Safety Officer

Responsibilities:

• Take an active role in site safety management and ensure compliance with safety, health and environmental regulations.
• Work closely with safety representatives from the supervising consultants, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Communicate and report safety performance to line management.
• Monitor observation of site safety rules by project team members, subcontractors, and vendors to prevent accidents/incidents and issue warnings for non-compliance. Raise Work Improvement Notices and stop work orders as necessary.
• Undertake planned inspections and audits of all site operations to monitor compliance with statutory regulations, including ADPHC/OSHAD, DM Code of Construction Safety Practice, and local regulatory requirements.
• Attend scheduled and ad-hoc safety meetings.
• Assist in the investigation of OHS-related accidents, injuries, occupational hazards/illnesses, or near misses and make necessary recommendations.
• Promote safety awareness on site by providing safety induction training and safety briefings to workers & supervisors, and coordinate relevant in-house or external training programs as needed.
• Maintain relevant site safety files and records; submit monthly safety reports to the Project HSE Manager with copies to the Group HSE Office.
• Coordinate with Logistics to recommend site security measures, monitor their enforcement, and notify any observations of substandard acts for improvement.
• Respond to workers’ safety concerns.
• Coordinate with the site medical attendants and report to the HSE Manager on the quantities and ordering of monthly medicine requirements.
• Record, review, and provide comments on risk assessments and OHS method statements for all hazardous activities on site.
• Handle problem areas and make necessary contingency arrangements.
• Carry out drills and exercises on managing emergency situations to test the effectiveness of site emergency response plans.
• Coordinate matters regarding hazardous materials or waste management with Logistics and the sustainability team to assist in handling and disposal according to requirements.
• Identify potential hazard areas and recommend measures to the Operations team to proactively prevent accidents.
• Generate and encourage suggestions to improve safety at work, promoting safety as a collective effort.
• Exhibit capable interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Perform all other duties as assigned with consent from the Group HSE Manager.

Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Diploma or Bachelor of Science/Engineering Degree in HSE, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Marine, or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum Qualification: NEBOSH General Certificate in OHS (or NVQ level 3 equivalent) and ISO-45001 Lead Auditor qualification mandatory; OSHA 10-30 Hrs General Industry Safety and Health Program and/or other HSE-related training desired.
• Minimum Experience: Must have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the field of Health and Safety in engineering construction projects (building projects, Oil & Gas projects).