EHS Engineer

Job Overview

XAD Technologies is looking for a seasoned Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Engineer to ensure strict adherence to EHS standards throughout telecom infrastructure projects. Ideal applicants should possess a Civil Engineering degree, hold NEBOSH certification, and have between five to seven years of pertinent experience relating to telecom infrastructure, including areas such as utilities, trenching, roadworks, and underground construction.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform regular safety inspections, audits, and risk evaluations at telecom infrastructure locations.
• Identify hazards linked to trenching, roadworks, utility work, and subterranean construction activities.
• Develop and enforce preventive and corrective measures to reduce occupational hazards.
• Oversee adherence to safety protocols and approved risk mitigation plans on-site.
• Ensure conformity with both local and international EHS laws, standards, as well as client-specific safety policies.
• Collaborate closely with project managers and site supervisors to embed safety protocols into project workflows.
• Manage permit-to-work processes and safe work method statements compliance.
• Conduct thorough investigations into accidents, near misses, and unsafe incidences to identify root causes.
• Propose and monitor execution of corrective and preventive strategies.
• Maintain detailed records of incidents, safety checks, and corrective interventions.
• Compile incident reports and escalate issues promptly to relevant stakeholders.
• Lead EHS inductions, toolbox meetings, and safety training sessions for personnel and subcontractors on site.
• Champion a robust safety culture, ensuring workers comprehend emergency protocols and hazard controls.
• Evaluate effectiveness of safety education and compliance initiatives.
• Prepare and submit EHS documentation and progress reports to clients like DU and Etisalat, along with regulatory bodies as necessary.
• Maintain comprehensive safety checklists, risk assessment documents, incident logs, and regulatory compliance files.
• Monitor EHS performance indicators, reporting safety concerns to project leadership promptly.
• Ensure audit findings are addressed in a timely manner with appropriate corrective actions implemented.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering is required.
• Five to seven years of related EHS experience in telecom infrastructure projects.
• Mandatory NEBOSH certification.
• Demonstrated expertise in utilities, trenching, roadworks, and underground construction safety.
• Strong foundation in construction safety protocols, hazard identification, risk management, and incident analysis.
• Experience liaising with telecom clients, contractors, and field teams.

Key Skills

• EHS auditing and site inspection
• Risk assessment and hazard mitigation
• Incident investigation and reporting
• Telecom infrastructure safety expertise
• Trenching and excavation safety procedures
• Safety training delivery and awareness programs
• Regulatory compliance management
• Safety documentation and reporting
• Implementing corrective and preventive actions
• Coordination and communication on construction sites

Performance Metrics

• Adherence to client and regulatory EHS standards.
• Reduction in workplace accidents and unsafe conditions.
• Completion of safety audits and risk evaluations within timelines.
• Resolution of audit observations with corrective actions.
• Submission of EHS reports and maintenance of safety documentation on schedule.
• Execution of scheduled safety training and toolbox sessions.