Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Officer
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Full Time
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- Experience
- 6+ yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Work mode
- In office
- Education
- Diploma or degree in relevant field
- Resume
- Required to apply
Where you'll work
Job description
About the Company
Join a globally recognized leader in testing, inspection, and certification services with over 99,600 employees across 2,650 offices and laboratories. The organization is a benchmark for sustainability, quality, and integrity, committed to enabling a safer and more connected world.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise contractors on essential safety precautions, protective standards, and potential improvements in current work methods.
- Offer expertise to develop safe work systems and procedures ensuring a secure working environment for clients.
- Identify and evaluate hazards, risks, and control strategies for specific operations or processes.
- Perform safety audits and inspections on ongoing projects to assess safety program effectiveness and compliance with standards; develop and implement emergency response plans.
- Conduct safety training and education for employees, including inductions, internal training, and toolbox talks.
- Investigate accidents and incidents to establish causes and recommend preventive measures, preparing detailed incident investigation reports.
- Ensure inspection of tools and machinery, coordinating with third-party inspections where necessary, along with contractor safety teams.
- Analyze working environments, tools, and machinery to detect potential hazards affecting employees or the public.
- Support and contribute to road safety initiatives aligned with UAE traffic rules and regulations.
- Review Health and Safety Management System documents such as tender reviews, prequalification assessments, HSE manuals, site safety procedures, plans, records, method statements, and risk assessments.
- Prepare data for management review meetings, discuss with clients, and set contractor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Conduct regular HSE inspections of sites/projects, submit action plan reports to operations for issue resolution, and provide guidance to contractor HSE teams.
Qualifications and Experience
- Diploma or degree in any relevant field.
- At least 6 years of experience in safety roles within oil and gas EPC or construction sectors.
- Professional certifications including NOBOSH IGC, IOSH Managing Safety, EMS Lead Auditor ISO 14001, Registered OHSMS Generalist OSHAD.
- Preferred certifications in construction safety such as ISO 45001 Lead Auditor.
- Proficiency in EMS Lead Auditor ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 2007 Lead Auditing.
Additional Information
By becoming part of this organization, you contribute towards enhancing safety in various industries such as food, transportation, medicine, and nuclear sectors, improving millions of lives. The company values individuals who are curious, passionate, ethical, trustworthy, and collaborative, committed to going beyond in their mission.
Skills
Risk Assessment
Emergency response planning
Incident investigation
Hazard identification
Safety Auditing
Safety training and education
Safety management systems (HSE)
Knowledge of oil and gas/construction safety standards
Certification in NOBOSH and IOSH
Familiarity with ISO 14001 and 45001 standards
Road traffic safety regulations UAE