Senior HSE Officer - NEOM RI

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Project Overview:

NEOM Project Summary: Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company will provide executive project management consultancy services (including technical, commercial, and construction management) for the development of certain defined aspects of the NEOM Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”     NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia. The site is near the Red Sea and the borders of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,500 km2 (10,200 sq. mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea.”   NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centers, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and companies will come to research, incubate, and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in groundbreaking ways.

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. #LI-AR2

Major Responsibilities:

• Manages global Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) services and establishes strategic objectives, standards, systems, and policy for ESH performance among corporate-based functions, global business units (GBUs), and projects. 
• Supervises EHS personnel and facilitates their development through assignments, coaching, and mentoring. 
• Oversees and assures that ESH requirements are properly interpreted by projects and other functions, and integrated in GBU processes, planning, procedures, and training for all three ESH disciplines (including medical). 
• Develops and sustains the ESH Management System and assures that it is applied across all functions, GBUs, and projects to continually improve EHS program execution. 
• Has overall responsibility for ESH program development and execution within Bechtel, confirming that corporate functions, GBUs, and projects adhere to ESH requirements, standards, and customer expectations. 
• Manages budgets, schedules, and resources for interpreting and implementing complex ESH requirements, evaluating and applying appropriate ESH principles, and developing suitable plans and methods in compliance with global ESH requirements. 
• Oversees and reviews implementation of Bechtel’s ESH Policy, Management System, and standards. 
• Confirms ESH emergency preparedness planning and the adequacy of incident investigation and resolution. 
• Conducts audits to confirm ESH compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, environmental permit requirements, and Bechtel standards. 
• Confirms that environmental regulatory submittals, documentation, and actions are completed as required. 
• Actively helps area leaders in the implementation of the ESH program Monitors the implementation of the ESH program and reports successes and areas of improvement Liaises and openly communicates with area leaders and the GBU ESH Manager on area status and needs Identifies best practices for implementation Maintains a working relationship with client representatives, leaders and other ESH team members Participates in area leader meetings to identify and report on ESH requirements Acts as the lead investigator for any significant incident in their area Supervises and maintains a team that provides in-field ESH support to all construction areas Identifies activities that directly reduce risk.

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 10 years of relevant experience.
 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Leadership skills to enable a team to be successful - coach, mentor, participate, direct Professional skill set to deliver quality outputs of an ESH program High level of written and verbal communication Attributes that openly display ESH as a personal value Ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines, targets and objectives Knowledge of safety in design (desirable).

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