Health & Safety Specialist

About the role

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in health and safety.
• Previous experience in a maintenance-driven environment.
• Knowledge of occupational health and safety regulations and standards.
• Relevant certifications such as NEBOSH, OSHA, CSP, or CIH are an advantage.
• Strong risk assessment, accident investigation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, reporting, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine site inspections across facilities and maintenance operations to identify unsafe conditions, hazardous activities, and violations of HSE procedures.
• Perform job hazard analyses and risk assessments for maintenance activities, including electrical works, work at height, confined space entry, hot work, and the use of tools and equipment.
• Monitor compliance with approved HSE plans, risk assessments, method statements, and safe work procedures across operational sites.
• Inspect fire extinguishers, firefighting equipment, emergency exits, evacuation routes, and other emergency safety provisions to ensure readiness and compliance.
• Monitor the safe use of personal protective equipment (PPE), machinery, tools, ladders, and other equipment used by maintenance teams and contractors.
• Conduct toolbox talks, site safety inductions, and targeted HSE awareness sessions for employees, technicians, supervisors, and subcontractors.
• Monitor contractor compliance with site-specific safety requirements and intervene when unsafe practices or serious safety violations are identified.
• Maintain accurate HSE documentation, including inspection checklists, risk assessments, incident reports, training records, corrective action logs, and safety statistics.
• Follow up on identified safety observations and non-conformities to ensure corrective actions are implemented and closed within agreed timelines.
• Monitor compliance with applicable Saudi occupational health and safety regulations, Civil Defense requirements, and relevant HSE standards.
• Prepare periodic HSE performance reports highlighting inspection findings, incidents, recurring hazards, compliance gaps, and recommended improvement measures.
• Coordinate with site management, maintenance teams, contractors, and relevant authorities to resolve HSE issues and promote a proactive safety culture.

Skills

• HSE inspections
• Job hazard analysis
• Risk assessments
• Incident investigation
• Safety documentation
• Safety training
• Safety communication
• Regulatory compliance
• PPE and safety equipment
• Fire safety inspection
• Contractor safety management
• Safety reports