Senior Manager - Health & Safety Advisory

WSP USA; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 374,000 - 488,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Manager – Health & Safety Advisory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role involves overseeing Health & Safety projects, ensuring compliance, and driving performance improvement. Candidates should have a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience and a BSc/MSc qualification. Join us to work on impactful projects and foster a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in the field of Health & Safety.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety Management Systems.
• Experience in project management and commercial performance tracking.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations on various Health & Safety Advisory projects.
• Drive a proactive Health & Safety culture and performance.
• Lead development and implementation of Health & Safety Management Systems.

Skills

Health & Safety Management

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

People Management

Business Development

Education

BSc / MSc or equivalent qualification

Tools

ISO 45001

ISO 14001

ISO 9001

IEMA, NEBOSH Environmental Diploma

Job description

WSP is looking for a Senior Manager – Health & Safety Advisory.

• Oversee the operations on the various Health & Safety Advisory related projects in Middle East, identify opportunities to improve and help to expand our services across The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Drive a proactive, best-in-class Health & Safety culture and performance by developing strategies to address key risks, ensure regulatory and customer compliance, and enhance personal safety and environmental performance.

• Lead and oversee the development, review, implementation, and overall governance of Health & Safety Management Systems, including policies, procedures, training, audits, and reporting requirements.

• Work closely with the Client and Senior Leadership team to drive the implementation of industry-leading Health & Safety management System tools, programs and initiatives, and establish action plans to achieve objectives and targets.

• Engage with our clients, contractors and Stakeholders to ensure our projects are delivered using best global practices.

• Promote a positive and best in class health, safety and wellbeing culture.

• Responsible for overseeing and supporting in the improvement of Health & Safety Management systems for our Client and guiding the teams on various jobs.

• Support in the development of fee proposals and the delivery of strategies for Clients, including a clear focus on the aims and objective of our clients.

• Project Manager for projects within your discipline nationally. This includes selecting a suitably qualified team for the project, supporting with proposal development, review (for quality and technical) and issue and also project direction throughout the lifecycle of the project including monthly financial reviews with the Project Director.

• Commercial – Tracking and reviewing the commercial performance for your discipline to ensure that KPI’s are met.

• People Management - You will have line management responsibilities as well as mentoring and supporting team members to help progress their careers.

• Business development - You will be responsible for supporting the other sector leads and pushing forward business development within your discipline. Your role will include liaison with new and potential clients; both internal and external to WSP.

• A minimum of 15 years’ experience in the field Health & Safety.

• A BSc / MSc or equivalent qualification.

• Ideally, hold an IEMA, NEBOSH Environmental Diploma qualification or equivalent.

• Ideally, hold an internal/external auditing qualification, ISO 45001, 14001, or 9001.

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