HSE Engineer

About the role

The HSE Engineer develops, reviews and updates health, safety and environmental (HSE) manuals and gives field staff professional guidance on all HSE matters. The role covers loss prevention, safety and environmental protection programmes tailored to operations projects, safety impact assessments for new projects, risk assessments, incident investigations, contractor audits and HSE training.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain HSE standards, procedures and guidelines, and keep HSE manuals and documentation current and accessible to field staff.
• Plan and prepare safety, health and environmental impact assessment studies for new projects and integrate HSE into project planning.
• Identify high-risk activities, carry out risk assessments and recommend control procedures; run self-inspection programmes and improvement checklists.
• Audit contractors, evaluate equipment against HSE standards and take part in HSE management system audits.
• Take part in incident investigations, write reports and follow up on recommendations; maintain an incident database and submit weekly/monthly HSE reports.
• Coordinate emergency plans, liaise with managers and supervisors, and monitor compliance with reporting and investigation procedures.
• Identify staff needing HSE training, attend training sessions, deliver awareness training and workshops, and develop HSE scopes of work for consultants and contractors.
• Liaise with external consultants and contractors and represent the company in HSE meetings and forums.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in safety or an engineering discipline.
• 8 years of experience, including at least 4 years as an HSE engineer, inspector and manager.

Required skills

• Technical writing
• Occupational health and safety knowledge
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Effective communication
• Computer literacy