Summary
Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Safety Engineer to monitor health, safety and environmental activities at dam sites, water facilities and related project locations across Saudi Arabia. The role includes site inspections, reviewing contractors’ safety plans and risk documents, monitoring high-risk work, and following up on corrective actions. The engineer will also support incident investigations, emergency drills, safety training and performance reporting. Applicants need a relevant bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of professional occupational safety, health and environmental experience.
The posting
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Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor occupational health, safety and environmental activities at dam sites, water facilities and associated project locations.
- Conduct routine inspections of construction, operation, maintenance, repair and installation activities.
- Inspect work areas, access arrangements, personal protective equipment, emergency facilities and safety equipment for compliance.
- Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, environmental concerns and potential hazards.
- Issue site-safety observations, inspection findings and recommendations for corrective or preventive action.
- Follow up contractors’ corrective actions and verify that safety findings are closed within the required timeframe.
- Review contractors’ safety plans, risk assessments, method statements, job-safety analyses and permit-to-work documents.
- Monitor contractor compliance with contractual safety provisions, approved procedures and applicable legal requirements.
- Support the integration of occupational health, safety and environmental requirements into project specifications, tender documents and O&M contracts.
- Participate in toolbox talks, pre-activity meetings, safety briefings and risk-assessment sessions.
- Monitor controls for high-risk activities, including work at height, confined-space entry, lifting operations, electrical work, excavation, hot work and equipment isolation.
- Support the safe execution of dam inspections, gate and valve maintenance, electromechanical activities and reservoir-related works.
- Report incidents, accidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences and assist with investigations and root-cause analysis.
- Monitor emergency-preparedness arrangements and participate in fire, evacuation, rescue, flooding and emergency-response drills.
- Support the preparation and delivery of safety inductions, awareness campaigns, training programs and workshops.
- Maintain safety-inspection records, observation reports, incident registers, training records and corrective-action trackers.
- Compile safety performance data and monitor indicators such as inspection findings, incidents, training completion and action closure.
- Escalate serious hazards, repeated violations and imminent-danger situations through approved communication channels.
- Contribute to the review and continuous improvement of safety procedures, emergency plans and site-control measures.
- Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
- Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
- Attend meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
- Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering or an equivalent discipline from a recognized university.
- Minimum 6 years of professional experience in occupational safety, health and environmental work.
- Experience monitoring construction, operations or maintenance activities in infrastructure or industrial environments.
- Practical knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment, incident reporting, emergency response and contractor-safety monitoring.
- Experience inspecting work activities, safety equipment and site conditions.
- Ability to review risk assessments, method statements and permit-to-work documentation.
- Understanding of safety requirements associated with civil, electrical, mechanical and hydraulic activities.
- Ability to prepare inspection reports, safety observations and corrective-action records.
- Relevant experience must be supported by verifiable employment records, project references, reports or studies when requested.