Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across the industries we serve.

We are seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead health, safety, and environmental activities for major mission-critical projects in KSA. The role will oversee implementation of the project HSE Management System, monitor safety performance, ensure regulatory and client compliance, and promote a proactive safety culture across all project activities.

The successful candidate will serve as a key HSE advisor to project leadership and will lead inspections, audits, incident investigations, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead implementation and oversight of the Project Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System.
• Ensure compliance with project HSE requirements, applicable legislation, regulations, and client standards.
• Perform final review, sign-off, and escalation of HSE performance, incidents, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Monitor and report key HSE indicators, including LTIFR, HIPO, TRIR, near misses, and other project-specific metrics.
• Provide regular HSE performance reports, trends, risks, and recommendations to the PMC Lead / Site Director.
• Lead site HSE inspections, audits, risk assessments, and safety initiatives.
• Review contractor HSE plans, procedures, risk assessments, and method statements.
• Lead and support incident investigations, identify root causes, and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
• Monitor hazard identification, permit-to-work, and high-risk activity controls.
• Support emergency preparedness, emergency response, and crisis management activities.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and project teams to resolve HSE issues and improve safety performance.
• Promote positive safety behaviors and strengthen the overall project safety culture.
• Provide coaching and guidance to project teams on HSE requirements and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of HSE processes and performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• NEBOSH Diploma.
• Strong HSE management experience on major construction or industrial projects.
• Experience in hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, EPC, PMC, or similar environments.
• Strong knowledge of construction safety legislation and international HSE standards.
• Extensive experience with HSE inspections, audits, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of risk assessments, hazard identification, and permit-to-work systems.
• Experience leading incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Strong understanding of emergency preparedness and incident response.
• Experience monitoring and reporting HSE KPIs, including LTIFR, TRIR, HIPO events, and near misses.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, coaching, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• CMIOSH – Chartered Member of IOSH.
• Experience on hyperscale data center or mission-critical projects.
• Familiarity with ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems.
• Familiarity with ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• Experience using electronic HSE reporting and incident management systems.
• Knowledge of contractor HSE management and safety leadership programs.
• Experience developing executive HSE dashboards and KPI reports.
• Strong experience influencing safety performance across multidisciplinary teams.

POSITION DETAILS

• Position: HSE Manager
• Department: Health, Safety & Environment
• Location: KSA
• Work Setting: Onsite

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

• Electronic HSE Reporting Systems
• Incident Management Systems
• HSE Dashboard and KPI Reporting Tools
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint