HSE Manager

Job description / Role

Job Title: HSE Manager
Location: Muscat, Oman

About the Role
Our client, a leading organization in the transport and logistics industry, is seeking a skilled HSE Manager to lead and oversee their Health, Safety, and Environmental initiatives. This role is crucial in ensuring compliance with local and international regulations while fostering a culture of safety and environmental awareness across the organization. With a strong focus on road safety, logistics, and transport management, the HSE Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring safe and efficient operations in road freight and related activities.

Key Responsibilities
* Develop, implement, and maintain HSE policies, procedures, and management systems.
* Conduct workplace inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and recommend corrective actions.
* Design and deliver HSE training programs for employees at all levels, with an emphasis on road safety and transport operations.
* Lead incident investigations, analyze root causes, and prepare detailed reports with actionable recommendations.
* Ensure compliance with HSE regulations and international standards.
* Coordinate emergency response planning, including conducting drills and simulations.
* Maintain comprehensive HSE documentation, including policies, risk assessments, and incident records.
* Drive initiatives to promote a safety-conscious culture across the organization, particularly within logistics and transport functions.
* Collaborate with various departments to integrate HSE best practices into operational processes, including road freight and logistics management.
* Prepare and present HSE performance reports, key metrics, and improvement plans to senior management.
* Stay updated on industry trends, technological advancements, and regulatory changes to implement relevant improvements.

Mandatory Requirements
* Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in HSE roles.
* At least 5 years of experience specifically in road safety and land transport.
* Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering).

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience in the oil and gas sector is highly desirable.
* Experience working in Oman or the GCC region.

Key Competencies
* Strong knowledge of HSE regulations, standards, and best practices.
* Excellent leadership and team management skills.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
* Effective communication and presentation skills.
* Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects under tight deadlines.
* Proficiency in HSE management software and tools.
* High level of attention to detail and organizational skills.

About the Company

Bringing the right people together is crucial for the success of any venture, but, success within recruitment is about more than just finding candidates. We recruit with purpose. We hire for a reason; a problem that needs to be solved, an opportunity that cannot be missed.

You don’t decide that you’ve made a great hire on day one, so why should we? Finding the right person is just part of the story.

We understand that bringing new employees on board can have a wide-ranging impact. How we deal with these new employees, the tools and support that we give them, and how we integrate them into the business can be the major difference between success and failure.

We believe that recruitment is only successful when your new hire is happy in their role, has solved your reason for hiring, integrated into your culture, and is adding real value. Success is based on the quality of the long-term impact. Success is making a difference.