FIELD_SUPPORT.HSE SUPERVISOR

Role Overview

Field Support HSE Supervisor at Nabors. The position oversees day-to-day departmental functions and assists the QHSE Manager with planning and coordination of Health, Safety and Environmental affairs.

Role Purpose

To ensure the organization maintains safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible operations across all work sites and facilities by implementing HSE management systems, conducting inspections and investigations, managing risks, and fostering a culture of safety leadership and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

HSE Management & Implementation

• Implement and maintain the site/project HSE Management System (HSEMS), aligned with corporate standards and local legislation.
• Ensure all operations comply with client and local authority regulations.
• Conduct regular safety inspections, audits, safety walks, and hazard hunts to identify unsafe acts or conditions.
• Ensure corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) from audits, observations, and investigations are tracked and closed in a timely manner.
• Ensure all personnel follow HSE rules, safe work practices, and life-saving rules.
• Monitor safety performance via Key Performance Indicators (LTIs, MTIs, near-misses, unsafe acts, observations).
• Monitor and control safety-critical systems and equipment (Lockout/Tagout, fall protection, personal protective equipment).
• Maintain records of incidents, audits, safety observations, and corrective actions.
• Prepare drafts and/or revisions to policy, procedures, or guidelines.
• Establish continuous monitoring of policies and procedures to make recommendations to the QHSE Manager for improvements or updates.
• Oversee compilation of information on equipment damage, high-potential incidents, near misses, and audits.

Risk Assessment & Hazard Management

• Conduct and participate in HAZID (Hazard Identification) sessions to identify potential operational, environmental, and travel hazards.
• Review and ensure that Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Permit-to-Work (PTW), and toolbox talks are completed prior to any activity.
• Recommend control measures to mitigate risks to the ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) level.
• Participate in HAZOP or task risk assessments for high-risk operations such as lifting, hot work, or confined space entry and change management assessments.

Incident Reporting & Investigation

• Lead investigations of accidents, near misses, and unsafe acts/conditions; identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Maintain incident statistics (LTI, MTI, Near Miss, First Aid, Motor Vehicle Incidents).
• Submit reports to QHSE Manager and client as required by contract.
• Track closure of corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Implement TapRoot investigation methodology.

Camp & Staff House HSE Oversight

• Conduct periodic camp and accommodation inspections to verify compliance with company and regulatory standards (Saudi Civil Defense, Ministry of Health) and client requirements.
• Check hygiene, housekeeping, pest control, drinking water quality, waste segregation, and fire safety systems.
• Ensure availability and maintenance of life-saving equipment.
• Coordinate with Camp Boss to ensure sanitation, ventilation, and potable water systems are maintained.
• Ensure implementation of the preventive maintenance program for firefighting and detection systems.
• Conduct drills and emergency evacuation training.
• Conduct health awareness campaigns (food hygiene, heat stress, communicable diseases).
• Maintain camp safety reports, inspection checklists, and nonconformance records.
• Implement the Well-Being program.

Training & Communication

• Conduct HSE induction for new employees and visitors.
• Organize toolbox talks, safety meetings, and awareness campaigns.
• Promote safety leadership and encourage reporting through "Stop Work Authority."
• Support behavior-based safety (BBS) and observation programs.

Emergency Preparedness & Response

• Develop, review, and evaluate Emergency Response Plans (ERP) for work sites, journey management, and accommodation facilities.
• Conduct drills for fire, medical, evacuation, and transportation emergencies.

Environmental Management

• Oversee waste segregation, oil spill prevention, and environmental monitoring at the site and camps.
• Ensure compliance with ecological standards and disposal permits.
• Promote reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives.
• Prepare and submit monthly ESG reports to the QHSE Manager.
• Assist with investigations assigned.

Journey Management

• Ensure implementation and monitoring of the Journey Management Plan (JMP) for all company and contractor vehicle movements.
• Coordinate with the Journey management team and site supervisors to ensure compliance with company and client journey management procedures.
• Report and investigate all motor vehicle incidents (MVIs), including near misses and unsafe driving behaviors.
• Prepare monthly driving behavior analysis and monthly reports.

Contractor & Stakeholder Coordination

• Verify contractor HSE plans, procedures, and personnel competency.
• Conduct joint inspections and coordinate HSE performance meetings.
• Ensure third-party vendors comply with Nabors HSE requirements.
• Assist in questionnaire preparation.
• Proof drafts prepared by the Administrator and report/review any out-of-the-ordinary inquiries to the QHSE Manager.
• Liaison with District HSE on day-to-day HSE functions and report any significant events to QHSE Manager.

General Duties

• Perform other duties and projects as required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common reports.
• Communicate with upper management as well as semi-skilled laborers to help ensure a clear understanding of company HSE guidelines, rules, policy, and procedure.

Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a similar position for another drilling/service contractor or 6 months of service with Nabors.
• Hold HSE professional certificate(s), such as OSHA-30H or NEBOSH IGC.
• Familiarity with Saudi local law and regulations, ability to understand client requirements, and follow up on implementation.
• Ability to implement TapRoot investigation methodology.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or four year technical degree in Engineering or technical discipline.
• Industry and/or regulatory courses and training.
• Previous HSE experience.
• Knowledge of safety, health, and environmental policy and practices with general knowledge of human resources functions.
• Bi-lingual (minimum English/Arabic).

Skills & Competencies

• English language skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods, including telephone communications, office systems, and recordkeeping skills.
• Use of personal computer and various software packages, including typing skills of at least fifty (50) words per minute.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power BI is a plus.
• A total commitment to working safely and participating in all HSE programs.

Additional Information

• Must be able to travel to work sites within the district and/or other areas.
• Ability to perform essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.