Safety Engineer

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Job Description:

Safety Engineer

Qatar

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Safety Engineer to join our team in Qatar! In this role, you will be responsible for monitoring and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements across all project activities. You will support the project team in promoting a strong safety culture, implementing HSE programs, and ensuring that construction works are carried out in accordance with applicable regulations, project requirements, and industry best practices.

 

What You'll Be Doing

• Monitoring construction activities to ensure compliance with project HSE requirements, approved safety plans, and applicable regulations.
• Conducting regular site inspections, audits, and safety observations to identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and potential hazards.
• Reviewing contractors' HSE plans, risk assessments, method statements, emergency response plans, and safety documentation.
• Ensuring contractors comply with approved HSE procedures and project-specific safety requirements.
• Supporting the implementation and maintenance of the project HSE management system.
• Participating in incident investigations and assisting in the identification of root causes and corrective actions.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions to ensure timely closure of safety issues.
• Conducting toolbox talks, safety briefings, awareness campaigns, and HSE training initiatives as required.
• Reviewing work permits and monitoring high-risk activities including excavation works, confined space entry, lifting operations, hot works, traffic management activities, and work at height.
• Preparing HSE inspection reports, observations, statistics, and performance reports for project management review.
• Coordinating with Resident Engineers, Site Engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders on HSE-related matters.
• Monitoring compliance with environmental requirements, waste management practices, and sustainability initiatives where applicable.
• Promoting a proactive safety culture and encouraging workforce participation in HSE initiatives.
• Supporting emergency preparedness activities, drills, and response planning.
• Assisting with project audits, client inspections, regulatory visits, and compliance assessments.
• Ensuring compliance with all project, client, and statutory HSE requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

 What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, Business Administration, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
• NEBOSH International General Certificate, NEBOSH Construction Certificate, or equivalent recognized health and safety qualification.
• 10 years of professional experience in health, safety, and environmental management on construction or infrastructure projects, including 5 years in a similar role.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and monitoring HSE programs on large construction and infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction safety practices, hazard identification, risk assessment techniques, and incident investigation methodologies.
• Experience conducting site inspections, audits, safety observations, and compliance assessments.
• Familiarity with applicable HSE regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
• Experience reviewing risk assessments, method statements, permit-to-work systems, and safety procedures.
• Ability to identify safety risks and develop practical mitigation measures.
• Experience monitoring high-risk construction activities and ensuring compliance with approved control measures.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prepare HSE reports, statistics, observations, and performance metrics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Familiarity with HSE management systems and documentation requirements.

 

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Advanced professional HSE certifications such as NEBOSH Diploma, GradIOSH, CMIOSH, CSP, CRSP, or equivalent.
• Experience delivering major roads, utilities, drainage, and infrastructure projects in Qatar or the GCC region.
• Familiarity with Qatar Construction Specifications (QCS) and local regulatory requirements.
• Experience working on large-scale infrastructure construction supervision projects.
• Experience coordinating with regulatory authorities, clients, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in promoting positive safety culture and improving HSE performance.
• Experience conducting HSE training programs, awareness campaigns, and safety leadership initiatives.
• Familiarity with environmental management practices and sustainability requirements associated with infrastructure projects

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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