HSSEQ Manager - HSSE
Role Overview
Manages and sets the strategic direction for HSSE professionals within Nakilat joint ventures, aligned with Nakilat SHEQ.
Supports safe, reliable, and compliant operations by improving Integrated Management System governance.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role summary
Manages and sets the strategic direction for HSSE professionals within Nakilat joint ventures, aligned with Nakilat SHEQ.
Supports safe, reliable, and compliant operations by improving Integrated Management System governance.
Accountabilities
- Implements, communicates, and consults on HSSE programmes under the applicable integrated management system.
- Leads enforcement and monitors health, safety, security, and environmental procedures and instructions in the yard.
- Plans HSSE programmes and promotional activities such as training, inspections, campaigns, and competitions.
- Oversees the Integrated Management System to ensure operational suitability and support risk reduction.
- Recommends staff training and interventions to improve HSSE awareness and performance.
- Reviews HSSE objectives at least quarterly and takes corrective and preventive actions.
- Communicates with external stakeholders and implements relevant safety committee and authority recommendations.
- Ensures HSE requirements are implemented across projects, vessels, yards, workshops, buildings, and client projects.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Safety Management, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent.
- Qualification and/or certification in Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
- Degree holders need at least 10 years in a similar safety position; non-degree holders with safety qualifications and operations and safety experience need at least 12 years.
- HSSE management or related-environment experience; marine or shipyard experience is preferred.
Technical competencies
- Effective oral and written English communication, leadership, management, negotiation, planning, organization, and analytical thinking.
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of shipyard operations.
- Knowledge of SHEQ policy, HIRA, HSE procedures and work instructions, incident investigation, risk assessment, and risk management.
- Technical competencies include NEBOSH IGC, confined space assessment, hot work assessment, Permit-to-Work, first aid, life-saving, firefighting, and rescue techniques.
Reporting and working relations
Reports to the Chief Executive Officer and has direct reports including marine HSE, an HSSE administrator, shipyard security, O&I HSE and systems, and a nursing officer.
Works with internal leadership and operations teams and external parties including auditing parties, government bodies, clients, and stakeholders.
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