Senior Industrial Safety Engineer

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Riyadh Group is seeking a senior safety, security and environmental professional to monitor and strengthen industrial-safety, fire-protection and security across dam facilities in Saudi Arabia. The role requires hands-on inspections, incident investigations and coordination with contractors and government stakeholders.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s in Safety or Fire Protection engineering, 16+ years of relevant experience, and proven capability with permit-to-work, risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline.
• Minimum 16 years of professional experience in safety, industrial security and environmental work.
• Previous experience working at dam facilities is required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of High Commission for Industrial Security requirements.
• Demonstrated experience inspecting safety equipment, firefighting systems and emergency arrangements.
• Strong knowledge of permit-to-work, isolation and high-risk activity controls.
• Experience reviewing contractor safety plans, risk assessments and emergency procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitor industrial security, occupational safety and emergency-preparedness activities across assigned dam facilities.
• Conduct routine and unannounced inspections of work areas, equipment, facilities and contractor activities.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, security weaknesses and non-compliance.
• Record findings, issue periodic observations and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor corrective actions through to verified closure.
• Review contractors’ safety and security plans, procedures, risk assessments and method statements.
• Verify implementation of approved permit-to-work, lockout/tagout and safe-isolation procedures.
• Monitor high-risk activities, including working at height, lifting, confined-space entry, excavation, hot work, electrical work and activities near water.
• Inspect fire detection, fire alarm, firefighting, suppression and emergency-response systems.
• Inspect emergency exits, evacuation routes, assembly points, signage and life-safety equipment.
• Verify the availability, condition, inspection and certification of safety equipment.
• Review emergency preparedness for fires, flooding, equipment failures, security incidents and other abnormal events.
• Participate in emergency drills, evacuation exercises and incident-response simulations.
• Evaluate physical-security arrangements, including access control, perimeter protection, CCTV, communications and security lighting.
• Coordinate with security personnel to maintain controlled access to critical assets and restricted areas.
• Ensure that industrial security and safety requirements are included in project scopes, tender documents and O&M contracts.
• Review technical specifications for safety, security, fire-protection and emergency systems.
• Monitor contractors’ implementation of contractual security and safety requirements.
• Evaluate contractor safety staffing, training, competency and site-mobilization arrangements.
• Monitor contractor performance against safety KPIs, service requirements and approved plans.
• Participate in contractor coordination and performance-review meetings.
• Lead or support investigations into incidents, near misses, fires, equipment damage and security events.
• Conduct root-cause analyses and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.
• Monitor environmental conditions that may affect workforce safety or emergency response.
• Coordinate with environmental teams on hazardous materials, spills, waste and pollution-related risks.
• Develop safety, industrial-security and emergency-awareness programs.
• Prepare and deliver induction sessions, toolbox-talk materials, workshops and awareness campaigns.
• Identify training needs and assess the effectiveness of completed programs.
• Maintain registers for inspections, incidents, corrective actions, fire equipment, drills and training.
• Collect and analyze safety and security performance data.
• Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
• Present significant risks, incidents, compliance gaps and recommendations to management.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
• Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical reporting

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Incident investigation

Risk assessments

Contractor management

Safety inspections

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering or Fire Protection Engineering

Job description

• Monitor industrial security, occupational safety and emergency-preparedness activities across assigned dam facilities.
• Conduct routine and unannounced inspections of work areas, equipment, facilities and contractor activities.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, security weaknesses and non-compliance.
• Record findings, issue periodic observations and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor corrective actions through to verified closure.
• Review contractors’ safety and security plans, procedures, risk assessments and method statements.
• Verify implementation of approved permit-to-work, lockout/tagout and safe-isolation procedures.
• Monitor high-risk activities, including working at height, lifting, confined-space entry, excavation, hot work, electrical work and activities near water.
• Inspect fire detection, fire alarm, firefighting, suppression and emergency-response systems.
• Inspect emergency exits, evacuation routes, assembly points, signage and life-safety equipment.
• Verify the availability, condition, inspection and certification of safety equipment.
• Review emergency preparedness for fires, flooding, equipment failures, security incidents and other abnormal events.
• Participate in emergency drills, evacuation exercises and incident-response simulations.
• Evaluate physical-security arrangements, including access control, perimeter protection, CCTV, communications and security lighting.
• Coordinate with security personnel to maintain controlled access to critical assets and restricted areas.
• Ensure that industrial security and safety requirements are included in project scopes, tender documents and O&M contracts.
• Review technical specifications for safety, security, fire-protection and emergency systems.
• Monitor contractors’ implementation of contractual security and safety requirements.
• Evaluate contractor safety staffing, training, competency and site-mobilization arrangements.
• Monitor contractor performance against safety KPIs, service requirements and approved plans.
• Participate in contractor coordination and performance-review meetings.
• Lead or support investigations into incidents, near misses, fires, equipment damage and security events.
• Conduct root-cause analyses and recommend measures to prevent recurrence.
• Monitor environmental conditions that may affect workforce safety or emergency response.
• Coordinate with environmental teams on hazardous materials, spills, waste and pollution-related risks.
• Develop safety, industrial-security and emergency-awareness programs.
• Prepare and deliver induction sessions, toolbox-talk materials, workshops and awareness campaigns.
• Identify training needs and assess the effectiveness of completed programs.
• Maintain registers for inspections, incidents, corrective actions, fire equipment, drills and training.
• Collect and analyze safety and security performance data.
• Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
• Present significant risks, incidents, compliance gaps and recommendations to management.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
• Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline from a recognized university.
• Minimum 16 years of professional experience in safety, industrial security and environmental work.
• Previous experience working at dam facilities is required.
• Comprehensive knowledge of High Commission for Industrial Security requirements.
• Demonstrated experience conducting industrial-safety, fire-protection and security-compliance inspections.
• Experience reviewing contractor safety plans, risk assessments, method statements and emergency procedures.
• Strong knowledge of permit-to-work, isolation and high-risk activity controls.
• Experience inspecting safety equipment, firefighting systems and emergency arrangements.
• Demonstrated experience investigating incidents and monitoring corrective actions.
• Experience developing and delivering safety training and awareness programs.
• Knowledge of Saudi safety, security, fire-protection and environmental requirements.
• Strong technical-reporting, analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Relevant experience must be supported by verifiable employment records, project references, reports or studies when requested.