HSE Advisor _Jeddah📣 Job Ad

About the Role

WSP is seeking an HSE Advisor to join their team in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is integral to an ongoing Property & Building Supervision Project, focusing on managing health, safety, and environmental arrangements to protect personnel and ensure compliance with established standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage health, safety, and environmental arrangements for the project in accordance with WSP HSEQ Management System requirements.
• Oversee HSE Inspectors, ensuring they monitor the implementation of health and safety measures at the project site level, adhering to legal and client requirements.
• Develop and deliver health, safety, and environmental training to WSP employees, including induction and safe working practices.
• Review and approve contractor’s health, safety, and environmental plans, risk assessments, and method statements against legal and client requirements before work commences.
• Plan and conduct daily morning site visits across project sites to ensure health and safety measures are in place prior to work beginning.
• Conduct weekly joint HSE inspections with HSE Inspectors and contractor personnel, ensuring all corrective and preventive actions are closed out.
• Organise HSE meetings with clients, WSP project staff, and contractors.
• Initiate and test emergency response plans, ensuring drills are carried out as per the project schedule and performance standards.
• Ensure HSE Inspectors follow up on contractor’s incident investigation reports, confirm completion, identify and close out corrective actions to prevent recurrence, and provide necessary technical guidance for accident protection.
• Conduct regular site safety reviews.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Experience level of 0-1 years.
• Proven experience in a similar HSE leadership role, preferably within the construction or engineering industry.
• In-depth knowledge of HSE regulations and best practices, particularly within the Middle East region.

Essential Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Work Environment

This full-time role is based in Jeddah, KSA, and involves working on a Property & Building Supervision Project, requiring regular site presence and interaction with various project stakeholders.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the specified requirements are encouraged to apply.