Lead Safety Engineer

Job description / Role

Responsibilities

• Embrace Wood strategic purpose, goals, and objectives and translate these into practical concepts relevant to HSE management
• Lead a team consisting of professional staff
• Teach problem solving, creative thinking, and project planning skills to less experienced staff
• Provide constructive feedback and coaching
• Create and maintain a network of subject matter experts
• Input to annual department goals and objectives
• Staffing and development of HSE talent for department and projects
• Performance reviews and Salary administration
• Conduct periodic meetings with department staff to provide top-down information flow about the company
• Receive intermittent supervision
• Support Business Development and Proposals department
• Ensure HSE Management Systems are monitored and in compliance
• Ensure compliance with audit protocols
• Promote HSE best practices in the office and on projects
• Develop HSE project and department safe work plans
• Support HSE presentation needs to clients (internal and external)
• Ensure HSE related training is applicable to office and project needs

What we can offer

• Medical insurance - Ensures specialist care is available to you and eligible family members residing in country. Pre-existing medical conditions are covered. No limit on number of children covered under the policy; however, age and coverage limits apply in line with KSA CCHI rules. Option to select higher medical cover payable at employee's own expense.
• Employee Assistance Programme - Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The program helps support your mental, physical, social, and financial well-being.
• GOSI (Social Insurance) - Payable to KSA employees; social insurance contributions are paid by the company in line with government legislation to cover occupational hazards.
• End of Service Gratuity - In line with KSA Labour Law, all employees are eligible for an end of service benefit.
• Examination Leave - Upon company approval to enroll in an education institute or to continue within such institution, employees have the right to fully paid leave to sit for an examination of an unrepeated year. Leave duration is based on the days of actual examination and must be applied for no less than fifteen days prior to the exam.
• Professional Memberships - One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification, and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
• Inspire Awards - Our annual awards programme is all about recognising and celebrating our inspirational colleagues—those designing the future, upholding our values, and playing a pivotal role in delivering our strategy. Employees can recognise those who inspire them and make their day by nominating them for their hard work, innovation, and tenacity.
• Long Service Award - Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years' service of our employees at 5-year service milestones.
• Career Development Champions - Prioritizes structured growth through goal setting and resource utilization. Employees use tools for planning and feedback, with managers actively coaching and mentoring to support advancement. Continuous learning and development are emphasized to help employees achieve their career goals effectively.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in relevant discipline
• ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor qualified

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

• More than 10 years HSE experience
• Knowledge of HSE standards and legal requirements
• Experience working in and managing a Quality and HSE Management system environment
• Supervisory or direct management experience of more junior staff members is required
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Confident self-starter who can work independently
• Knowledge of internal and external audits and third-party certification audit practices

Personal attributes:

• Must demonstrate a working knowledge of management techniques, department procedures, and requirements
• Displays emotional maturity; understands and controls one's emotions with empathy for others and uses these skills to lead others
• Communicates effectively; listens to understand and is able to articulate ideas and complex concepts clearly and convincingly to a wide range of audiences
• Expresses ideas clearly and concisely; seeks to understand others' perspectives; keeps accurate and organized records
• Addresses substantive conflicts and facilitates timely resolution
• Builds relationships; methodically builds collaborative relationships with customers, peers, global knowledge networks, subordinates, and superiors to achieve business objectives
• Engages others; through active involvement, fosters teamwork, aligns differences, and leverages individuals' talents to achieve objectives
• Mentors people; consistently teaches, coaches, and mentors to help assure individual and team success as well as develop the next generation
• Builds trust; practices own chosen leadership principles that enable others to have a firm reliance on their character and competence under stress
• Fosters development of a common vision and collaboration among team members and teams effectively across geographical and cultural boundaries
• Promotes open expression of ideas; encourages and empowers others to achieve
• Maintains a healthy balance between operational involvement and leadership
• Delegates effectively

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.