HSE Inspector

Key Responsibilities

Inspection & Verification (Core Focus):

• Routine Inspections: Conduct systematic and frequent walk-throughs to verify that physical site conditions, general housekeeping, access points, and barricades meet safety standards.
• Equipment Checks: Perform routine, documented inspections on tools, machinery, fire equipment, and critical safety installations such as power distribution boards and grounding systems.
• Working at Height: Scrutinize all temporary works including scaffolding, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and tower crane operations, ensuring secure tagging and proper installation according to standards.
• PPE Compliance: Monitor all personnel to ensure 100% compliance with mandatory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements and job-specific safety gear.

Reporting & Documentation:

• Checklist Management: Complete all daily, weekly, and pre-task safety checklists accurately and meticulously, flagging any immediate deficiencies.
• Hazard Reporting: Document all identified hazards and unsafe acts using photographic evidence and detailed written reports, and report them instantly to the HSE Officer for immediate corrective action.
• Log Maintenance: Maintain accurate logs of safety deficiencies, equipment status (e.g., lifting gear certificates), and follow-up on corrective actions until closure.

Compliance Support & Execution:

• Assist the HSE Officer in verifying the conditions stipulated in the Permit-to-Work (PTW) system are in place before high-risk work commences.
• Support the site team in conducting pre-task briefings (TBTs) by highlighting site-specific hazards identified during inspections.
• Ensure proper storage, labeling, and handling of hazardous materials and monitor waste segregation in accordance with environmental protocols.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: High School Diploma plus a relevant technical or safety certification is required.
• Mandatory Certification: NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) or IOSH Managing Safely is essential.
• Experience: Minimum 2 to 4 years of proven, hands-on experience as an HSE Inspector, Safety Supervisor, or Foreman with dedicated safety duties on large-scale construction sites in the UAE/GCC.
• Technical Expertise: Strong practical knowledge of site hazards related to civil works, including scaffolding inspection, basic lifting plan verification, fire safety, and lock-out/tag-out procedures.
• Local Knowledge: Practical experience dealing with site-level requirements of UAE regulatory bodies (e.g., Civil Defense, Municipality).
• Skills: Excellent ability to communicate safety requirements clearly to site workers (fluency in English and working knowledge of Hindi/Urdu is highly desirable), strong physical fitness for extensive site touring, and a non-compromising attitude towards safety standards.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Accommodation, transportation, and medical insurance as per UAE Labour Law and company policy.
• Opportunity to work on iconic and challenging projects with a leading contractor.

Job Type: Full-time