Safety Engineer

Role Overview

Safety Engineer at KONE, based on-site in the UAE. This role supports the Safety Manager in enhancing safety management, understanding, and performance across the designated organizational area within KONE Middle East, Turkey & Africa (KMTA).

Company Overview

KONE is certified as a Top Employer for UAE, Qatar, KSA, and Oman. The company is dedicated to a better world of work and fostering a great work culture by putting people first and creating a workplace that nurtures collaboration, diversity, growth, and well-being. KONE Middle East, Turkey & Africa has a direct presence in 7 regions. Safety is a core strategic priority for the business. The company is focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture, values individual contribution, prioritizes employee engagement, and integrates sustainability into daily practice. KONE follows ethical business practices and seeks to develop a culture where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized.

Role Purpose

Collaborate with global, area, and unit teams to implement, maintain, and continuously improve the KONE Way for Safety. Enhance safety management systems, performance, and understanding across the organizational area while supporting a safety-first culture and compliance with all regulatory and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Policy and Objectives

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the KONE safety management system operating model including worker, user, and third-party safety.
• Cultivate an understanding and actively caring culture for safety and act as a role model.
• Compile, maintain, and improve safety documentation together with the unit safety team.
• Actively participate in and contribute to the unit safety committee and other safety forums.
• Provide professional advice and support to the unit on matters affecting safety.
• Plan, participate in, and implement projects and activities to improve safety.
• Work closely with customers and partners, including KONE subcontractors.
• Support the development, review, and exercise of crisis and emergency response plans.

Safety Risk Management

• Monitor and develop safety risk management processes, tools, and practices.
• Support safety-related change management projects and initiatives.

Safety Assurance

• Collect, measure, and ensure the accuracy of leading and lagging safety data and report performance.
• Monitor legal and business environment development in safety, identify and propose actions.
• Perform safety audits regularly to verify compliance, identify uncontrolled risks, and identify deviations.
• Assist line management in safety audits and visits and support audit process improvement.
• Analyse and investigate incidents and support investigation process improvement.
• Manage corrective and preventive actions for continual improvement.

Safety Promotion

• Develop own competencies as a safety specialist in cooperation with the manager.
• Support the training and development of others' safety competencies in the unit.
• Proactively communicate safety information including investigation outcomes and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• NEBOSH certification is mandatory.
• 2–5 years of experience in safety, ideally within the elevator industry.
• Trakhees approved Safety Engineer.
• Additional safety certifications are a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Fluency in English is advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills.
• Proficiency in problem-solving, incident management, auditing, and analytical tasks.

Additional Information

• Opportunities to achieve career and personal goals and live a healthy and balanced life.