Safety Engineer

Job description / Role

- Conducts scheduled and unscheduled inspections of Site facilities and Projects to ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations and guidelines.
- Observes work in progress, ensures that proper safety equipment is worn and procedures are followed.
- Notifies management staff regarding violations of safety regulations and codes.
- Prepare recommendations for corrections and follows-up to ensure that violations have been corrected.
- Safety officer monitors workplace activities to ensure that workers comply with company policies and government safety regulations.
- Developing and implementing safety policies.
- Safety officers inspect interior and exterior work areas to determine if there are any safety hazards.
- Safety officers check the stability of scaffolding, ensure that workers use hard hats and protective footwear, and check to make sure employees operate construction equipment in a safe manner.
- Analyzes hazards and develops risk assessments for both Project areas and work sites; develops policies, plans and procedures to minimize risk to the employees.
- Investigates safety and health complaints submitted by management, employees.
- Evaluates concerns and alternatives, resolves complaints and makes recommendations to management for corrective action, as required.
- Prepares, distributes and reviews employee questionnaires regarding health and safety issues
- Develops and implements, after approval, internal safety rules, policies and guidelines.
- Prepares manuals, training outlines and employee instructions.
- Reviews accidents and makes recommendation for prevention of similar future incidents.

Knowledge of:
- Principles, practices of and applicable equipment related to Construction safety and hazardous management.
- Standard occupational hazards, including accident analysis and prevention techniques, applicable laws, codes and regulations.
- Project management and research methods and practices

Skill in:
- Developing and implementing an effective safety program.
- Assessing risks and hazards and making effective recommendations for action and correction.
- Interpreting, applying and explaining applicable laws, codes, regulations and guidelines performing technical, detailed safety, hazard, and environmental research.
- preparing clear and concise reports

Training certificates and courses
- Risk management
- OSHA
- NEBOSH
- IOSHA MANAGING SAFETY

About the Company

Saudi Binladin Group’s (SBG) headquarters in Jeddah began business activities in the early 1930s. Nowadays, SBG’s operations cover a wide range of business sectors; including Infrastructure Works, Architecture, Building Construction, Airports, Industrial & Power Plant, Petroleum, Chemical, Mining , Operation and Maintenance projects and Real Estate development. SBG has more than 60,000 employees and worldwide presence in 30 countries.