Safety Engineer II📣 Job Ad

About the Role

NEOM Green Hydrogen Company is seeking a Safety Engineer II to join its team in Saudi Arabia. This role is integral to supporting the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of an integrated Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Management System. The Safety Engineer will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and controlling occupational safety risks across all company facilities and work activities, ensuring strict adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal company requirements. The position involves conducting thorough site inspections, safety reviews, incident follow-ups, internal audits, and comprehensive risk assessments. A key aspect of this role is supporting the implementation of effective corrective actions to prevent the recurrence of incidents and to drive overall improvements in safety performance across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and enhancement of company HSE policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
• Assist in building and maintaining an integrated system for occupational health, safety, and environmental management.
• Ensure all company activities align with applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, and internal procedures.
• Prepare and maintain essential safety documentation, including forms, inspection checklists, incident reporting templates, permit-to-work records, and safety registers.
• Conduct comprehensive workplace risk assessments and support hazard identification activities across operational and project sites.
• Recommend appropriate control measures to eliminate or significantly reduce safety risks.
• Review work activities, method statements, and job safety analyses to confirm adequate safety controls are in place.
• Support departments and contractors in implementing practical and effective risk mitigation measures.
• Conduct regular technical safety inspections and site walkthroughs to verify compliance with safety requirements.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and instances of non-compliance with safety protocols.
• Track safety observations, inspection findings, and corrective actions through to their successful closure.
• Escalate critical safety concerns that require immediate attention and action.
• Participate in internal safety audits and compliance reviews of systems, processes, and site activities.
• Support the preparation of audit reports, including findings and proposed action plans.
• Follow up with responsible parties to ensure the timely closure of audit findings and safety observations.
• Monitor the effectiveness of implemented corrective and preventive actions.
• Support the reporting, documentation, and investigation of incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, and safety violations.
• Participate in root cause analysis processes and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor the implementation of recommendations arising from incident investigations.
• Prepare monthly reports on incident statistics, safety performance indicators, and trend analysis.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly safety reports covering inspections, incidents, observations, audits, corrective actions, and key safety performance indicators.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date safety records and databases.
• Analyze safety trends to identify areas for improvement and recommend programs to reduce incident recurrence.
• Provide management with clear and objective safety updates and recommendations.
• Review and assess the readiness and effectiveness of critical safety systems within industrial facilities, including Fire and Gas Detection Systems, Fire Protection and Firefighting Systems, Emergency Shutdown Systems, and Safety alarms and emergency response interfaces.
• Support the verification that safety protection systems are available, effective, maintained, and fit for purpose.
• Coordinate with relevant engineering, operations, maintenance, and emergency response teams to address and close safety system deficiencies.
• Stay updated with new developments, regulations, standards, and best practices in occupational health, safety, and environmental management.
• Provide technical safety advice to departments, contractors, and site teams.
• Support the development of safety awareness programs, campaigns, and training materials.
• Recommend practical improvement initiatives to strengthen the company’s safety culture.
• Manage contractors providing project, engineering, and construction services.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Safety Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or any relevant engineering discipline.
• A professional safety certification is preferred, such as NEBOSH, OSHA, IOSH, or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar job role.

Required Skills

• High level of integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations, standards, and best practices.
• Good understanding of HSE Management Systems.
• Proficiency in conducting risk assessments, inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
• Knowledge of critical safety systems, including fire and gas detection, firefighting systems, and emergency shutdown systems.
• Strong reporting, documentation, and data analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and site personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to follow up on actions until closure.
• Experience with occupational safety risk assessment, site inspections, safety reviews, incident follow-ups, internal audits, hazard identification, and control measures.
• Familiarity with method statements review, job safety analyses, risk mitigation strategies, and technical safety inspections.
• Proficiency in tracking corrective actions, conducting safety audits, and compliance reviews.
• Experience in incident reporting, root cause analysis, and understanding safety performance indicators and trend analysis.
• Skills in maintaining safety records, assessing fire and gas detection systems, fire protection and firefighting systems, and emergency shutdown systems.
• Ability to work with safety alarms and emergency response interfaces, and support safety system verification.
• Experience in developing safety awareness programs and contributing to safety culture development.

Work Environment and Details

This is a full-time position based in Saudi Arabia with NEOM Green Hydrogen Company. The role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.