HSE Inspector
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About the Role
WSP is seeking a Health & Safety Inspector to ensure onsite construction/infrastructure activities comply with HSE standards in Saudi Arabia. Responsibilities include inspections, audits, incident investigation, training, and promoting a strong safety culture.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and safety surveillance of work areas, equipment, materials, and operations
- Verify that Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Job Hazard Analyses, Permit to Work systems, and safe work procedures are in place and followed
- Monitor contractor compliance with PPE usage, housekeeping, scaffolding, lifting operations, work at height, confined space, hot work, electrical safety, fire protection, emergency response, environmental protection
- Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses; carry out root cause analysis; propose corrective and preventive actions
- Participate in safety inductions, toolbox talks, safety meetings, awareness campaigns; deliver/support HSE training
- Maintain HSE documentation and records: inspection checklists, observation cards, logs of incidents/near misses, KPI tracking, monthly/weekly reports
- Coordinate with project management, engineering, subcontractors and WSP HSE Lead to integrate HSE into planning, scheduling and execution of works
- Provide HSE support during project meetings, site walk downs, client audits and regulatory inspections
- Monitor emergency preparedness: fire drills, evacuation drills, first aid readiness, firefighting equipment and signage
- Support environmental compliance: waste segregation, spill control, dust and noise control, material handling and storage
- Keep updated on Saudi Arabia's local HSE regulations and ensure project compliance
- Promote a proactive safety culture: encourage reporting of near misses, hazard observations, safe behaviours
Requirements
- Experience in HSE inspection on construction/infrastructure projects
- Knowledge of Saudi Arabia local HSE regulations and international standards (ISO 45001/14001)
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Job Overview
- WSP is seeking Health & Safety Inspector who will be responsible for ensuring that all onsite construction/infrastructure activities comply with applicable HSE standards, regulations, codes and project HSE requirements.
- The role supports the creation of a safe working environment, prevention of incidents, and promotion of a strong safety culture across all contractors and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and safety surveillance of work areas, equipment, materials, and operations to identify unsafe conditions, unsafe acts, environmental risks, and non conformances.
- Verify that Risk Assessments (RA), Method Statements (MS), Job Hazard Analyses (JHA), Permit to Work (PTW) systems, and safe work procedures are in place, followed and documented.
- Monitor contractor compliance with PPE usage, housekeeping, scaffolding, lifting operations, work at height, confined space, hot work, electrical safety, fire protection, emergency response, environmental protection (waste, emissions, spill control) etc.
- Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses; carry out root cause analysis; propose corrective and preventive actions; track implementation and closure of action items.
- Participate in safety inductions, toolbox talks, safety meetings, awareness campaigns; deliver / support HSE training for site staff and subcontractors.
- Maintain HSE documentation and records: inspection checklists, observation cards, logs of incidents/near misses, KPI tracking, monthly/weekly reports to HSE Manager.
- Coordinate with project management, engineering, subcontractors and WSP HSE Lead to integrate HSE into planning, scheduling and execution of works.
- Provide HSE support during project meetings, site walk downs, client audits and regulatory inspections; highlight HSE performance, trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
- Monitor emergency preparedness: fire drills, evacuation drills, first aid readiness, firefighting equipment and signage, and ensure corrective actions.
- Support environmental compliance: waste segregation, spill control, dust and noise control, material handling and storage, efficient housekeeping.
- Keep updated on Saudi Arabia's local HSE regulations, Saudi labour law (if applicable), international HSE standards (ISO 45001/14001), and ensure project compliance.
- Promote a proactive safety culture: encourage reporting of near misses, hazard observations, safe behaviours, and continuous improvement of HSE performance.
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