HSE Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

WSP Middle East is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to join its construction supervision team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role supports the delivery of a major infrastructure project. The HSE Manager will be responsible for leading all Health, Safety, and Environmental activities across the project, ensuring compliance with WSP standards, client requirements, Saudi regulations, and international best practice.

Project HSE Leadership

This position requires a confident HSE leader who can influence contractor behaviour and drive a proactive safety culture across complex, live construction environments. The role involves acting as the primary HSE representative and providing expert guidance to project stakeholders.

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Project HSE Management Plan across all construction supervision activities.
• Act as the primary HSE representative for WSP, working closely with the client, contractors, subcontractors, supervision team, and relevant authorities.
• Promote a strong, proactive safety culture across the project through visible leadership, regular engagement, and clear communication.
• Provide expert HSE advice to the Project Director, Resident Engineer, construction supervision team, and wider project stakeholders.
• Ensure HSE risks are identified, assessed, managed, and mitigated throughout all phases of construction.

Contractor Oversight and Compliance

The HSE Manager will ensure rigorous adherence to safety standards by all contractors and subcontractors involved in the project.

• Review, assess, and comment on contractors’ HSE documentation, including HSE plans, risk assessments, method statements, and permit-to-work procedures.
• Monitor contractor compliance with project HSE requirements, contractual obligations, Saudi regulatory requirements, and international standards.
• Ensure contractors implement appropriate controls for high-risk activities such as excavation, lifting operations, working at height, and works adjacent to live traffic.
• Issue HSE observations, non-conformance reports, and corrective action requests where required, tracking the close-out of all actions and findings.
• Monitor contractor environmental controls, including waste management, dust suppression, noise control, spill prevention, and protection of existing utilities and communities.

Infrastructure Safety and Incident Management

This role focuses on overseeing safety performance specifically across major roads, highways, and associated infrastructure works, alongside robust incident response.

• Oversee HSE performance across major roads, highways, and associated infrastructure works, ensuring effective implementation of work zone safety, traffic management, and public protection measures.
• Monitor safety controls for roadworks, bridges, utilities, drainage, earthworks, pavement works, structures, and associated civil infrastructure.
• Support the supervision team in identifying safety risks during construction sequencing and site logistics planning.
• Lead investigations into incidents, accidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences, ensuring root cause analysis and the implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Communicate lessons learned across the project team and contractors, ensuring timely incident reporting in accordance with WSP, client, and regulatory requirements.

Auditing, Reporting, and Culture Development

The HSE Manager will be responsible for continuous monitoring, performance reporting, and fostering a strong safety culture through training and awareness initiatives.

• Conduct regular site inspections, HSE audits, and leadership safety walks.
• Monitor project HSE KPIs and prepare regular reports for WSP management and the client, analyzing trends from incidents and inspections to identify areas for improvement.
• Support the delivery of HSE inductions, toolbox talks, awareness campaigns, and targeted training initiatives.
• Coach and mentor HSE inspectors, site supervision staff, and contractor HSE teams, encouraging proactive reporting of hazards and near misses.
• Drive behavioural safety initiatives and continuous improvement across the project.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will possess a robust background in major infrastructure projects and a proven track record in a consultancy or supervision capacity.

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in major roads, highways, and infrastructure construction projects.
• Proven experience working in a consultancy/supervision environment.
• Demonstrated ability to influence contractor behaviour, drive a proactive safety culture, and ensure safe delivery across complex, live construction environments.