Safety Officer

Engie; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy services company is seeking a QHSE Manager to implement safety policies across projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role includes managing risk, ensuring compliance, and fostering a strong safety culture. The ideal candidate will have a Technical College Diploma and extensive experience in health, safety, and environment practices. This position offers opportunities to work on large-scale projects within an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Proactive implementation of QHSE policies and practices.
• Monitoring compliance with safety regulations and standards.
• Managing and training subcontractors on HSE practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and environment compliance at job sites.
• Conduct QHSE inspections and follow up on corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain QHSE documentation for projects.

Skills

Risk management

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) practices

Project management

Training and development

Education

Technical College Diploma

Job description

Organization Context

About ENGIE & Riyadh RHQ

ENGIE is a global leader in low‑carbon energy and services, headquartered in Paris. The Group operates across power generation, natural gas, water desalination, and energy efficiency, with strong positions in renewables, LNG, and sustainable infrastructure. ENGIE partners with governments, businesses, and communities to accelerate the transition to a carbon‑neutral future.

In 2023, ENGIE established its Regional Headquarters (RHQ) in Riyadh, strengthening its strategic presence in the Middle East. The RHQ drives ENGIE’s regional growth and supports large‑scale projects across the energy value chain.

Why Riyadh?

As one of the Middle East’s fastest‑growing capitals, Riyadh offers a unique blend of opportunity and quality of life:

• Modern housing and a high standard of living
• International schools with American, British, French, and IB curricula
• A vibrant lifestyle with global dining, entertainment, and retail
• Strong infrastructure and a welcoming expat community

Join ENGIE in Riyadh – where innovation, purpose, and opportunity come together in the heart of the region.

OBJECTIVE / PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To ensure the proactive implementation of the company’s QHSE policies and practices across all operations and maintenance projects, safeguarding health, safety, and environmental standards. The role is responsible for risk management, compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements, and fostering a strong safety culture. This includes managing multiple projects, supervising subcontractors, conducting inspections, delivering training, maintaining documentation, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to minimize hazards and prevent incidents, while promoting operational excellence and sustainability.

Accountability / Tasks

• Ensure that all company QHSE policies and NLAR practices are proactively implemented and supported – responsible for overall safety & environment matters within company premises, risk management in O&M projects.
• Ensure all activities relating to health, safety, and environment in the company, and avoid risk of workforce accident during working at the site.
• Report and support QHSE Manager with day‑to‑day site activities related to health and safety matters.
• Manage multiple projects at a time, when and where required.
• Manage subcontractor team in all HSE aspects, by proactive planning and integrating company QHSE framework.
• Identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices and develop in line with the organization.
• Control HSE practices and program reports hazards, unsafe acts, or conditions or any HSE concerns to direct manager. Carry out daily safety checks, notify immediately of risk hazardous, give recommendation and correct it.
• Maintain, develop, perform, and measure results of training for staff relating to the environment, health, and safety. Keep tracking of calibration certificates and high‑risk equipment permit.
• Provide injury/illness reports accurately. Manage injury/illness information database and use information to perform trend analysis on a monthly basis in the One Safety Tool system.
• Fulfil environmental & safety regulations, internal/external customer requirements. Document control (coordinate with departments for consistent review, revision or renewal of procedures, processes, flow charts, templates, and records). Monitor all operation procedures, QA and HSE documents, other critical documents & records.
• Support the operation process to maintain and continually improve the safety culture and performance, in line with the organization's needs to comply with business objectives in the short, medium and long terms and in accordance with the terms of our various contracts and the Integrated Management System.
• Prepare QHSE documentation for clients/projects as per the requirements and in consultation with the PM/Operations team and QHSE reporting manager.
• Undertake QHSE inspections internally and with third parties (contractors) as per the approved inspection program of the company. Follow up on the preventive and/or corrective actions identified during the inspections and monitor the timely closing of the actions in coordination with other departments.
• Carry out the MSVs, joint safety tours, and life‑saving checks; exercise work stop when and where required in breach of any company H&S policy.
• Review QHSE risk assessments for routine and non‑routine activities in consultation with the operations team.
• Record QHSE key performance indicators monthly and issue reports as necessary. Suggest and advise changes to ensure continuous improvement on any additional effective KPIs to be added in the system as part of continual improvement.
• Support other QHSE staff and contract managers as and when required.
• Actively participate in the HSE incident investigations and prepare required reports in consultation with management.
• Facilitate managerial safety visits (MSVs) by coordinating site readiness and documentation, accompanying management to provide safety insights, and ensuring effective tracking and closure of all identified actions.
• Diligently perform any other reasonable work or related tasks at the request of his/her manager.
• Deliver QHSE induction, various QHSE trainings to internal and external teams.
• Ensure and comply all requirements of working tools & equipment at site.
• Ensure governance of life‑saving rules at site by all operatives.

Business Unit: LEI RoW

Division: LEI RoW AMEA - KSA

Legal Entity: ENGIE Energy Services Saudi Limited

Professional Experience: Skilled ( >)

3 experience

Education Level: Technical College Diploma

Company Name: ENGIE Saudi Arabia