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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Health, Safety, and Environmental Manager to join our team! In this role you will get to lead the HSE discipline for a project management consultancy team, associated consultants, and contractors to ensure the client's vision is delivered in compliance with local and international regulations and HSE best practices.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop and implement and maintain project HSE plans, programs, audits, and reports.

• Provide technical support, review, supervision, and assignment of tasks to client's contractor(s) construction and HSE leadership.

• Conduct Sector safety management systems review and implementation of the Estidama credits on projects during design and construction phases. Coordinate with the design team on the compliance of sustainability requirements for the project.

• Experienced in monitoring the project’s sustainability and environmental compliance to legislative or contractual requirements.

• Advise the Project Director, and client executives of project safety performance on a regular basis.

• Provide Parsons and contractor personnel with regular technical QHSE and Sustainability training, per program requirements and needs.

• Assign and provide technical supervision of safety performance, qualifications, and programs.

• Review and comment and recommend award (to the client) on bidding contractors (during procurement) with regard to safety performance, qualifications, and programs.

• Conduct regular HSE audits through review and analysis of the performance of safety records and safety inspections of various offices and projects in compliance with ESHARP Management to ensure HSE considerations are integrated into work planning and activities.

• Review of material submittals and method statements to ensure compliance with specifications, targeted credits under Estidama and environmental best practice.

• Provide leadership to quality professionals and the development and implementation of Quality HSE systems, procedures, and related quality activities.

• Regularly interact with senior-level representatives from a variety of functional groups, including program management, design/engineering, construction, and other personnel

• Perform and adequately document internal quality audits and manage all related follow-up activities. Audits conducted to assure compliance with Parsons’ standards, contract requirements, and applicable codes, specifications and drawings, including but not limited to design, engineering, estimating, procurement, project controls, Vendor/Subcontractor management, receiving, handling & storage, Construction, etc.

• Reviews loss control reports from company insurance carriers and regulatory inspection agencies and confers with appropriate management representatives on compliance with regulations and citations.

• Conduct contractor pre-qualification activities against company requirements and advise operations/management on contractor level of HSE competency, qualification, and past performance. Review and monitor implementation for contractors’ project safety plans.

• Participates with HSE Staff recruiting, annual performance review, and direct daily interaction with and management of multiple direct reports.

• Coordination and assistance with the project’s Pearl Qualified Professional to collate and document construction compliance with the targeted credits under Estidama, reporting progress on a weekly basis, and noting any deviations by the contractors from the agreed strategy.

• Prepare HSE metrics reports for the Client and Parsons on a monthly basis; utilizes information to identify programs/ contractors requiring development/ improvement.

• Control all non-conformance reports and ensure remedial actions are taken.

• Assure all technical documents related to safety are updated. 

• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

• Ensure environmental performance oversight of contractors of the project. Preparing technical project deliverables including studies, reports, plans and other documentation related to the environment, natural resources, waste, water, etc.

• Ensure environmental and sustainability objectives are achieved during the design and construction for the projects

• Receives assignments in terms of broad objectives from the GBU SH&E Director and Abu Dhabi Sector HSE Manager in conjunction with Project Management.

• Reviews, interprets, and provides assistance on safety regulations and standards.

• Participate in the Accident/Incident investigation and lead the project team in identifying the Root Cause and provide guidance on reporting to the Sector Regulatory Authority.

• Monitors project safety performance and conduct project audits and safety inspections.

• Performs other project specific HSE duties as required or as directed by the Project Director.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field (or equivalent experience) and Business or Quality discipline or related field (or equivalent work experience).

• 15+ years of related work experience in the field of HSE, including Managerial role experiences, related work experience in the field of Quality, including 5+ years’ experience in management capacity.

• Professional certification (i.e., CSP, NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6, IOSH, or similar).

• Sound knowledge of all phases of design and construction projects.

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Excellent ability to design and implement policies.

• Excellent presentation skills for delivery of health and health and safety-related training programs.

• Requires thorough knowledge of ISO 45001, ISO 14001, OSHAD SF, EAD regulations and reporting procedures, as well as an in-depth understanding of safety management systems and procedures

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Ability to communicate clearly, conduct presentations to management, and interface effectively with a diverse group of professionals.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work with other departments in a tactful and effective manner.

• Strong leadership and management skills, excellent written and verbal communication, strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills.

• Ability to make public presentations to high level executives.

• Computer proficiency with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and Visio. Project planning skills are essential.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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