Health & Safety Officer / UAE

The candidate must be based in Dubai already and come from a top teir construction business.

Key Responsibilities and Duties
 

• Provide guidance, advice, monitoring, and assistance to the organization with compliance to corporate safety and environmental requirements.
   
• The role will be to liaise with the FEED/EPC contractor to ensure that all fire and safety related systems within the facility meet company, project and international standards and meet the full functionality and system requirements of the project.
   
• Confirm that materials, systems, equipment and structures meet the safety requirements of the company, project and international standards.
   
• Verify installation of the various system at site and provide support during pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of the systems.
   
• Verify safe operation, procedures and materials handling and lifting at site and adherence to company standards with respect to safety during construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start up.
   
• Review of FEED/EPC purchase specifications and subsequent vendor documentation and bids to confirm compliance with safety standards and project requirements.
   
• Get involved in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) of specific units and liaise with the manufacturer.
   
• Coordinate the requirements with Loss Prevention and Fire Department
   
• Proficiency in the below:
  
  Risk Assessment Studies Reports (HZIDS, HAZOPS, SILs, etc)
  
  Fire & Gas philosophy and specifications
  
  Fire water system designs
  
  Fire protection systems in process areas and in buildings
  
  Safety Design for process areas including fire detections layouts
  
  Buildings fire and gas design layouts
  
  Environmental requirements
  
  Hazardous areas classifications
   

Requirements:

• Engineering Degree
   
• 10-15 years of relevant experience in large to mega projects
   
• Thorough knowledge of engineering practices and economic principles, calculation methods, design details
   
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written (training, presentations, report writing)