HSEW Officer - Bridges Project

Job Description

Overview

The HSEW (Health, Safety, Environment & Wellbeing) Officer is responsible for promoting and maintaining a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant workplace. The role involves implementing HSEW policies, monitoring site activities, conducting inspections, identifying hazards, and ensuring compliance with company standards and applicable regulatory requirements.

Your role

• Monitor daily site activities to ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and wellbeing requirements.
• Conduct routine workplace inspections and audits to identify hazards and unsafe conditions.
• Implement and enforce HSEW policies, procedures, and permit-to-work systems.
• Carry out risk assessments and support the development of mitigation measures.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses, and unsafe acts, and prepare detailed reports with corrective actions.
• Deliver site safety inductions, toolbox talks, and awareness training programs.
• Monitor contractor compliance with project-specific HSEW requirements.
• Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment.
• Maintain accurate HSEW records, inspection reports, and regulatory documentation.
• Coordinate emergency response drills and support emergency preparedness activities.
• Monitor environmental aspects including waste management, pollution prevention, and resource conservation.
• Promote employee wellbeing initiatives and contribute to a positive safety culture.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, clients, and internal stakeholders on HSEW-related matters.
• Track corrective and preventive actions to ensure timely closure.
• Support management in achieving project HSEW objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs).

About you

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of HSE experience in construction, infrastructure, industrial, or engineering projects.
• Professional certifications such as NEBOSH IGC, IOSH Managing Safely, OSHA, or equivalent are preferred.
• Strong knowledge of HSE legislation, regulations, and international best practices.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, incident investigations, and safety audits.
• Familiarity with permit-to-work systems and emergency response procedures.
• Excellent communication, reporting, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to conduct safety training and toolbox talks effectively.
• Strong observation, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and HSE reporting systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Fluency in English; Arabic language skills are an advantage for projects in the Middle East.
• Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of safety, environmental stewardship, and employee wellbeing.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, familycare, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.