HSE Manager

About the Role

Parsons is seeking an HSE Manager who is a Saudi National to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading and managing health, safety, and environmental programs, ensuring all project activities comply with Parsons’ requirements, applicable regulations, and client standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and implementation of project and program health, safety, and environmental initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and maintain site-specific HSE plans, procedures, and risk management programs.
• Ensure project activities comply with Parsons’ Environmental, Safety, Health, and Risk Program management system.
• Conduct routine and formal worksite inspections to identify hazards, unsafe conditions, and potential environmental risks.
• Provide technical guidance to project personnel to eliminate, reduce, and control HSE risks.
• Prepare and submit written audit, inspection, incident, and corrective action reports.
• Monitor project work planning and performance to verify compliance with approved HSE plans and procedures.
• Lead the implementation of occupational injury, incident reporting, investigation, and management processes.
• Review incident reports, audit findings, and inspection results to identify trends and recurring risks.
• Prepare and submit regular HSE performance and trend analysis reports.
• Support project managers with new-hire HSE orientations and onboarding activities.
• Develop and deliver regulatory, safety, health, environmental, and best-practice HSE training.
• Create, update, and maintain HSE training records and competency documentation.
• Lead routine safe work briefings, toolbox talks, safety meetings, and project HSE awareness campaigns.
• Coordinate with project personnel, clients, suppliers, safety organizations, and government authorities as required.
• Provide technical guidance and support to First Aid Attendants and project HSE personnel.
• Promote a positive HSE culture and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure corrective actions are properly assigned, tracked, closed, and documented.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as appropriate.

Qualifications and Experience

• Must be a Saudi National.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Health and Safety, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of related experience in health, safety, and environmental management.
• Proven experience managing HSE programs on major construction, infrastructure, industrial, energy, transportation, or buildings projects.
• Strong knowledge of applicable safety, health, and environmental regulations and reporting requirements.
• Working knowledge of safety-related national consensus standards, including ANSI and NFPA.
• Strong knowledge of workplace hazard identification, risk assessment, incident investigation, inspections, audits, and corrective action processes.

Required Skills

• Ability to develop, implement, and monitor project-specific HSE plans and procedures.
• Ability to prepare clear and accurate inspection, audit, incident, investigation, and trend analysis reports.
• Ability to lead HSE orientations, training sessions, toolbox talks, and safe work briefings.
• Ability to maintain accurate HSE, training, incident, and compliance records.
• Strong understanding of occupational safety practices, risk management principles, and workplace hazard controls.
• Exceptional verbal, written, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with project managers, professional staff, field personnel, clients, suppliers, and regulatory organizations.
• Ability to lead HSE teams and provide direction, coaching, and technical support to project personnel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HSE management or incident reporting systems.

Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.