HSE Manager

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented HSE Manager to join our team!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the overall HSE function and provide strategic direction across the project.

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Project HSE Management Plan.

• Establish HSE objectives, KPIs, performance targets, and improvement initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with applicable HSE legislation, Client requirements, project procedures, and international standards.

• Provide HSE leadership and guidance to Project Management, Construction, Engineering, and Contractor teams.

• Establish and maintain effective HSE management systems, procedures, and processes.

• Monitor HSE performance across all project work packages and construction areas.

• Lead HSE inspections, audits, surveillance activities, and compliance assessments.

• Review Contractor and Subcontractor HSE Management Plans and procedures.

• Monitor Contractor HSE performance and implement corrective actions where required.

• Identify project HSE risks and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are implemented.

• Review and approve risk assessments, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Method Statements, and Permit to Work requirements.

• Ensure high-risk activities are properly planned, controlled, and supervised.

• Lead investigations of incidents, accidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences.

• Ensure root cause analysis and corrective / preventive actions are completed.

• Monitor closure of HSE observations, audit findings, and corrective actions.

• Develop and maintain HSE dashboards and performance reports.

• Provide regular HSE performance updates to senior project management and Client representatives.

• Lead HSE meetings, workshops, campaigns, and awareness programs.

• Promote a proactive safety culture and visible HSE leadership across the project.

• Coordinate with Quality, Planning, Engineering, Construction, Security, and Project Controls teams on HSE matters.

• Support emergency preparedness, response planning, and drills.

• Ensure adequate HSE resources and competent personnel are available across project work fronts.

Construction HSE Responsibilities

• Provide HSE oversight for major construction activities across the project.

• Monitor excavation, earthworks, lifting, structural works, MEP, utilities, roads, infrastructure, and external works.

• Ensure appropriate controls are established for:

  • Working at Height

  • Lifting Operations

  • Excavation & Trenching

  • Confined Spaces

  • Temporary Works

  • Hot Work

  • Electrical Works

  • Work Near Live Utilities

  • Heavy Equipment

  • Traffic Management

  • Demolition

  • Concrete Works

  • Structural Steel

  • Pressure Testing

  • Commissioning Activities

• Ensure Permit to Work systems are effectively implemented.

• Monitor site access, housekeeping, welfare, and safe work practices.

• Ensure appropriate PPE requirements are established and enforced.

• Monitor compliance with approved emergency and rescue arrangements.

• Support implementation of behavioral safety and proactive intervention programs.

Airport / Airfield HSE Responsibilities

• Lead HSE management within airside and landside construction environments.

• Ensure construction activities comply with airport operational and safety requirements.

• Coordinate HSE requirements with airport operations and relevant stakeholders.

• Manage risks associated with working near runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft movement areas, and operational facilities.

• Ensure appropriate controls for:

  • Airside Access

  • Vehicle & Plant Movement

  • FOD Prevention

  • Crane / Lifting Restrictions

  • Temporary Lighting

  • Work Near Aircraft Operations

  • Underground Utilities

  • Restricted Areas

  • Construction Traffic

• Coordinate construction activities around operational airport facilities.

• Ensure workers and contractors are appropriately briefed on airport-specific safety requirements.

• Support airside emergency response and incident management arrangements.

• Monitor compliance with airport security and operational safety requirements.

Environmental Management

• Lead implementation of the Project Environmental Management Plan.

• Monitor environmental compliance across construction activities.

• Ensure appropriate controls for:

  • Dust & Air Quality

  • Noise & Vibration

  • Waste Management

  • Water Pollution

  • Hazardous Materials

  • Soil Contamination

  • Chemical Storage

  • Spill Prevention

  • Wastewater

  • Energy Consumption

• Coordinate environmental inspections and audits.

• Monitor waste segregation, storage, transportation, and disposal.

• Ensure environmental incidents are reported, investigated, and closed.

• Support sustainability and environmental improvement initiatives.

• Coordinate with relevant authorities and Client environmental teams where required.

HSE Audits & Inspections

• Develop and implement project HSE audit and inspection programs.

• Conduct regular site inspections and compliance audits.

• Monitor Contractor and Subcontractor HSE performance.

• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and systemic risks.

• Issue observations and corrective actions and monitor closure.

• Conduct focused audits for high-risk activities.

• Track trends and recurring HSE issues.

• Provide recommendations to improve overall project HSE performance.

Incident Management

• Lead investigation of major incidents, accidents, near misses, and environmental events.

• Ensure incidents are reported in accordance with project and regulatory requirements.

• Lead root cause analysis using appropriate investigation methodologies.

• Develop corrective and preventive action plans.

• Monitor implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions.

• Communicate lessons learned across project teams and Contractors.

• Maintain incident registers and HSE performance statistics.

HSE Training & Competency

• Develop and implement project HSE training programs.

• Ensure personnel receive appropriate induction and role-specific training.

• Coordinate toolbox talks, safety campaigns, and awareness programs.

• Establish competency requirements for high-risk activities.

• Monitor HSE competency and certification requirements.

• Promote leadership safety walks and management engagement.

• Support development of a strong safety culture across all project levels.

Emergency Preparedness

• Develop and maintain emergency response plans.

• Coordinate emergency drills and simulations.

• Establish response arrangements for fire, medical emergencies, spills, rescue, and major incidents.

• Coordinate emergency arrangements with airport operations and relevant emergency services.

• Ensure emergency equipment, access routes, muster points, and communication arrangements are maintained.

• Review drill performance and implement improvement actions.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 15 years of relevant HSE experience, including significant experience in major construction and infrastructure projects.

• Proven experience in senior HSE management roles on large-scale projects.

• Strong experience managing HSE teams and multidisciplinary Contractors / Subcontractors.

• Experience on major airport, infrastructure, transportation, industrial, or large-scale development projects is highly desirable.

• Strong knowledge of construction HSE requirements and high-risk activities.

• Strong knowledge of HSE management systems and international standards.

• Experience with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 is preferred.

• NEBOSH, IOSH, CSP, or equivalent professional HSE certification is highly desirable.

• Strong experience in incident investigation, risk assessment, audits, emergency response, and environmental management.

• Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• HSE Management

• Occupational Health & Safety

• Environmental Management

• Construction Safety

• Airport / Airside Safety

• Risk Management

• HSE Auditing

• Incident Investigation

• Root Cause Analysis

• Emergency Response

• Permit to Work

• High-Risk Activity Management

• Contractor HSE Management

• HSE Training & Competency

• Environmental Compliance

• HSE Performance Management

• ISO 45001

• ISO 14001

• Safety Leadership

• Regulatory Compliance

• Continuous Improvement

• Stakeholder Management

• Crisis Management

• Team Leadership

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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