Senior HSE Manager - PMO Governance
Posted date [2026-07-08]
(ID: 47740)
Job Description and Requirements
Senior HSE Manager - PMO GovernanceJob Snapshot
Role: Senior HSE Manager - PMO Governance
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function: Environmental Health & Safety Services
Experience: Minimum 15 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Senior HSE Manager - PMO Governance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Construction opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced health, safety, and environmental leader who can provide PMO-level oversight across major construction and development portfolios. The role focuses on consultant governance, contractor compliance, environmental mitigation, ecological protection, incident investigation, safety performance monitoring, and the implementation of strong EHS management systems across complex project environments.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Construction
Function: Environmental Health & Safety Services
Salary: 50000-70000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Senior HSE
Manager - PMO Governance will act as a central health, safety, and environmental authority within a major program environment in Riyadh. This position supports Parsons Corporation by establishing clear HSE governance, supervising consultant performance, enforcing contractor compliance, and protecting environmental assets across large construction zones. The role requires a leader who can combine technical HSE expertise with PMO discipline, ecological risk awareness, regulatory knowledge, and strong stakeholder control.
Key Responsibilities
* Serve as the central PMO authority for HSE governance across client-appointed Project Management Consultants, engineering consultants, contractors, and subcontractors.
* Define consultant HSE scopes, responsibility boundaries, compliance expectations, reporting requirements, and performance standards.
* Drive accountability across appointed consultants through standardized performance metrics, governance meetings, audit protocols, and HSE KPIs.
* Act as the final escalation point for unresolved compliance issues, audit failures, non-conformances, overdue corrective actions, and recurring safety concerns.
* Ensure PMCs, consultants, and contractors systematically track, manage, and close corrective and preventive actions within agreed timelines.
* Direct the development and implementation of program-wide ecological mitigation plans to protect sensitive flora, fauna, and natural habitats.
* Establish protective protocols and monitoring frameworks for desert wildlife, marine ecosystems, turtle nesting areas, and environmentally sensitive construction zones.
* Oversee investigations into wildlife, ecological, or environmental mortality incidents, including causal analysis, immediate mitigation, and recurrence prevention.
* Monitor project safety and environmental performance through inspections, audits, trend analysis, reports, site reviews, and compliance dashboards.
* Implement Parsons-wide EHS policies, procedures, tools, and management plans across site operations.
* Integrate EHS objectives into the PMO framework, including schedule planning, risk management, resource allocation, and program governance.
* Develop long-term environmental strategies, management systems, and performance indicators to support consistent HSE excellence.
* Plan and deliver training, motivation, and competency development programs that strengthen proactive safety behavior across project teams.
* Review and interpret Saudi HSE legislation, environmental regulations, safety standards, statutory requirements, and project-specific compliance obligations.
* Supervise, mentor, and guide EHS Officers, site HSE teams, consultants, and assigned project personnel.
* Coordinate EHS activities with engineering, construction, procurement, contract management, project controls, and stakeholder teams.
* Manage incident reporting, lead investigation processes, review root causes, and define suitable corrective and preventive actions.
* Share EHS lessons learned across PMO teams, operations staff, consultants, contractors, and senior stakeholders.
* Review contractor-submitted EHS documentation, environmental plans, risk assessments, method statements, emergency procedures, and audit evidence.
* Support closure of audit findings and verify that contractors and consultants maintain compliance with approved program plans.
* Interface with corporate departments, client representatives, consultants, contractors, environmental specialists, and regulatory stakeholders on all EHS matters.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Risk Management, Occupational Health Science, Environmental Management, or a closely related HSE discipline.
* NEBOSH qualification or International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety is highly preferred.
* Minimum 15 years of dedicated HSE experience within construction, infrastructure, mega-projects, or major development programs.
* Minimum 5 years of experience in a Senior HSE Manager role with PMO-level responsibility.
* Proven experience working in a client-representative or PMO environment managing HSE compliance across Tier 1 PMCs, international consultants, and major contractors.
* Strong knowledge of Saudi Arabia HSE legislation, safety regulations, environmental standards, ecological risk management, and construction compliance requirements.
* Practical experience with environmental impact assessments, mitigation planning, wildlife preservation, sensitive habitat protection, and construction-related ecological controls.
* Ability to manage safety and environmental performance across complex, high-risk, multi-contractor project environments.
* Broad understanding of engineering, construction methods, industrial work processes, site operations, and project delivery systems.
* Strong capability in audits, inspections, incident investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and compliance reporting.
* Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage HSE teams while supporting daily project priorities and long-term program objectives.
* Excellent written communication, verbal communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal problem-solving skills.
* Ability to engage confidently with client leadership, corporate departments, consultants, contractors, independent environmental specialists, and government-related stakeholders.
* Strong judgment, discipline, and authority to enforce safety and environmental expectations across demanding construction programs.
Skills Set
* HSE management
* PMO governance
* Environmental Health & Safety Services
* Construction safety
* Environmental management
* Consultant governance
* PMC oversight
* Contractor compliance
* HSE auditing
* Compliance inspections
* Risk management
* Incident investigation
* Root cause analysis
* Corrective action tracking
* Preventive action planning
* EHS policies
* Safety management systems
* Environmental mitigation
* Ecological risk management
* Wildlife protection
* Habitat protection
* Marine ecosystem monitoring
* Turtle nesting protection
* Saudi HSE legislation
* NEBOSH
* Occupational safety
* Occupational health
* Environmental impact assessment
* Method statement review
* Risk assessment review
* KPI reporting
* HSE training
* Stakeholder coordination
* Construction governance
* Mega-project HSE
* Riyadh construction safety jobs
* Saudi Arabia HSE jobs
Why Join Us
This role offers a strong opportunity for a senior HSE professional to lead PMO-level safety and environmental governance on major construction programs in Riyadh. Parsons Corporation provides exposure to complex development portfolios, high-performing technical teams, consultant-led delivery environments, and demanding safety and ecological protection requirements. The position is ideal for a disciplined HSE leader who wants to improve site performance, strengthen compliance, protect sensitive environments, and contribute to safer infrastructure delivery in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and program delivery company supporting major infrastructure, transportation, environmental, and urban development projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons works on large-scale programs that require strong governance, technical assurance, safety oversight, environmental responsibility, and stakeholder coordination. The company brings international project delivery experience and regional knowledge to help develop safe, sustainable, and resilient assets across Riyadh and the wider region.
Key Responsibilities
* Serve as the central PMO authority for HSE governance across client-appointed Project Management Consultants, engineering consultants, contractors, and subcontractors.
* Define consultant HSE scopes, responsibility boundaries, compliance expectations, reporting requirements, and performance standards.
* Drive accountability across appointed consultants through standardized performance metrics, governance meetings, audit protocols, and HSE KPIs.
* Act as the final escalation point for unresolved compliance issues, audit failures, non-conformances, overdue corrective actions, and recurring safety concerns.
* Ensure PMCs, consultants, and contractors systematically track, manage, and close corrective and preventive actions within agreed timelines.
* Direct the development and implementation of program-wide ecological mitigation plans to protect sensitive flora, fauna, and natural habitats.
* Establish protective protocols and monitoring frameworks for desert wildlife, marine ecosystems, turtle nesting areas, and environmentally sensitive construction zones.
* Oversee investigations into wildlife, ecological, or environmental mortality incidents, including causal analysis, immediate mitigation, and recurrence prevention.
* Monitor project safety and environmental performance through inspections, audits, trend analysis, reports, site reviews, and compliance dashboards.
* Implement Parsons-wide EHS policies, procedures, tools, and management plans across site operations.
* Integrate EHS objectives into the PMO framework, including schedule planning, risk management, resource allocation, and program governance.
* Develop long-term environmental strategies, management systems, and performance indicators to support consistent HSE excellence.
* Plan and deliver training, motivation, and competency development programs that strengthen proactive safety behavior across project teams.
* Review and interpret Saudi HSE legislation, environmental regulations, safety standards, statutory requirements, and project-specific compliance obligations.
* Supervise, mentor, and guide EHS Officers, site HSE teams, consultants, and assigned project personnel.
* Coordinate EHS activities with engineering, construction, procurement, contract management, project controls, and stakeholder teams.
* Manage incident reporting, lead investigation processes, review root causes, and define suitable corrective and preventive actions.
* Share EHS lessons learned across PMO teams, operations staff, consultants, contractors, and senior stakeholders.
* Review contractor-submitted EHS documentation, environmental plans, risk assessments, method statements, emergency procedures, and audit evidence.
* Support closure of audit findings and verify that contractors and consultants maintain compliance with approved program plans.
* Interface with corporate departments, client representatives, consultants, contractors, environmental specialists, and regulatory stakeholders on all EHS matters.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Risk Management, Occupational Health Science, Environmental Management, or a closely related HSE discipline.
* NEBOSH qualification or International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety is highly preferred.
* Minimum 15 years of dedicated HSE experience within construction, infrastructure, mega-projects, or major development programs.
* Minimum 5 years of experience in a Senior HSE Manager role with PMO-level responsibility.
* Proven experience working in a client-representative or PMO environment managing HSE compliance across Tier 1 PMCs, international consultants, and major contractors.
* Strong knowledge of Saudi Arabia HSE legislation, safety regulations, environmental standards, ecological risk management, and construction compliance requirements.
* Practical experience with environmental impact assessments, mitigation planning, wildlife preservation, sensitive habitat protection, and construction-related ecological controls.
* Ability to manage safety and environmental performance across complex, high-risk, multi-contractor project environments.
* Broad understanding of engineering, construction methods, industrial work processes, site operations, and project delivery systems.
* Strong capability in audits, inspections, incident investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and compliance reporting.
* Proven ability to lead, mentor, and manage HSE teams while supporting daily project priorities and long-term program objectives.
* Excellent written communication, verbal communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal problem-solving skills.
* Ability to engage confidently with client leadership, corporate departments, consultants, contractors, independent environmental specialists, and government-related stakeholders.
* Strong judgment, discipline, and authority to enforce safety and environmental expectations across demanding construction programs.
Skills Set
* HSE management
* PMO governance
* Environmental Health & Safety Services
* Construction safety
* Environmental management
* Consultant governance
* PMC oversight
* Contractor compliance
* HSE auditing
* Compliance inspections
* Risk management
* Incident investigation
* Root cause analysis
* Corrective action tracking
* Preventive action planning
* EHS policies
* Safety management systems
* Environmental mitigation
* Ecological risk management
* Wildlife protection
* Habitat protection
* Marine ecosystem monitoring
* Turtle nesting protection
* Saudi HSE legislation
* NEBOSH
* Occupational safety
* Occupational health
* Environmental impact assessment
* Method statement review
* Risk assessment review
* KPI reporting
* HSE training
* Stakeholder coordination
* Construction governance
* Mega-project HSE
* Riyadh construction safety jobs
* Saudi Arabia HSE jobs
Why Join Us
This role offers a strong opportunity for a senior HSE professional to lead PMO-level safety and environmental governance on major construction programs in Riyadh. Parsons Corporation provides exposure to complex development portfolios, high-performing technical teams, consultant-led delivery environments, and demanding safety and ecological protection requirements. The position is ideal for a disciplined HSE leader who wants to improve site performance, strengthen compliance, protect sensitive environments, and contribute to safer infrastructure delivery in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction management, and program delivery company supporting major infrastructure, transportation, environmental, and urban development projects. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons works on large-scale programs that require strong governance, technical assurance, safety oversight, environmental responsibility, and stakeholder coordination. The company brings international project delivery experience and regional knowledge to help develop safe, sustainable, and resilient assets across Riyadh and the wider region.
