-work systems.
• Experience leading incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Strong understanding of emergency preparedness and incident response.
• Experience monitoring and reporting HSE KPIs, including LTIFR, TRIR, HIPO events, and near misses.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, coaching, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation and oversight of the Project Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System.
• Ensure compliance with project HSE requirements, applicable legislation, regulations, and client standards.
• Perform final review, sign-off, and escalation of HSE performance, incidents, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Monitor and report key HSE indicators, including LTIFR, HIPO, TRIR, near misses, and other project-specific metrics.
• Provide regular HSE performance reports, trends, risks, and recommendations to the PMC Lead / Site Director.
• Lead site HSE inspections, audits, risk assessments, and safety initiatives.
• Review contractor HSE plans, procedures, risk assessments, and method statements.
• Lead and support incident investigations, identify root causes, and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
• Monitor hazard identification, permit-to-work, and high-risk activity controls.
• Support emergency preparedness, emergency response, and crisis management activities.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and project teams to resolve HSE issues and improve safety performance.
• Promote positive safety behaviors and strengthen the overall project safety culture.
• Provide coaching and guidance to project teams on HSE requirements and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of HSE processes and performance.

Skills

Leadership

HSE management

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigations

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or related discipline

NEBOSH Diploma

Tools

HSE Reporting Systems

HSE Dashboard

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Decima International seeks an experienced HSE Manager to lead health, safety, and environmental activities for major mission-critical projects in KSA. You will implement the HSE Management System, monitor performance, ensure regulatory and client compliance, and promote a proactive safety culture across all project activities.

The role requires overseeing inspections, audits, incident investigations, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives, while coaching project teams on HSE