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Role Overview
Head of Corporate OSH at Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi. You will provide strategic leadership, governance and assurance for the Company's corporate Health and Safety (OSH) framework across offices, facilities, projects, maintenance/support activities, contractors and other company-controlled operations for Etihad Aviation Group.
Company Overview
Etihad Airways is the UAE's national airline, operating from Abu Dhabi as its hub. The company is pursuing its "Journey 2030" ambition to double its fleet, expand its network and grow its people for a new era of excellence.
Role Purpose
To ensure regulatory compliance, effective risk management, strong safety culture, departmental and individual objective-setting, staff development and motivation, and continuous improvement across the aviation group's corporate operations.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy and Systems
- Set the corporate HSE strategy, policies and annual improvement plan.
- Establish and run a management system aligned with OSHAD-SF, UAE Civil Defence requirements, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
Critical Risk Management
- Own the corporate risk register.
- Test whether controls work.
- Lead management of change.
Assurance
- Run a risk-based audit and inspection programme across business units, facilities and contractors.
Incidents
- Oversee investigation and root-cause analysis.
- Ensure lessons change how work is done.
Contractor Management
- Set HSE requirements for selection, mobilisation, monitoring and performance.
Emergency Readiness
- Maintain emergency preparedness and its links to crisis management and business continuity.
Reporting
- Build dashboards, leading and lagging indicators, and trend analysis.
- Report to executives and the Board.
Culture and Team Leadership
- Lead and develop an HSE team.
- Strengthen leadership engagement and proactive hazard reporting.
Qualifications & Experience
- 15 or more years in HSE, including at least 7 years leading teams in a high-hazard, highly regulated industry such as aviation, oil and gas, infrastructure or transport.
- Experience leading a multi-site, multicultural HSE organisation.
- Experience managing a departmental budget.
- Track record in corporate HSE governance: management systems, risk management, assurance and incident investigation.
- Strong knowledge of OSH legislation, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, HSE, environmental science, occupational health or a related discipline.
- Recognised professional HSE qualification; NEBOSH Diploma, CSP or CMIOSH preferred.