HSE Officer - Waste Management

Job Purpose

HSE Management and Compliance

• Support implementation and maintenance of the HSE Management System in line with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 requirements.
• Monitor compliance with applicable legal, client, contractual, and company HSE requirements.
• Maintain HSE procedures, risk registers, permits, inspection records, and other documents in an audit-ready condition.

Operational Inspections and Waste Safety

• Conduct routine HSE inspections of operations, vehicles, depots, workshops, transfer stations, waste handling areas, and camps.
• Verify safe waste segregation, handling, containment, storage, transportation, and disposal practices, including hazardous waste controls where applicable.
• Monitor risks including vehicle movement, reversing, lifting, compaction equipment, traffic exposure, heat stress, confined spaces, and work at height.

Risk and Incident Management

• Prepare and review risk assessments, job safety analyses, method statements, and permit-to-work controls.
• Report and investigate incidents, near misses, unsafe acts, environmental spills, and property damage, including root cause analysis.
• Track corrective and preventive actions to closure and maintain accurate incident statistics and investigation evidence.

Training and Workforce Engagement

• Deliver HSE inductions, toolbox talks, and task-specific training for drivers, waste collectors, helpers, supervisors, and equipment operators.
• Verify that employees and subcontractors hold required training, licences, permits, and competencies before starting work.
• Promote safety awareness through campaigns, observations, coaching, and engagement with field teams.

Environmental and Emergency Preparedness

• Monitor controls related to spills, leaks, dust, noise, odour, wastewater, fuel, chemicals, and waste storage.
• Support emergency response planning and conduct drills for fires, vehicle incidents, spills, medical emergencies, and other credible scenarios.
• Inspect emergency equipment, first-aid provisions, spill kits, fire protection systems, and welfare facilities.

Reporting and Coordination

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly HSE reports, inspection findings, performance statistics, and client submissions.
• Coordinate with Operations, Fleet, Workshop, HR, subcontractors, and client representatives to resolve HSE concerns and close actions.
• Escalate serious risks, repeated non-compliance, regulatory issues, and overdue corrective actions to management.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• NEBOSH International General Certificate or equivalent is required.
• Three to five years of HSE experience, including at least two years in a relevant high-risk operational environment.
• ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 Internal Auditor certification is preferred.
• First Aid, Fire Warden, and incident investigation training are advantages.
• A valid UAE driving licence is preferred.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Good command of English is required, and Arabic is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of HSE inspections, risk assessment, incident investigation, waste management hazards, environmental controls, emergency response, and HSE reporting.
• Strong observation, communication, coaching, problem-solving, report-writing, and record-keeping abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to work effectively with multicultural field teams.
• Ability to work independently, maintain professional judgement under pressure, and travel regularly between operational sites.