Environment Health and Safety Manager

About the Role

UCC Holding is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead the Health, Safety & Environmental function for a major luxury hospitality development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves ensuring world-class HSE performance, regulatory compliance, and fostering a strong Zero Harm culture across the project. The HSE Manager will provide strategic leadership to project management, construction teams, and subcontractors, while serving as the primary HSE interface with the Client, PMC, Consultant, and relevant Saudi authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and implement the project HSE strategy, governance, and assurance framework in line with company, client, and Saudi requirements.
• Drive a proactive Zero Harm culture, embedding safety leadership and accountability at every level of the project.
• Ensure compliance with applicable KSA HSE legislation, Saudi Building Code, Civil Defense requirements, ISO 45001/14001, and contractual obligations.
• Provide senior HSE leadership across all construction, MEP, façade, fit-out, commissioning, and specialist hospitality works.
• Identify and manage critical project risks including lifting, work at height, temporary works, excavation, electrical, confined space, hot works, fire/life safety, and SIMOPS.
• Lead HSE governance of all subcontractors and specialist contractors, ensuring consistent standards and performance.
• Establish robust risk assessment, Permit-to-Work, RAMS, inspection, audit, and assurance systems.
• Lead incident prevention, investigation, and root-cause analysis, ensuring effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop and maintain effective Emergency Response and Crisis Management arrangements.
• Oversee occupational health, worker welfare, heat-stress management, and environmental performance.
• Establish meaningful leading and lagging HSE KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Conduct regular leadership safety tours, management reviews, and performance interventions.
• Act as the senior HSE representative in Client/PMC/Consultant meetings and regulatory engagements.
• Empower the HSE team with the authority to intervene and stop unsafe work where required.
• Continuously improve project HSE performance through benchmarking, lessons learned, and industry best practice.

Candidate Profile and Requirements

• Over 10 years of proven experience with Tier-1/international contractors.
• Strong track record in luxury hotels, resorts, hospitality, mixed-use, or mega developments.
• Previous KSA/GCC experience is highly preferred.
• Experience managing large, multicultural workforces and multiple specialist subcontractors.
• Strong Client, PMC, Consultant, and authority-facing experience.
• Demonstrated delivery on large-scale, high-value projects.

Success Factors

The ideal candidate will be a visible, credible, and commercially astute HSE leader capable of influencing senior project leadership while maintaining uncompromising safety standards. Experience delivering 5-star hospitality or destination projects in Saudi Arabia, particularly within a Tier-1 contractor environment, will be a significant advantage for this role.