Senior Specialist-Health and Safety

JOB PURPOSE:

Ensure the effective implementation, monitoring, and continual improvement of Health & Safety standards across the Rail Agency. Promote a proactive safety culture through strategic planning, performance audits, incident investigation, and stakeholder engagement while supporting regulatory compliance and excellence program execution.

Strategy

• Contribute to strategic health and safety planning by integrating hazard trends, incident statistics, and legislative updates into annual plans.

• Support departments in aligning with local and international safety standards, ensuring documentation and compliance readiness.

• Conduct benchmarking studies to identify safety best practices and incorporate them into agency-wide programs.

Operations

• Monitor contractor, consultant, and partner compliance with agency health and safety requirements.

• Lead health & safety risk assessments, site inspections, and hazard identification exercises, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.

• Investigate workplace incidents, accidents, and near misses, conducting root cause analysis and recommending preventive measures.

• Facilitate safety committee meetings and cross-departmental workshops to review performance indicators and promote safe work practices.

• Manage Health and Safety performance of the agency, contractors, consultants.

Product / Process Improvement

• Develop and deliver safety training programs covering hazard awareness, emergency response, and incident reporting.

• Maintain and update safety procedures, manuals, legal register, and emergency protocols based on lessons learned and industry developments.

• Implement safety culture improvement initiatives and monitor their effectiveness through KPIs and staff feedback.

• Produce monthly HSE statistic report.

• Technical review of Health & Safety Management Plans for operator, maintainer, and new projects.

Physical Working Conditions

• Conduct site visits, audits, and field inspections across depots, stations, and work sites, ensuring adherence to health & safety protocols.

• Conduct investigation of railway accidents and other safety incidents and events.

Education:

Bachelor's degree/ master’s degree in engineering, preferably civil, electrical, mechanical, industrial, environmental, or chemical engineering.

Experience:

6+ years in case of master’s degree (8+ years in case of bachelor’s degree).

Qualification:

Professional membership as a certified engineer, IOSH, NEBOSH, Lead Auditor in Health and Safety Management 45001.

Required Nationality: UAE National.