Safety Engineer

Lead and oversee Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) controls across road, bridge, underpass, and related infrastructure projects. Ensure compliance with contractual, statutory, and client/consultant requirements; drive a proactive safety culture; and reduce risk through planning, audits, and incident prevention.

Key Responsibilities

HSE Governance & Compliance

• Implement project HSE Plan, Legal Register, and Emergency Response Plan in line with local regulations and client/consultant standards.
• Review, comment, and approve (as applicable) contractor HSE documents: Risk Assessments (RA), Job Safety Analyses (JSA), Method Statements (MS), Lifting Plans, Traffic Management Plans, and Confined Space Entry procedures.
• Support Permit-to-Work (PTW) systems for hot works, excavations, confined spaces, lifting operations, and work at height.

Site Assurance & Supervision

• Conduct daily HSE inspections and planned audits; issue NCRs/observation notices and track close-out.
• Monitor compliance for lane closures, diversions, temporary traffic control, utilities corridors, and work interfaces with live traffic and third parties.
• Verify competency and certification of equipment operators and lifting/rigging teams; ensure pre-use checks and periodic inspections are current.

Risk Management & Incident Prevention

• Lead hazard identification and risk assessments for activities such as excavation, shoring, dewatering, piling, deck/bridge works, formwork, post-tensioning, waterproofing, and utility diversions.
• Facilitate toolbox talks and targeted safety campaigns (e.g., working at height, lifting, electrical, confined space, heat stress).
• Investigate incidents/near misses using root-cause analysis (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone); recommend corrective and preventive actions with tracked close-out.

Coordination & Reporting

• Interface with client/consultant, contractor HSE team, and authorities for inspections, approvals, and safety clearances.
• Prepare and present HSE dashboards: leading/lagging indicators (LTIR, TRIR, near misses, observations, audit scores), and monthly reports.
• Support readiness reviews for new work fronts, traffic switches, and critical lifts; participate in constructability and pre-task risk reviews.

Training & Culture

• Coach engineers/supervisors on HSE requirements and behavioral safety; verify induction and role-based training compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and best-practice sharing.

Required Qualifications & Experience (Must-Have)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Industrial) or HSE/Environmental discipline.
• Experience: 5–12+ years total, with recent and proven site experience on Roads, Bridges, and Underpass infrastructure projects (consultant/PMC or contractor background in the UAE/GCC).
• Certifications:
• NEBOSH IGC (or equivalent) is mandatory.
• Client exposure (e.g., RTA/ADM/DoT/municipality)
• IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent) preferred.
• Standards & Systems: Strong knowledge of UAE HSE legal framework, PTW systems, traffic control standards, lifting codes, and excavation/shoring best practices.
• Skills:
• Hands-on with RA/JSA/MS reviews and site controls.
• Incident investigation and audit capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management (client/consultant/contractor).
• Proficient in MS Office; familiarity with HSE reporting tools is a plus.
• Language: Excellent English (written and spoken); Arabic is an advantage.
• immediate/short notice availability preferred.

Key Competencies

• Proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Decision-making under time and operational constraints
• Stakeholder coordination and influence (client/consultant/contractor)
• Data-driven reporting and continuous improvement mindset
• Integrity, professionalism, and safety leadership on site

The offered salary for this role is 12000 to 17000 AED

Please submit your CV, current salary, expected salary and notice period to: hr-uae-recruitment@cdmsmith.com . Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• how many years of experience in roads, infrastructure and bridges project?