HSE Team Leader (Shutdown & Turnaround )

ABIS; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

ABIS in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead the HSE team on major oil & gas projects, ensuring comprehensive risk management, audits, and continuous improvement in safety performance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or Safety Engineering and 10-12 years of safety experience in oil & gas, with OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001 Lead Auditor credentials and NEBOSH/OSHA training. Saudi/Gulf experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Safety Engineering is required.
• 10-12 years of safety experience in oil & gas, process plant, shutdowns and turnarounds.
• Lead Auditor for OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001; NEBOSH or OSHA trained.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the HSE team with overall administration and implementation of HSE initiatives, programs and procedures.
• Develop and implement operational risk assessments to identify and mitigate hazards for critical activities.
• Conduct Behavioural Safety Audits (BSA) and high profile site tours per HSEMS guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

HSE Management

Risk Assessment

Auditing

Safety Training

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering/Safety Engineering

Job description

Manage and lead the HSE team to the overall administration and implementation of HSE

Initiatives, programs and procedures.

Participate in the development and implementation of operational risk assessments to help in identifying & mitigating hazards for critical activities.

Conduct Behavioural Safety Audits (BSA) and high profile tours as per HSEMS guidelines.

Carryout or arrange workplace HSE inspections and audits and ensure that any remedial recommendations are implemented.

Audit subcontractors for compliance with HSE systems and procedures.

Maintain accident statistics, analyse trends and propose and take remedial actions where necessary.

Ensure that company HSE policies, procedures, regulations and objectives are effectively implemented.

Foster continuous improvement of existing HSE Management Systems through sharing of best practices.

Monitor HSE Performance of Subcontractors and ensure contractual and other relevant requirements are satisfied adequately.

Assist with investigation of accidents, incidents (including ‘near misses’) and dangerous occurrences and make recommendations to prevent recurrence.

Develop and manage HSE awareness campaigns.

Ensure that all critical activities are risk assessed, and control measures are applied before execution.

Manage activities undertaken by subordinates.

Identify HSE training needs for subordinates.

Maintaining an in-depth knowledge of all laws surrounding construction safety, develops and implements policies, procedures and other company-wide safety standards.

Establishment, implementation and improvement of the HSE Management Plan, Company’s HSE policy requirement, HSE Policies, performance standards, objectives and targets

Setting up project HSE programs and procedures including training and audit programs to ensure they meet project HSE goals and objectives and preparing and implementing remedial/improvement initiatives to address areas of inadequacy.

Management of all HSE support functions, including recruitment and HSE training.

Bachelors Or Mechanical Engineering/Safety Engineering

A candidate must have experience of 10-12 years in Safety , of which in oil & Gas / Process Plant / Cross country Pipeline Projects/Shut down and turnaround

Person should be OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001 Lead Auditor.

Must be a NEBOSH holder or OSHA trained.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

10-12 years of experience in HSE especially from oil and gas sector Shutdown /Turnaround

SAUDI ARABIA / GULF experience preferred.