Health and Safety Manager - HSE Compliance
Posted date [2026-08-06]
(ID: 49109)
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Job Description and Requirements
Health and Safety Manager - HSE ComplianceJob Snapshot
Role: Health and Safety Manager - HSE Compliance
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Occupational Health and Safety
Experience: 15 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Health and Safety Manager - HSE Compliance role in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity responsible for occupational safety governance, regulatory compliance, risk control, and workforce protection. AECOM is hiring an experienced HSE leader to strengthen safety management systems, reduce workplace hazards, guide operational teams, and maintain compliance with Saudi Arabian legislation and international standards.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Occupational Health and Safety
Salary: 28000-42000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Riyadh; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
This position leads the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of health
and safety practices across projects and operational activities. The Health and Safety Manager will ensure that risks are identified early, suitable controls are applied, incidents are investigated thoroughly, and employees understand their responsibilities.
The role supports workforce well-being, legal compliance, project continuity, and organizational reputation. By combining inspections, training, performance analysis, and cross-functional coordination, the manager will help embed safety into everyday planning and decision-making rather than treating it as a separate administrative requirement.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain health and safety policies, procedures, plans, and management programs.
* Align HSE requirements with Saudi Arabian labor regulations, client expectations, and recognized international standards.
* Conduct workplace risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and operational safety reviews.
* Identify hazards and recommend engineering, administrative, and personal protective control measures.
* Investigate accidents, incidents, occupational injuries, and near-miss events.
* Determine root causes and establish practical corrective and preventive actions.
* Monitor action plans and confirm that safety deficiencies are closed within agreed deadlines.
* Perform scheduled site inspections, compliance audits, and operational safety assessments.
* Maintain incident registers, inspection records, risk assessments, training documents, and regulatory reports.
* Prepare safety performance dashboards, trend analyses, executive summaries, and management recommendations.
* Develop and deliver induction programs, toolbox talks, workshops, and role-specific safety training.
* Work with project managers, supervisors, contractors, and department leaders to integrate safety into work planning.
* Review work methods, emergency arrangements, and operational procedures before activities begin.
* Coordinate emergency response plans, evacuation exercises, and incident-readiness drills.
* Assess organizational readiness for fires, medical emergencies, environmental events, and other operational disruptions.
* Track legislative and regulatory changes and update internal procedures when requirements change.
* Serve as the principal contact for regulatory agencies, client safety representatives, and external auditors.
* Use safety management software to monitor inspections, incidents, actions, and performance indicators.
* Promote open reporting, professional accountability, and continuous safety improvement across all organizational levels.
Ideal Profile
The preferred candidate will have at least 15 years of health and safety management experience gained within engineering consultancy, construction, manufacturing, infrastructure, or another operationally complex environment.
Applicants should possess detailed knowledge of occupational health and safety legislation, risk assessment methods, hazard control, incident investigation, auditing, and emergency response planning. The ability to evaluate complex safety concerns and convert findings into workable solutions is essential.
The position requires strong leadership, communication, documentation, and organizational capabilities. Candidates must be comfortable training diverse audiences, advising senior management, working independently, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams under demanding project conditions.
Professional certification through NEBOSH, IOSH, or an equivalent occupational safety body is preferred. Previous experience in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere in the Middle East would be highly advantageous.
Skills Set
* Health and safety management systems
* Occupational risk assessment
* Hazard identification
* Job safety analysis
* Incident investigation
* Root cause analysis
* Corrective and preventive action
* Safety inspections
* HSE compliance audits
* Saudi Arabian labor regulations
* International safety standards
* Emergency response planning
* Evacuation drills
* Business continuity awareness
* Safety performance metrics
* Incident trend analysis
* Regulatory reporting
* Safety training development
* Toolbox talks
* Contractor safety management
* Safety documentation
* Microsoft Office
* Safety management software
* NEBOSH
* IOSH
* Stakeholder coordination
* Cross-functional leadership
Why Join Us
This role provides the opportunity to influence safety performance across complex engineering, construction, and infrastructure activities in Riyadh. The successful candidate will shape policies, strengthen operational controls, develop workforce capability, and help prevent incidents that could affect people, projects, and business continuity.
AECOM offers access to multidisciplinary expertise, international safety practices, major regional assignments, and structured professional development. The position creates a strong platform for an established HSE professional to expand strategic leadership while maintaining direct involvement in risk management, compliance, training, and operational improvement.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing planning, design, engineering, environmental, program management, and construction management services. Its teams support public- and private-sector clients in delivering sustainable and resilient solutions across buildings, transportation, water, energy, and environmental projects.
The role supports workforce well-being, legal compliance, project continuity, and organizational reputation. By combining inspections, training, performance analysis, and cross-functional coordination, the manager will help embed safety into everyday planning and decision-making rather than treating it as a separate administrative requirement.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain health and safety policies, procedures, plans, and management programs.
* Align HSE requirements with Saudi Arabian labor regulations, client expectations, and recognized international standards.
* Conduct workplace risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and operational safety reviews.
* Identify hazards and recommend engineering, administrative, and personal protective control measures.
* Investigate accidents, incidents, occupational injuries, and near-miss events.
* Determine root causes and establish practical corrective and preventive actions.
* Monitor action plans and confirm that safety deficiencies are closed within agreed deadlines.
* Perform scheduled site inspections, compliance audits, and operational safety assessments.
* Maintain incident registers, inspection records, risk assessments, training documents, and regulatory reports.
* Prepare safety performance dashboards, trend analyses, executive summaries, and management recommendations.
* Develop and deliver induction programs, toolbox talks, workshops, and role-specific safety training.
* Work with project managers, supervisors, contractors, and department leaders to integrate safety into work planning.
* Review work methods, emergency arrangements, and operational procedures before activities begin.
* Coordinate emergency response plans, evacuation exercises, and incident-readiness drills.
* Assess organizational readiness for fires, medical emergencies, environmental events, and other operational disruptions.
* Track legislative and regulatory changes and update internal procedures when requirements change.
* Serve as the principal contact for regulatory agencies, client safety representatives, and external auditors.
* Use safety management software to monitor inspections, incidents, actions, and performance indicators.
* Promote open reporting, professional accountability, and continuous safety improvement across all organizational levels.
Ideal Profile
The preferred candidate will have at least 15 years of health and safety management experience gained within engineering consultancy, construction, manufacturing, infrastructure, or another operationally complex environment.
Applicants should possess detailed knowledge of occupational health and safety legislation, risk assessment methods, hazard control, incident investigation, auditing, and emergency response planning. The ability to evaluate complex safety concerns and convert findings into workable solutions is essential.
The position requires strong leadership, communication, documentation, and organizational capabilities. Candidates must be comfortable training diverse audiences, advising senior management, working independently, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams under demanding project conditions.
Professional certification through NEBOSH, IOSH, or an equivalent occupational safety body is preferred. Previous experience in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere in the Middle East would be highly advantageous.
Skills Set
* Health and safety management systems
* Occupational risk assessment
* Hazard identification
* Job safety analysis
* Incident investigation
* Root cause analysis
* Corrective and preventive action
* Safety inspections
* HSE compliance audits
* Saudi Arabian labor regulations
* International safety standards
* Emergency response planning
* Evacuation drills
* Business continuity awareness
* Safety performance metrics
* Incident trend analysis
* Regulatory reporting
* Safety training development
* Toolbox talks
* Contractor safety management
* Safety documentation
* Microsoft Office
* Safety management software
* NEBOSH
* IOSH
* Stakeholder coordination
* Cross-functional leadership
Why Join Us
This role provides the opportunity to influence safety performance across complex engineering, construction, and infrastructure activities in Riyadh. The successful candidate will shape policies, strengthen operational controls, develop workforce capability, and help prevent incidents that could affect people, projects, and business continuity.
AECOM offers access to multidisciplinary expertise, international safety practices, major regional assignments, and structured professional development. The position creates a strong platform for an established HSE professional to expand strategic leadership while maintaining direct involvement in risk management, compliance, training, and operational improvement.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing planning, design, engineering, environmental, program management, and construction management services. Its teams support public- and private-sector clients in delivering sustainable and resilient solutions across buildings, transportation, water, energy, and environmental projects.
