Environment, Health & Safety Officer
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Job Description
Canadian University Dubai is seeking to appoint a highly competent and proactive Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Officer to support the University’s commitment to providing a safe, healthy, sustainable, and compliant campus environment aligned with international best practices.
The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and implementing EHS systems, regulatory compliance programs, sustainability initiatives, and continuous improvement strategies across the campus.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Facilities Management, or related discipline.
- NEBOSH Certificate (IGC or higher) is mandatory. NEBOSH Diploma is an advantage.
- Professional certifications such as IOSH, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor, LEED Green Associate, or equivalent are highly desirable.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, preferably within universities, schools, colleges, or large educational institutions.
- Strong experience in developing Risk Registers and enterprise risk mitigation frameworks.
- Proven experience in drafting EHS policies, SOPs, emergency procedures, and sustainability frameworks.
- Experience in conducting inspections, audits, compliance monitoring, and incident investigations.
- Good knowledge of carbon emissions reporting, ESG principles, and sustainability metrics.
- Familiarity with LEED standards, green building practices, and environmental compliance.
- Strong communication skills in English; Arabic is an advantage.
- Excellent reporting, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain Environment, Health & Safety policies, procedures, and management systems.
- Ensure compliance with UAE regulatory requirements, Civil Defense standards, and international best practices.
- Maintain and regularly update the University Risk Register, conducting risk assessments and mitigation plans across all departments.
- Conduct routine campus safety inspections, audits, hazard identification reviews, and compliance checks.
- Lead incident reporting, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action follow-up.
- Coordinate emergency preparedness plans, drills, evacuation exercises, and ERT readiness programs.
- Deliver health, safety, and environmental awareness training for staff, students, and contractors.
- Develop and monitor sustainability initiatives related to energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, and environmental performance.
- Support carbon emissions tracking, sustainability reporting, and environmental KPI management.
- Contribute to LEED, green building, and campus sustainability certification initiatives.
- Develop sustainability policies, environmental procedures, and awareness campaigns.
- Monitor contractor compliance, permit-to-work systems, and safe working practices on campus projects.
- Prepare management reports, dashboards, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
About CUD
Established in 2006, CUD is one of the most promising universities in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region, QS ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide, number 1 in Dubai, and 21st in the Arab Region according to the QS Arab Region Rankings 2025.
Our expanded City Walk campus hosts state of the art amenities with a focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity.
Combining all the essential elements of technology, the avant garde campus brings a new experience to students, featuring laboratories, research facilities, media studios, high tech classrooms, a multipurpose theatre, gymnasium, student centre, dining and entertainment options, and more.
With one of the world’s fastest growing populations, Dubai offers a diverse, multicultural environment with outstanding lifestyle and employment opportunities.
Our eligible employees enjoy competitive compensation and benefits, including generous annual leave, tax free salary, housing allowance, annual flights for self, spouse, and dependent children, children’s education allowance, relocation and shipping allowance, professional development opportunities, international health insurance, in house visa and relocation support services, and full access to campus facilities.
Canadian University Dubai is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive working environment and welcomes applications from qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds.
About Us
Established in 2006, CUD is one of the most promising universities in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asian region,
***QS Ranked in the top 2% of Universities in the World, the***
***#1 University in Dubai,***
***and 21 st in the Arab Region***
according to the QS Arab Region Rankings 2025.
Our expanded City Walk campus hosts state-of-the-art amenities with a focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity.
Combining all the essential elements of technology, the avant-garde campus brings a new experience to students, featuring: laboratories, research facilities, media studios, high-tech classrooms, a multipurpose theatre, gymnasium, student centre, plenty of dining and entertainment options, and many more!
With the world’s fastest growing population, Dubai is home to an exciting, diverse, multi-cultural blend of young, dynamic, professionals, all drawn to the Emirate for its unrivalled lifestyle and the outstanding employment prospects.
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