Environment Health and Safety Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Alfanar Engineering Services is seeking an Environment Health and Safety (HSE) Manager to provide strategic HSE leadership in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on ensuring compliance with Saudi Arabian regulations, client requirements, and ISO 45001 standards, while fostering a proactive safety culture across all operations. The successful candidate will manage high-risk electrical activities and drive operational excellence through effective HSE initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of the company's Health, Safety & Environment Management System (HSEMS) across all operational locations.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Saudi Arabian HSE legislation, Ministry of Human Resources & Social Development (MHRSD) requirements, Civil Defense regulations, environmental regulations, client specifications, and international standards.
• Develop and promote a proactive safety culture through leadership, coaching, mentoring, and employee engagement.
• Provide technical HSE support to project managers, engineering teams, workshop supervisors, maintenance teams, and testing & commissioning personnel.
• Ensure effective HSE management across electrical substations, industrial facilities, maintenance workshops, construction sites, and testing & commissioning activities.
• Lead HSE planning for high-risk activities including high-voltage electrical works, energization and de-energization, testing & commissioning, relay and protection testing, lifting operations, working at height, confined space entry, excavation, temporary power systems, and heavy equipment operations.
• Ensure effective implementation of Permit to Work (PTW), Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), isolation procedures, electrical safety controls, and energy isolation requirements.
• Conduct HSE inspections, audits, management walkthroughs, and compliance assessments across workshops and project sites.
• Monitor contractor HSE performance and ensure compliance with company and client safety requirements.
• Lead incident investigations, identify root causes, implement corrective and preventive actions, and communicate lessons learned throughout the organization.
• Develop HSE KPIs, dashboards, performance reports, and management review presentations.
• Identify training and competency requirements and coordinate HSE awareness programs for employees and contractors.
• Ensure emergency preparedness through emergency response planning, drills, inspections, and coordination with relevant authorities where required.
• Promote environmental protection initiatives including waste management, spill prevention, pollution control, and sustainable work practices.
• Exercise authority to stop unsafe work where imminent danger exists and ensure corrective actions are implemented before work resumes.

Qualifications and Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) or a related Engineering discipline.
• Professional HSE qualification such as NEBOSH International Diploma (Level 6) or equivalent; NEBOSH IGC is mandatory if Diploma is not held.
• ISO 45001 Lead Auditor or Internal Auditor certification (preferred).
• Incident Investigation certification.
• Train-the-Trainer certification (preferred).
• Membership of IOSH, IIRSM, or equivalent professional body.
• Electrical Safety / NFPA 70E certification is an advantage.

Experience and Technical Expertise

• 12–15 years of progressive HSE experience, with a minimum of 5+ years in a managerial or leadership role.
• Proven experience within one or more of the following: electrical engineering projects, EPC projects, high-voltage substations, testing & commissioning, power transmission & distribution, industrial maintenance, or manufacturing/workshop operations.
• Experience working with Saudi utility, industrial, or infrastructure projects is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of Saudi HSE regulations and international HSE standards, with extensive experience implementing ISO 45001 HSE Management Systems.
• Excellent understanding of electrical safety principles and high-voltage operations.
• Strong knowledge of PTW systems, LOTO, Risk Assessment & JSA, and HIRA.
• Proficiency in Incident Investigation and Emergency Response Planning.
• Experience in Contractor HSE Management.
• Experience managing HSE during testing & commissioning activities including HV testing, relay testing, functional testing, loop checks, energization, and system handover.
• Familiarity with workshop safety, lifting operations, crane activities, forklifts, machine guarding, hazardous substances, and fire prevention.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and HSE reporting systems.

Leadership Competencies

• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple project locations.
• Ability to build a positive safety culture while maintaining operational efficiency.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the above requirements are encouraged to apply for this full-time position with Alfanar Engineering Services in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.