SH&E Director

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking an experienced SH&E Director to lead safety, health, and wellbeing across complex infrastructure programmes. The role requires senior-level governance and risk-management expertise to drive safe delivery.

You will influence the Senior Leadership Team, shape safety strategy, and ensure rigorous cross-functional alignment with project milestones and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Safety or Related field.
• 20+ years of progressive experience in HSE leadership, with large-scale infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic safety leadership to the Senior Leadership Team, supporting informed decision-making and safety objectives.
• Develop, implement, and maintain safety management processes with clear accountability across all levels.
• Design and strengthen governance frameworks to improve cross-functional integration and operational alignment.
• Lead Health, Safety, and Wellbeing across programme delivery with visible leadership and innovation adoption.
• Advise senior leadership on safety performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Safety leadership

Risk management

HSE governance

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Safety or Related field

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what's possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented SH&E Director to join our team in Riyadh! In this role you will get to showcase your skillset to it's fullest extent.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provide strategic safety leadership and risk-based guidance to the Senior Leadership Team, supporting informed decision-making and organizational safety objectives.
• Develop, implemented, and maintained safety management processes that established clear accountability across all levels of the organization.
• Design and strengthened governance frameworks to improve cross-functional integration, enhance operational alignment, and address identified procedural and operational gaps.
• Responsible for providing strategic Health, Safety, and Wellbeing leadership across programme delivery, with a strong emphasis on visible leadership, technology and innovation adoption, welfare standards, and supervisor competency.
• Serve as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, supporting the safe, effective, and reliable transfer of programme activities.
• Key responsibilities include, strengthening foundational Health, Safety, and Wellbeing systems across multiple delivery partners through the implementation of simplified, practical, and sustainable frameworks that improved operational discipline and delivery performance.
• The role also involved developing targeted safety interventions, delivering strategic risk insights, and advising senior leadership on matters relating to safety performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Safety or Related field.
• Experience: A minimum of 20 years of progressive experience in HSE leadership, with a significant portion spent managing large‑scale, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• A dynamic and hands on senior, experienced HSE Professional with the ability to liaise with all levels of Project Management personnel
• Experience in a large scale construction project from early works through to commissioning and handover.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-