Senior Health & Safety Manager
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About the Role
Mace is hiring a Senior Health & Safety Manager for a major mixed-use development programme in Riyadh. The role involves managing HSE strategy during design and construction phases, reviewing design proposals, conducting risk assessments, and monitoring contractor HSE performance.
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Responsibilities
- Manage the development and implementation of the project HSE strategy during design phase.
- Review design proposals to ensure health, safety, and buildability risks are identified and mitigated (design risk reviews / HAZID / HAZOP).
- Ensure HSE considerations are embedded into construction planning, logistics strategies, temporary works and sequencing.
- Contribute to pre construction planning, risk workshops, and constructability reviews.
- Act as the primary HSE oversight lead during site mobilisation and construction.
- Undertake regular site inspections, audits, and safety walks to monitor compliance.
- Monitor Contractor and subcontractor HSE performance across all work fronts.
- Identify unsafe practices, trends, and risks, and ensure timely escalation and corrective action.
- Support implementation of improvement and recovery actions where performance falls below expectations.
- Promote a proactive, risk based approach to HSE across the project.
- Promote a collaborative, solutions focused approach to safety management.
- Support alignment between design, construction, and operational safety requirements.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Health & Safety, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline
- Chartered or professional HSE qualification (NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent)
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in construction HSE roles on major projects
- Proven experience across design and build projects, pre construction & construction phases and major commercial / mixed use developments
- Experience within delivery partner / PMC environments preferred
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Project Overview
- This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia. This unique project consists of major mixed use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.
- Mace is one of the delivery partners requiring high calibre and experienced professionals to lead integrated teams throughout each phase of the project.
You’ll Be Responsible For
- Manage the development and implementation of the project HSE strategy during design phase.
- Review design proposals to ensure health, safety, and buildability risks are identified and mitigated (design risk reviews / HAZID / HAZOP).
- Ensure HSE considerations are embedded into, construction planning, logistics strategies, temporary works and sequencing
- Contribute to pre construction planning, risk workshops, and constructability reviews.
- Act as the primary HSE oversight lead during site mobilisation and construction.
- Undertake regular site inspections, audits, and safety walks to monitor compliance.
- Monitor Contractor and subcontractor HSE performance across all work fronts.
- Identify unsafe practices, trends, and risks, and ensure timely escalation and corrective action.
- Support implementation of improvement and recovery actions where performance falls below expectations.
- Promote a proactive, risk based approach to HSE across the project.
- Promote a collaborative, solutions focused approach to safety management.
- Support alignment between design, construction, and operational safety requirements.
You’ll Need To Have
- Degree qualified in Health & Safety, Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
- Chartered or professional HSE qualification (NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent).
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in construction HSE roles on major projects.
- Proven experience across, design and build projects, pre construction & construction phases and major commercial / mixed use developments
- Experience within delivery partner / PMC environments preferred.
- Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on high valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.
Our values
- Safety first Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
- Client focus Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
- Integrity Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
- Create opportunity For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.
- Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.
- We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with in the role
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