Local Service Unit HSE Manager

Role Overview

Local Service Unit HSE Manager at Hitachi Energy Ltd, based in Dammam, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia.

Role Purpose

Proactively lead the development and maintenance of safe working practices and programs throughout the local organization. Ensure accountability and high-level safety and environmental performance across all operations, and coach people at all levels to build an exemplary safety culture as part of the commitment to quality and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Health, Safety & Environmental Leadership

• Communicate all health and safety initiatives, processes and procedures throughout the organization to ensure uniform understanding across all people.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment towards health, safety and environmental standards, guidelines, management systems and procedures.
• Provide guidance on competency-based health, safety and environmental training for all persons throughout the organization.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

Training, Coaching & Support

• Train, coach and support the organization in health, safety and environmental issues.
• Assist and guide all levels of management, supervisors and employees on site to implement accident prevention activities.
• Provide interface to contractors and clients where necessary.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Monitor compliance of health, safety and environmental requirements and handle nonconformance issues according to relevant procedures.
• Support managers in the manufacturing facility and service sites in risk assessments of workspaces, work tasks, tools and coordination of common spaces.
• Monitor, communicate and apply standards created and maintained by external bodies, and integrate within internal health and safety management systems.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

Systems & Audits

• Roll out, initiate and maintain quality input of a health and safety management system which meets ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 specifications.
• Carry out safety and environmental audits, investigate accidents and root causes, introduce and supervise corrective actions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; preferably in Electrical.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in Safety and Environmental related positions.
• CSP certification is desirable.
• Excellent understanding of health, safety and environmental standards in manufacturing environment and the role a safety system plays in managing the overall risk profile of a site.
• Practical hands-on experience in developing and managing safety systems with the ability to dig into site-specific details and develop solutions to complex safety issues.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA legislation for manufacturing sites.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English and Arabic language is required.

Additional Information

• Job ID: R0129735
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Remote: No
• Date Posted: 2026-05-19
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