HSE Manager

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

The HSE Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving the project HSE management system for a complex rail environment. The role requires a proactive leader who can manage site safety performance across construction interfaces, underground works, tunneling activities, heavy plant operations, and contractor coordination.

The candidate must have proven experience in the UAE and a strong background in rail, tunnel, or TBM-related safety on large-scale transportation or infrastructure projects.

Missions/Main Duties

• Developing, implementing, and maintaining the project HSE plan, procedures, and risk control measures.
• Leading HSE strategies for rail construction activities, including civil works, systems interfaces, tunneling operations, and associated logistics.
• Managing HSE aspects of rail tunnel construction and/or TBM operations, including confined space safety, ventilation, emergency preparedness, fire prevention, plant movement, lifting operations, and underground occupational health risks.
• Ensuring compliance with UAE HSE legislation, local authority regulations, client standards, and international best practices.
• Conducting hazard identification, risk assessments, job safety analyses, and method statement reviews for critical activities.
• Monitoring contractor and subcontractor compliance with approved HSE plans and site procedures.
• Leading incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action follow-up.
• Organizing regular HSE inspections, audits, site walks, and management reviews.
• Delivering HSE training, inductions, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns for project personnel.
• Coordinating emergency response planning and drills, particularly for tunnel and underground work environments.
• Preparing HSE reports, KPIs, statistics, and presentations for project management and client review.
• Advising project leadership on HSE risks, trends, and opportunities for continual improvement.
• Promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring visible HSE leadership across all project teams.
• Advising project leadership on HSE risks, trends, and opportunities for continual improvement.
• Promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring visible HSE leadership across all project teams.

Profile/Skills

• Technical/ Engineering related university degree.
• Not less than ten (10) years of experience in the required field of expertise on similar projects.
• Demonstrated HSE experience on railway, metro, tunnel, or major infrastructure projects.
• Mandatory experience in rail tunnel safety and/or TBM safety management.
• Proven professional experience in the UAE.
• Strong knowledge of HSE management systems, risk assessment processes, and incident investigation techniques.
• Good understanding of underground construction hazards, temporary works risks, heavy equipment operations, and emergency response planning.
• Experience in managing contractor HSE performance on large, multidisciplinary construction sites.
• Strong communication, leadership, reporting, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.