Health & Safety Manager

Job description / Role

Are you an experienced Health & Safety Manager with a proven track record of excellence, seeking the opportunity to work on an iconic building project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company who have a proven track record of success and who are well known in training and developing their staff to achieve excellence in their position. This is a long term position where the rewards for success are high.

Further duties include
- Implementation of the companys Safety Manual and Procedures and monitoring the effectiveness of the companys HSE policy.
- Reviewing contractors Safety Plan and procedures.
- Formulating programs for the development of HSE practices on site.
- Giving advice and support on matters concerning HSE.
- Plan, direct and supervise HSE functions and activities, advising officers and staff in his division of applicable HSE legislations.
- Coordinate with the management, ensuring HSE requirements are understood at all levels.
- Conducting and coordination HSE management/coordination meeting.
- Represent HSE department at all management meetings either internally or externally.
- Promoting Best Practice through benchmarking and communicate the result to management for assessment and possible implementation.
- Conduct incident investigation, sturdy the root causes and promote safety awareness and accident prevention measures to secure a safe working environment.
- Reviewing method statement and its corresponding risk assessment.
- Conducting audit on subcontractors Safety management system.
- Monitor subcontractors performance and has the authority to stop any unsafe work or practices.
- Informing immediately the higher management regarding any serious incident.
- Conducting training programs to improve the site safety performance.

Requirements

- Previous experience as a Health & Safety Manager on major overseas building project would be a distinct advantage.
- Possess relevant professional qualifications such as NEBOSH, IOSH, ISO 14001 etc.
- Have a minimum of 15 years working experience.

Please be assured that all correspondence will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

About the Company

The Highfield Company is a specialist recruitment consultancy that focuses on the international construction and engineering industry sectors. With combined recruitment experience of more than 20 years, the directors have worked on technical and management positions at all levels, from Graduate to Executive, and for many of the Construction industry’s leading companies.

With experience of sourcing candidates for assignments in over 100 countries, The Highfield Company is perfectly equipped to service the needs and requirements of any construction, property or engineering based employer anywhere in the world. Our consultants are specialists in their designated disciplines, which include Building & Construction, Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, PQS & Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Consulting Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical and Facilities Management.