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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented HSE Manager to join our team!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the overall HSE function and provide strategic direction across the project.

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Project HSE Management Plan.

• Establish HSE objectives, KPIs, performance targets, and improvement initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with applicable HSE legislation, Client requirements, project procedures, and international standards.

• Provide HSE leadership and guidance to Project Management, Construction, Engineering, and Contractor teams.

• Establish and maintain effective HSE management systems, procedures, and processes.

• Monitor HSE performance across all project work packages and construction areas.

• Lead HSE inspections, audits, surveillance activities, and compliance assessments.

• Review Contractor and Subcontractor HSE Management Plans and procedures.

• Monitor Contractor HSE performance and implement corrective actions where required.

• Identify project HSE risks and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are implemented.

• Review and approve risk assessments, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Method Statements, and Permit to Work requirements.

• Ensure high-risk activities are properly planned, controlled, and supervised.

• Lead investigations of incidents, accidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences.

• Ensure root cause analysis and corrective / preventive actions are completed.

• Monitor closure of HSE observations, audit findings, and corrective actions.

• Develop and maintain HSE dashboards and performance reports.

• Provide regular HSE performance updates to senior project management and Client representatives.

• Lead HSE meetings, workshops, campaigns, and awareness programs.

• Promote a proactive safety culture and visible HSE leadership across the project.

• Coordinate with Quality, Planning, Engineering, Construction, Security, and Project Controls teams on HSE matters.

• Support emergency preparedness, response planning, and drills.

• Ensure adequate HSE resources and competent personnel are available across project work fronts.

Construction HSE Responsibilities

• Provide HSE oversight for major construction activities across the project.

• Monitor excavation, earthworks, lifting, structural works, MEP, utilities, roads, infrastructure, and external works.

• Ensure appropriate controls are established for:

  • Working at Height

  • Lifting Operations

  • Excavation & Trenching

  • Confined Spaces

  • Temporary Works

  • Hot Work

  • Electrical Works

  • Work Near Live Utilities

  • Heavy Equipment

  • Traffic Management

  • Demolition

  • Concrete Works

  • Structural Steel

  • Pressure Testing

  • Commissioning Activities

• Ensure Permit to Work systems are effectively implemented.

• Monitor site access, housekeeping, welfare, and safe work practices.

• Ensure appropriate PPE requirements are established and enforced.

• Monitor compliance with approved emergency and rescue arrangements.

• Support implementation of behavioral safety and proactive intervention programs.

Airport / Airfield HSE Responsibilities

• Lead HSE management within airside and landside construction environments.

• Ensure construction activities comply with airport operational and safety requirements.

• Coordinate HSE requirements with airport operations and relevant stakeholders.

• Manage risks associated with working near runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft movement areas, and operational facilities.

• Ensure appropriate controls for:

  • Airside Access

  • Vehicle & Plant Movement

  • FOD Prevention

  • Crane / Lifting Restrictions

  • Temporary Lighting

  • Work Near Aircraft Operations

  • Underground Utilities

  • Restricted Areas

  • Construction Traffic

• Coordinate construction activities around operational airport facilities.

• Ensure workers and contractors are appropriately briefed on airport-specific safety requirements.

• Support airside emergency response and incident management arrangements.

• Monitor compliance with airport security and operational safety requirements.

Environmental Management

• Lead implementation of the Project Environmental Management Plan.

• Monitor environmental compliance across construction activities.

• Ensure appropriate controls for:

  • Dust & Air Quality

  • Noise & Vibration

  • Waste Management

  • Water Pollution

  • Hazardous Materials

  • Soil Contamination

  • Chemical Storage

  • Spill Prevention

  • Wastewater

  • Energy Consumption

• Coordinate environmental inspections and audits.

• Monitor waste segregation, storage, transportation, and disposal.

• Ensure environmental incidents are reported, investigated, and closed.

• Support sustainability and environmental improvement initiatives.

• Coordinate with relevant authorities and Client environmental teams where required.

HSE Audits & Inspections

• Develop and implement project HSE audit and inspection programs.

• Conduct regular site inspections and compliance audits.

• Monitor Contractor and Subcontractor HSE performance.

• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and systemic risks.

• Issue observations and corrective actions and monitor closure.

• Conduct focused audits for high-risk activities.

• Track trends and recurring HSE issues.

• Provide recommendations to improve overall project HSE performance.

Incident Management

• Lead investigation of major incidents, accidents, near misses, and environmental events.

• Ensure incidents are reported in accordance with project and regulatory requirements.

• Lead root cause analysis using appropriate investigation methodologies.

• Develop corrective and preventive action plans.

• Monitor implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.

• Communicate lessons learned across project teams and Contractors.

• Maintain incident registers and HSE performance statistics.

HSE Training & Competency

• Develop and implement project HSE training programs.

• Ensure personnel receive appropriate induction and role-specific training.

• Coordinate toolbox talks, safety campaigns, and awareness programs.

• Establish competency requirements for high-risk activities.

• Monitor HSE competency and certification requirements.

• Promote leadership safety walks and management engagement.

• Support development of a strong safety culture across all project levels.

Emergency Preparedness

• Develop and maintain emergency response plans.

• Coordinate emergency drills and simulations.

• Establish response arrangements for fire, medical emergencies, spills, rescue, and major incidents.

• Coordinate emergency arrangements with airport operations and relevant emergency services.

• Ensure emergency equipment, access routes, muster points, and communication arrangements are maintained.

• Review drill performance and implement improvement actions.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 15 years of relevant HSE experience, including significant experience in major construction and infrastructure projects.

• Proven experience in senior HSE management roles on large-scale projects.

• Strong experience managing HSE teams and multidisciplinary Contractors / Subcontractors.

• Experience on major airport, infrastructure, transportation, industrial, or large-scale development projects is highly desirable.

• Strong knowledge of construction HSE requirements and high-risk activities.

• Strong knowledge of HSE management systems and international standards.

• Experience with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 is preferred.

• NEBOSH, IOSH, CSP, or equivalent professional HSE certification is highly desirable.

• Strong experience in incident investigation, risk assessment, audits, emergency response, and environmental management.

• Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• HSE Management

• Occupational Health & Safety

• Environmental Management

• Construction Safety

• Airport / Airside Safety

• Risk Management

• HSE Auditing

• Incident Investigation

• Root Cause Analysis

• Emergency Response

• Permit to Work

• High-Risk Activity Management

• Contractor HSE Management

• HSE Training & Competency

• Environmental Compliance

• HSE Performance Management

• ISO 45001

• ISO 14001

• Safety Leadership

• Regulatory Compliance

• Continuous Improvement

• Stakeholder Management

• Crisis Management

• Team Leadership

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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