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Job Description:

Parsons are seeking a seasoned HSSE Director with two decades of expertise to lead health, safety, security and environmental excellence for the Client on a major high speed rail project in UAE. You will be responsible for orchestrating a world-class health, safety, security and environmental culture across a highly complex construction environment.

What You Will Be Doing

• Strategic Leadership: Working with the Exec Director of HSSE & Quality to develop and execute an overarching HSSE strategy and policy aligned with Client’s requirements and standards.
• Program Oversight: Direct the implementation of HSSE processes across multiple contracts and project phases.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary HSSE advisor to executive leadership, client representatives, and government regulatory bodies.
• Incident Prevention: Lead high-level risk assessments and root-cause analyses for complex technical challenges, ensuring "Zero Harm" targets are consistently met.
• Manage and monitors the senior construction site representatives across the various packages in the establishment and management HSSE processes, identifying and eliminating/controlling any hazards to persons and property.
• Develop site-specific work plans, SH&E compliance programs, training programs, and orientation plans fully conforming to relevant SH&E regulations and client requirements.
• Collaborate with SH&E and project and program managers to evaluate contractors’ SH&E performance, planning, and culture to be consistent with the Client’s risk management practices and core values.
• Audits projects and programs and their worksites against corporate and client standards; to detect and correct safety hazards, creates, and submits written audit reports.
• Implements Client’s occupational injury and incident reporting and management processes.
• Initiates and conducts thorough incident investigations and root cause analyses using secure protocols.
• Performs trends analyses on audit findings, inspection findings, and incident reports; creates and submits regular analysis reports.
• Supervises emergency response team and first aid personnel in providing services emergency situations and to occupationally injured or ill personnel.
• Prepares and reviews audit and inspection reports and OSH statistics reports and presentations and presents to senior Client management.
• Review risk assessments for upcoming work and provide technical assistance to the safety planning process.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Batchelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or Engineering. Professional certifications (e.g., CSP, CMIOSH, or equivalent) and/or have Chartered Engineer Status, with not less than 20 years’ experience in the HSSE management of design and/or construction of rail projects, preferably HSR. Master’s degree preferred.
• ISO 45001:2018 Lead auditor certificate.
• Extensive knowledge of UAE and Abu Dhabi health and safety regulations and reporting procedures including ADOSH-SF (Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health – System Framework)
• Demonstrated OSH management experience major rail construction projects.
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication and report writing skills.
• Ability to perform in a supervisory/managerial capacity.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to thrive in an intense yet rewarding work culture.
• Self-motivated and capable of managing tasks independently while taking direction as needed.
• Creative thinker with a strong sense of ingenuity.
• Positive attitude with a strong work ethic.
• Quick learner who is people-oriented and a proactive problem solver.
• Demonstrated ability to tackle challenges with a "go-getter" mindset.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent certification is highly desirable.
• Experience on High-Speed Rail projects.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader with a track record of successful project delivery and a deep understanding of the complexities of railway engineering. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of railway technology and operations within our organization.

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

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