HSE Manager - Data Centre

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Jacobs is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead all Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) activities associated with the construction supervision of Hyperscale Data Center and Mission-Critical Infrastructure projects across the Middle East. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining project-specific HSE management systems, ensuring compliance with Jacobs' standards, client requirements, local regulations, and international best practices.

The HSE Manager will provide strategic leadership to project teams, contractors, and stakeholders while promoting a proactive safety culture focused on achieving zero incidents and ensuring the safe delivery of complex, mission-critical facilities.

• Lead the implementation and management of project-wide Health, Safety, and Environmental Management Systems.
• Develop and maintain project-specific HSE plans, procedures, emergency response plans, and safety initiatives.
• Promote a proactive safety culture and ensure continuous improvement in HSE performance across all project activities.
• Serve as the primary HSE advisor to the Project Director, Resident Engineer, Client, and Project Management Team.
• Establish, monitor, and report HSE Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Lead HSE meetings, safety reviews, and performance assessments with project stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with Jacobs' HSE policies, client requirements, local regulations, and international standards.

• Monitor contractor and subcontractor compliance with approved HSE plans, method statements, risk assessments, and permit-to-work systems.
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits, safety observations, and compliance reviews.
• Verify implementation of safe work practices during all construction activities.
• Monitor high-risk activities including excavation, lifting operations, temporary works, concrete works, structural steel erection, confined space entry, work at height, electrical installations, hot works, and heavy equipment operations.
• Review contractor safety performance and implement corrective actions where necessary.
• Ensure safety requirements are effectively incorporated into daily construction activities.

• Provide HSE leadership during the construction, testing, commissioning, and handover of hyperscale data center facilities.
• Monitor safety compliance during the installation and testing of critical infrastructure systems including high-voltage and medium-voltage electrical systems, substations, transformers, UPS systems, battery storage systems, diesel generators, cooling plants, fuel systems, fire protection systems, and ICT infrastructure.
• Support energization management, lockout/tagout procedures, isolation controls, and commissioning safety protocols.
• Ensure safe execution of Integrated Systems Testing (IST), commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with mission-critical environments and live infrastructure interfaces.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, HAZID workshops, and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) reviews.
• Review contractor method statements and risk assessments to ensure adequacy and compliance.
• Investigate incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, environmental events, and property damage occurrences.
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop corrective and preventive action plans.
• Maintain incident reporting systems and ensure timely reporting to management and clients.
• Analyze safety trends and implement proactive improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with project environmental management plans and local environmental regulations.
• Monitor waste management, pollution prevention, dust suppression, water conservation, and noise control measures.
• Support client sustainability objectives and environmental performance targets.
• Promote environmentally responsible construction practices throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop and implement HSE training programs, site inductions, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns.
• Conduct internal audits, contractor audits,…