HSE Director - Riyadh

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Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a high-performance team to develop and manage complex Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) project programs. You will assist functional leads to ensure requirements are properly integrated and be responsible for overall project ES&H execution. Your leadership will help achieve ES&H performance expectations, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervises an Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) program on a project inclusive of technical and administrative aspects; compliance activities; and processes and plans associated with all three ESH disciplines.
• Works with EHS personnel and facilitates their development through assignments, coaching, and mentoring.
• Assures that ESH requirements are properly interpreted and integrated in planning documents, design criteria, construction and operational plans, schedules, training programs, and contractor documents. 
• Applies customer’s ESH Management System and standards to achieve, maintain, and continually improve EHS program execution. 
• Assures support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding ESH requirements. 
• Manages schedules, and resources for interpreting and implementing ESH requirements, evaluating risks, and developing suitable plans and methods for a robust ESH program. 
• Reviews contractors ESH deliverables and provide comments against customer ESH standards
• Requires contractors’ compliance with customer ESH and their contract requirements. 
• Requires and reviews contractors ESH emergency preparedness planning and confirms the investigation and resolution of ESH incidents. 
• Conducts audits and inspections on contractors to assure ESH compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, environmental permit requirements, and customer standards. 
• Provide reporting to customer on contractor's performance as required.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s or Master's degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental, safety, health or science-related discipline and minimum 20 years of experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive auditing and inspection experience
• Deep knowledge in construction ESH preferable in airport or mega building projects
• Desired to have a recognized ES&H certification i.e., OSHA, NEBOSH
• Good communication skills
• Experience in MS Office programs
• Knowledgeable about ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards
• Construction ES&H knowledge in major projects
• Eager to mentor others and pursue their development

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