Site ESH Manager - Jubail

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Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It is the biggest civil engineering project in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Bechtel serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail and Ras-Al-Khair Industrial Cities.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Project Environment Safety and Health (ESH) Manager, the Site ESH Manager represents the Royal Commission (the client), to ensure the ESH standards of the project are met. You will be responsible for supervising the on-site safety professionals, ensuring they can successfully fulfill their duties to ensure the health and safety of all project participants is maintained. Your role will be to champion ESH on site and continuously drive a positive safety culture - leading by example, coaching employees, personnel and contractors and providing timely advice and support to your team. You will also be required to coordinate and forecast training and assurance activities with site-based operations based on risk.

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure all site safety planning, clearance certificates, permits to work and assurance planning are in place and effective.
• Provide technical assistance to site construction team, contractor supervision and contractor Health and Safety team.
• Proactive leadership and presence in field to support the successful delivery of project by coaching and leading the project leadership engagement program and facilitate peer engagements and coach contractors.
• Provides guidance to team with respect to integration and compliance with project safety requirements.
• Provides technical support to and review of project risk assessments and work plans.
• Site assurance activities and reporting.
• Review of contractor work packages and HSE readiness.
• Supervision of Field Leadership observations and reporting.
• Review of path of risk (90 / 60 / 30 day look ahead).
• Update ES&H plans, project specific risk reduction plans, safety awareness training programs, and technical reports.
• Provide recommendations and input for revising safety procedures, work processes, and other improvement measures.
• Conduct safety inspections/assessments of project construction activities to monitor compliance with applicable safety and health requirements including contractual commitments, permits, and the ESH Manual.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or relevant engineering qualification.
• Formal qualifications in environmental and/or safety engineering, process safety, health or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in civil construction in a safety role with experience in supervising teams.
• Committed to maintaining a strong health and safety approach which is in line with the Bechtel zero accidents philosophy and is able to provide leadership for safe work procedures and safety related matters.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced knowledge in Health and Safety including document creation and maintenance.
• Knowledge of Bechtel and/or EPCM/EPC or PMC safety procedures, principles, and methodologies.
• Knowledge of or can rapidly acquire an understanding of client system and process.
• Knowledge of national and international safety laws/regulations and regulatory agencies’ processes and responsibilities, industry standards/practices for safety and health compliance, and best management practices for minimizing potential safety risks during project execution.
• Experience in safety planning and inspections/assessments during construction.
• Knowledge of hazardous materials and physical risk exposures and Personal Protective Equipment standards as well as People Based Safety processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s (or similar) organization structure, functions, and administrative procedures.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Proficient computer skills and use of related applications (including but not limited to Microsoft – i.e. Word, Excel (including generation and manipulation of data in to reports, developing HSE metrics including spread sheeting and reporting, PowerPoint etc.).
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse organization, recognizing and respecting differences.
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and positive interpersonal skills, be able to communicate & coordinate work & progress issues with contractors, management, peers, other organization departments and third parties.