HSE Site Lead

Role Overview

HSE Site Lead at Air Products. Location: Saudi Arabia.

Company Overview

Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company founded in 1940. The company has a proud history of innovation and operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. The organization supports applications including space exploration, lifesaving hospital care, and world-scale production facility construction.

Role Purpose

The HSE Site Lead is the senior on-site authority for Health, Safety, Security, and Environment. The role is accountable for ensuring Air Products is the safest industrial gases company to work for through strong leadership, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Policy Implementation

• Act as the site competent authority and focal point for all HSE matters.
• Lead the implementation of the Company's HSSE strategy and systems at site level.
• Assist in implementing the Company's HSSE philosophy and management while infusing local Saudi best practices into Company policies and standards.
• Ensure the Company's Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental policies are implemented consistently across the organization.
• Remain current with legislative and best practice information and any changes that may impact HSSE compliance.
• Maintain the Company legal compliance register and update regularly.

Culture & Leadership

• Embed a strong safety culture with visible leadership presence.
• Provide guidance, expertise, and technical support to operations management and employee-led safety and environmental committees in the identification, measurement, and control of HSSE risks.
• Develop, implement, train, coordinate, counsel, and enforce HSSE policies and procedures consistent with Company requirements.
• Design and execute HSSE campaigns to enhance culture and raise awareness.
• Provide technical advice, coaching, guidance, and mentoring to employees on HSSE initiatives and necessary changes.
• Coordinate employee safety committee meetings and programs and actively encourage employee participation and accountability in safety management programs.
• Lead the development of staff and contractor training need analysis and yearly HSSE training calendar.
• Ensure training is conducted as planned.

Assessments & Compliance Monitoring

• Analyze and understand plant operations, determining their impact on process safety, employee safety, health, and the environment.
• Work with plant personnel to develop and comply with HSSE policies and procedures.
• Conduct internal HSSE assessments and HSSE assurance audits in accordance with Company HSSE assurance processes.
• Report on assurance performance to line manager on a regular basis.
• Perform site safety assessments and validate safety process adherence, including Basic Safety Process and Top 20 Life Safety Systems.
• Perform Health Hazard Assessments, sound level surveys, Ergonomic assessments, and Environmental Exposure assessments.
• Ensure yearly medical check-ups and fit-to-duty certificates are executed as per legal and Company requirements.
• Collect and analyze HSSE Performance data on a weekly basis for completeness, accuracy, and remediation.
• Inspect facilities, machinery, and safety equipment to evaluate the effectiveness of HSSE systems and procedures, identify potential hazards, and make recommendations to eliminate, isolate, or minimize exposure to such hazards.
• Ensure agreed controls have been actioned and remain in place.
• Monitor contractor HSSE management program implementation and correct any deviation with zero tolerance.
• Assist in the certification and mandatory regular inspection of special equipment, lightning protection and grounding, toxic and flammable gas detection.

Incident & Emergency Management

• Engage in emergency planning and ensure that all emergencies likely to occur at Company facilities have been identified, documented, and an effective emergency plan detailing responsiveness has been developed, implemented, and regularly tested and evaluated.
• Ensure necessary training requirements for staff relevant to specific emergency plans have been completed.
• Act as safety officer for site emergency response team.
• Lead and participate in incident investigations to determine root causes and develop preventative measures to prevent recurrence as soon as possible after the event is reported.
• Own emergency preparedness and response.
• Lead incident investigations and corrective action tracking.

Continuous Improvement & Risk Reduction

• Identify good practices and lead continuous improvement initiatives to reduce or eliminate worker risks, raise awareness, and improve safe work practices.

Stakeholder Management & Regulatory Affairs

• Represent the Company with regulatory and government authorities.
• Participate in meetings held by government departments responsible for the supervision of safety, environmental and fire protection, and public security.
• Implement and execute relative requirements within the Company.
• Support the HSSE procurement process.

Project & Turnaround Support

• Participate in major turnarounds and project activities of Company facilities, ensuring safety during this process.

General

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or HSE.
• Registered as an HSE Practitioner (Associate) in Saudi Arabia.
• Minimum 8–10 years of proven track record in the chemical or petrochemical industry in operations.
• 3–5 years of progressive site-based HSE leadership experience.
• Knowledge and track record in delivering health, safety, and environmental management systems.
• Knowledge of applicable local and national codes and regulations.
• Certified trainer certification required.

Skills & Competencies

• Effective communicator verbally and in writing.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Ability to build trust and confidence with frontline workers, supervisors, and management.
• Confident and assertive with a self-motivated approach and flexible attitude.
• Ability to overcome obstacles to solve problems and achieve results.
• Capable of coping with pressure and working to tight deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills and enthusiasm about the mission.
• Respect and ability to work positively with others and create a workplace that is inclusive, generating credibility and confidence in others.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal, in Arabic and English.

Additional Information

• Personal commitment to corporate values and objectives and towards a culture of continuous improvement.
• Personal commitment to continuous self-development.
• Flexibility to work outside normal working hours to meet commitments.