Safety Advisor

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration through conceptualization to realization of planning, design, or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences, and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 firm in the Middle East region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job— you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun runs, in-house sports teams, and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs, and extensive in-house on-demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented HSE Advisor to join our team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The role will be responsible for maintaining effective operation and management of KEO's Safety Management System on our mega project. Providing HSE advice and information to KEO staff and contractors to raise the standards of health and safety on site.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Monitor and enforce standards of safety in compliance with KEO's Health and Safety Management System and client requirements.
• Perform facility inspections and report on conditions affecting daily operations.
• Monitor and track all facility-related activities.
• Provide FM technical support to the maintenance teams.
• Review and inspect work areas determining potential occurrence of safety hazards.
• Observe and ensure staff on site always wear personal protective equipment, use hard hats and protective footwear, operate construction equipment in a safe manner, and follow KEO's safety policies.
• Conduct daily inspections of the projects to ensure compliance and where applicable make recommendations for change.
• In case of emergency, determine and investigate the cause of the accident, establish a report, and provide recommendation(s) to prevent future occurrences.
• Develop and implement safety policies needed to reduce accident-related costs.
• Regulate set policies soliciting input from managers and workers.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 10 years' career experience partnered with a Masters or a Bachelor of Science in Health, Safety & Environmental or equivalent.

Experience gained from working on large-scale landscape projects in Dubai will be preferred.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.