Deputy HSE Manager - MEP

Overview

Why This Role Matters

HSE Leadership & Management

• Act as the primary HSE focal point for all MEP construction, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.
• Assume full accountability for MEP HSE performance and ensure alignment with the Main Contractor’s HSE strategy, procedures, and project objectives.
• Lead and manage the MEP HSE team, including subcontractors and JV partners, ensuring appropriate allocation of resources across work fronts and commissioning activities.
• Promote and drive the implementation of the 4 Fundamental Safety Principles across all MEP activities.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Develop, implement, review, and enforce MEP-specific HSE procedures, risk assessments, method statements, permit-to-work systems, inspection programmes, and emergency response plans.
• Ensure effective control measures are implemented for high-risk activities including:
• + Energisation and live electrical works
• + Temporary electrical systems
• + Isolation and LOTO procedures
• + Pressure testing
• + Lifting operations
• + Confined space entry
• + Hot works
• + Work at height
• + Interface and simultaneous operations
• + Monitor commissioning exclusion zones, access restrictions, and interface risks to ensure safe project execution.

Coordination & Operational Support

• Coordinate closely with Project, Construction, MEP, QA/QC, and commissioning teams to ensure safe sequencing of works and effective interface management.
• Verify subcontractor HSE readiness prior to mobilisation, including:
• + Competency and training compliance
• + Approved risk assessments and method statements
• + Lifting plans and activity-specific documentation
• + Statutory and project compliance requirements
• + Support client, consultant, and authority inspections while ensuring compliance with UAE legal requirements, Civil Defence regulations, and project HSE standards.

Audits, Reporting & Incident Management

• Plan and conduct HSE audits, inspections, and monitoring activities across all MEP works.
• Promote proactive near-miss reporting and ensure timely close-out of corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead or support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and lessons learned implementation.
• Prepare HSE performance reports and provide regular updates to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Exercise full authority to stop unsafe works and enforce HSE compliance across all MEP activities.

& Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, or a related discipline.
• NEBOSH International Diploma (or equivalent) – mandatory.
• Minimum Graduate IOSH certification (or equivalent).
• ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 Lead Auditor qualifications.
• Additional technical certifications such as:

+ Electrical Safety / LOTO

+ Confined Space Entry

Experience

• Minimum 12 years of HSE experience.
• At least 7 years of experience within MEP, infrastructure, or building services projects.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior HSE leadership role.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale building, infrastructure, or MEP projects within the UAE/GCC region.
• Strong practical knowledge of:
• + Electrical safety and energisation
• + Testing and commissioning activities
• + HVAC systems
• + Pressure testing
• + Multi-contractor interface management

Why You’ll Enjoy Working with Us

• Competitive Benefits

• Positive Workplace Culture

• Opportunity to work with a leading international construction group
• Exposure to large-scale, high-impact projects in the Middle East
• Collaborative, diverse, and professional work environment
• Career growth and development opportunities