Senior Engineer – EHS

About the role

The Senior Engineer – EHS will lead technical safety oversight for substation and construction projects in Abu Dhabi. This role ensures compliance with safety standards, manages permits, and drives continuous improvement in risk management.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct detailed Job Safety Analyses (JSA) for tasks such as transformer installation, cable pulling, and switchyard gantry erection.
• Manage and audit the Permit‑to‑Work (PTW) system, ensuring proper authorization before entering energized zones.
• Enforce Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures to guarantee equipment is safely de‑energized.
• Verify electrical safety tools and PPE meet voltage requirements and are tested.
• Ensure proper grounding/earthing during construction to prevent accidental energisation.
• Oversee excavation safety, including shoring and underground utility detection for grounding grids.
• Conduct site‑specific inductions for contractors and visitors.
• Lead daily toolbox talks focused on high‑risk activities.
• Lead incident investigations, perform root‑cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.

Required skills

• Incident Investigation
• Inductions
• Site Inspections
• Toolbox Talks
• Excavation Safety
• Risk Assessments
• Risk Management
• Electrical Safety
• Permit‑to‑Work (PTW) management
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures
• Grounding/Earthing verification