HSE Manager (Saudi National)

* Site Supervision * Permanent Contract * Mid-Senior Level * Riyadh About Us EGIS is a unique, multi-disciplinary team of professionals who are passionate about making a positive contribution to our built environment. We are a collective of experienced architects, designers, engineers amongst other professions who work both independently and in partnership to form a holistic approach to the services that we offer. We believe that our respective areas of expertise can be integrated to allow seamless interdisciplinary synergy to create buildings that are more relevant to our evolving society. About the Role **Role Summary** The HSE Manager is the **independent safety assurance leader for the project**, responsible for ensuring that Contractors deliver the work safely within a complex brownfield environment while protecting personnel, existing operations, the environment, and the Owner's interests. The role combines strategic HSE leadership, field presence, contractor governance, and operational interface management, making it one of the most critical positions within the site-based PMC leadership team. **Role Purpose** The HSE Manager is the senior PMC Health, Safety and Environment representative at site and is responsible for providing leadership, governance, assurance, and oversight of all HSE activities. The role is not responsible for directly managing contractor HSE personnel or performing construction activities. Instead, the HSE Manager acts as the PMC's independent assurance representative, ensuring Contractors, subcontractors, and project stakeholders comply with project HSE requirements, Saudi regulations, international standards, and industry best practices. A key challenge of the role is the management of significant construction activities within a live operating environment, requiring robust SIMOPS, interface management, and risk control strategies to protect construction personnel. The HSE Manager is expected to drive a proactive safety culture while ensuring safe execution of construction, tie-ins, shutdowns, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up activities. **Key Accountabilities** The HSE Manager is accountable for: * Implementation of the HSE assurance strategy. * Independent oversight of Contractor HSE performance. * Achievement of project HSE objectives and KPIs. * Effective management of SIMOPS risks. * Assurance of regulatory compliance. * Oversight of environmental compliance activities. * Emergency preparedness and response readiness. * Safety leadership and cultural development. * HSE readiness for commissioning and start-up. * Timely reporting of HSE performance to project leadership. **Principal Responsibilities** **1. HSE Leadership** * Serve as the senior HSE representative at site. * Promote a visible and proactive safety leadership culture. * Lead by example and drive positive HSE behaviors across all project participants. * Establish and maintain a "Zero Harm" project philosophy. * Participate in senior management safety engagements. * Conduct regular site safety walks and leadership inspections. * Provide expert HSE advice to the Project Director and PM/RE. **2. HSE Governance and Assurance** * Develop and implement the HSE assurance plan. * Verify Contractors comply with approved HSE plans and procedures. * Conduct audits, inspections, and compliance reviews. * Monitor implementation of critical risk controls. * Assess contractor HSE competency and supervision effectiveness. * Review contractor HSE performance and recommend corrective actions where required. * Participate in project assurance reviews and stage-gate assessments. * Provide independent reporting on HSE performance and trends. **3. SIMOPS Management** This is a critical component of the role. Lead HSE oversight for activities involving simultaneous operations between construction and operatiion. Responsibilities include: * Review SIMOPS plans and risk assessments. * Ensure proper coordination with construction teams. * Verify interface risks are identified and mitigated. * Participate in operational readiness and shutdown planning reviews. * Monitor implementation of permit-to-work systems. * Ensure isolation and energy control systems are effective. * Support management of tie-ins to operating systems. Particular focus areas include: * Construction activities. * Utility connections * Power system integration * Water systems tie-ins * Fuel systems * Process tie-ins * Shutdown activities * T&C activities **4. High-Risk Activity Management** Provide oversight of project critical risk activities including: * **Construction Risks** * Heavy lifting operations * Crane activities * Working at height * Excavation and trenching * Scaffolding * Structural steel erection * **Process and HVAC Risks** * Hot work activities * Pressure testing * **Electrical Risks** * High-voltage installations * Energization activities * Temporary power systems * **Operat