Senior Safety Engineer - Construction & Risk Leader

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer - Construction to lead health, safety, and risk guidance across Riyadh worksites. You will support project managers, perform audits, inspections, and investigations, and ensure compliance with ESHARP and regulatory standards, guiding safety culture across multicultural teams.

Ideal candidate has 6–10 years of SH&E experience, a relevant degree, and strong knowledge of ANSI/NFPA standards, incident investigations, and training delivery to contractors

Qualifications

• Saudi National candidate.
• 6–10 years of professional Health, Safety, and Environmental or SH&E experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related discipline.
• Experience supporting major infrastructure, construction, industrial, or programme management projects.
• Advanced knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations, reporting requirements, risk controls, and compliance practices.
• Strong knowledge of ANSI, NFPA, and other recognized industry safety standards.
• Experience conducting safety audits, site inspections, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and risk assessments.
• Ability to prepare inspection and incident reports and safety performance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Advise and assist project managers, programme managers, and project personnel in implementing Environmental, Safety, Health, and Risk Program requirements.
• Support implementation of safety policies, procedures, worksite controls, reporting requirements, and project-specific safety processes.
• Conduct audits of projects and worksites against safety standards, client requirements, regulatory obligations, and best practices.
• Perform site inspections to identify hazards, unsafe conditions, unsafe acts, and high-risk activities.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis using recognized methodologies.
• Develop corrective and preventive actions in coordination with project teams and safety personnel.

Skills

Safety engineering

Occupational health and safety

Construction safety

HSE management

SH&E compliance

ESHARP implementation

Site safety inspections

Safety audits

Hazard identification

Risk assessments

Work planning support

Incident reporting

Incident investigation

Root cause analysis

Corrective actions

Preventive actions

Lessons learned

Safety performance reporting

Audit reports

Inspection reports

Safety training

New hire orientation

Safety onboarding

Toolbox talks

Safety meetings

Training records

Behavior-based safety

Continuous improvement

ANSI standards

NFPA standards

Safety management systems

Microsoft Office

Stakeholder engagement

Safety coaching

Multicultural teamwork

Problem solving

Compliance monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health

Tools

Microsoft Office

Safety management systems

Job description

Parsons is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer - Construction to lead health, safety, and risk guidance across Riyadh worksites. You will support project managers, perform audits, inspections, and investigations, and ensure compliance with ESHARP and regulatory standards, guiding safety culture across multicultural teams.

Ideal candidate has 6–10 years of SH&E experience, a relevant degree, and strong knowledge of ANSI/NFPA standards, incident investigations, and training delivery to contractors