HSE Engineer

Role Overview

HSE Engineer at HILL International. This role monitors and promotes health, safety, and environmental compliance across all project activities, ensuring contractors adhere to approved HSE plans, procedures, and regulatory requirements through inspections, audits, risk assessments, and ongoing site monitoring to support a safe and incident-free working environment.

Role Purpose

To establish and maintain robust health, safety, and environmental compliance across all project activities by overseeing contractor adherence to approved plans and regulatory requirements, conducting systematic audits and inspections, assessing risks, and monitoring site conditions to achieve a safe and incident-free working environment.

Key Responsibilities

Audits and Assessments

• Conduct and participate in company safety audits for contractors and sub-contractors.
• Carry out risk assessments as directed by the company or Senior Safety Engineer.
• Participate with PMC staff in reviewing and assessing Close-out Reports submitted by the contractor.

Compliance and Documentation Review

• Review contract documents for each construction package with respect to safety requirements and procedures, and advise the Project Manager of any deficiency.
• Review safety procedures submitted by the contractor and ensure implementation is in compliance with contract requirements.
• Review Inspection, Test, and Plans submitted by contractors and ensure compliance with safety requirements.
• Review contractor's safety records and documents to ensure major construction equipment is maintained regularly.
• Ensure all activities onsite are in compliance with safety procedures in respect of the format signed off by the contractor's Safety Officer.

Contractor Management and Oversight

• Review and comment to the Project Manager, onsite safety organizations, and key personnel CVs as submitted by the contractor.
• Ensure contractor's safety staff are adequate onsite and report to the Project Manager in case of a shortfall.
• Ensure contractors' labourers on site are following safety procedures and report to the Project Manager in case of deficiency.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Closely monitor site activities on a daily basis, issuing non-compliance reports and submitting reports to the Project Manager.
• Participate in weekly meetings and monthly executive meetings.

Coordination and Policy Compliance

• Coordinate with the company's senior safety engineer to ensure that HSE policy is implemented by the contractor.
• Inform yourself of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensure continued compliance with these requirements while employed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager or supervisor.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 12 years' experience in project health and safety on large New Build and Residential Projects.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience of working on projects within PMC organizations.
• ISO 14000 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor Certified.
• NEBOSH IGC or similar recognized Level 3 HSE Qualification.
• NVQ Level 5 Diploma (or higher) in Occupational Health and Safety Management.
• Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health Practitioner Certificate (ADOSH/OSHAD-SF).

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent presentation skills.
• Solid communication capabilities and practices, both oral and written.