Safety Officer

Job description / Role

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Safety Officer to join our team based on our project in Al Ain, UAE.

The Safety Officer will be responsible for maintaining effective operation and management of KEO's Safety Management System on our project. Providing HSE advice and information to KEO staff and contractors to raise the standards of Health and Safety on site.

We envisage success in this role to include;

- Prepare and implement the KEO project HSE management plan.
- Comply with Client HSE procedures and reporting requirements.
- Review Contractor's HSE documentation for compliance with relevant contractual and legal requirements.
- Conduct routine HSE inspections. Monitor and report on the standard of HSE achieved by Contractors.
- Issue prohibition / improvement notices where significant HSE nonconformance identified.
- Track the closure of prohibition / improvement notices and / or instructions issued to the Contractor.
- Intervene in situations where serious or imminent danger is observed and ensure that Contractors take corrective and preventive action.
- Complete HSE assessments and participate in HSE audits as necessary.
- Assist in incident investigations & monitor the implementation of identified corrective and preventive.
- Prepare and circulate monthly project HSE reports.
- Attend construction progress meetings and attend Project HSE Meetings.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of legal and other requirements related to HSE relevant to the project.
- Update and maintain the project HSE Information Portal (i-Port) site.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 8 to 10 years' career experience partnered with a Diploma or Bachelor Degree in a relevant field.

NEBOSH International General Certificate or equivalent is required along with project experience gained from working on Infrastructure projects.

Abu Dhabi Occupational Health and Saefty (OSHAD) Practitioners Course along with ISO-45001 Lead Auditor qualification are also required.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.