Senior Safety Engineer

Job description / Role

Atkins has been established in the Gulf for over 40 years, having first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. The regional head office (Dubai) was established in 1979.

We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah.

The Senior Safety Engineer will:
- Report to the Senior Resident Engineer.
- Liaise with the Site Staff and ensure that uniform high standards are maintained across all the works.
- Ensure that works are carried out in a safe manner.
- Ensure that the site is maintained in a clean and tidy state.
- Ensure that the safety of the public is not jeopardized.
- Review the contractors safety plan and monitor compliance with the plan.

Requirements

The Senior Safety Engineer will be a qualified professional who must have a minimum qualification BSc, BEng, BA or equivalent in Occupational Safety or related field plus Certified Safety Professional (CSP), preferably with Chartered Engineer status and more than fourteen years experience with 5 being similar to this project/role, regional experience is preferable.

The Senior Safety Engineer will also be responsible for maintaining and enhancing Atkins reputation with our clients and developing effective long term client relationships thus identifying and developing new opportunities for the Group.

He must possess excellent working knowledge of industry practices/safety/quality management systems. He is expected to monitor safety procedures, determine cause of unsafe condition through procedure review, equipment and facilities inspection, and worker observation with corrective action recommendations provided.

He is also expected to review and oversee procedures for investigating construction accidents. Computer literacy and excellent communication skills are essential.

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).