Health & Safety Manager (Railway)

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

We are currently seeking a Health & Safety Manager for a portfolio of mobility/railway projects here in Saudi Arabia. As our HSE Manager, your primary mission is to drive excellence in Health, Safety & Environment at the site and management levels. Your role involves monitoring and validating the effective implementation of our project's Risk Control Strategy. You'll also serve as a resource for the technical interpretation of health, safety, and environmental regulatory requirements. Your expertise will provide invaluable support to our Project Management Consultants and Contractors' site teams, where you'll recommend actions for continuous improvement.

Missions/Main Duties

• Setting the strategic HSE direction for the programme to help achieve its overall growth targets.
• Report regularly to the Country 3S Manager regarding the performance, providing reports as necessary for the management team.
• Development of the Projects health, safety and Environmental Policies and Objectives.
• Development of health, safety and Environmental key implementation strategies.
• Development and implementation of Project health, safety and Environmental Manuals and/or health, safety and Environmental Plans (as applicable).
• Development and implementation of the Nonconformance, Corrective, and Preventive Action process.
• Development and implementation of health, safety and Environmental auditing processes (involving assessment of all project groups).
• Development of health, safety and Environmental Roles and Responsibilities (part of health, safety and Environmental Plans).
• Provides Code interpretation to team members if/when needed.
• Develops requirements for health, safety and Environmental statistics reporting (metrics).
• Develops health, safety and Environmental Deliverables Matrix.
• Develops minimum health, safety and Environmental requirements for Suppliers/Contractors.
• Collaborates on the development of the Supplier/Contractor Qualification Process.
• Provides input as required to develop Equipment Criticality Ratings to determine inspection and testing requirements.
• Reviews Technical Requisitions/RFQ/POs.
• Reviews/comments/tracks health, safety and Environmental deliverable submittals.
• Promotion of health, safety and environmental awareness throughout the organization.
• Liaises closely with Document Management Group to ensure the progressive assembly of project health, safety and environmental documentation.
• Collaborates with Systems Completion/Turnover function for health, safety and environmental documentation requirements
  
  

Profile/Skills

• Bachelor of Safety Engineering or equivalent.
• A minimum of 20 years of construction experience with progressively more responsibility with respect to HSE Management with experience on railway (ideally on operational railway projects)
• In-depth knowledge of health, safety and environmental auditing techniques
• Demonstrated ability to set goals and organize resources.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with people of diverse disciplines, backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to be flexible and to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to meet deadlines, be a self-starter, and be a quick learner.
  
  

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.