Senior Manager, Environmental & Sustainability - Project

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Sr. Manager, Environmental & Sustainability Role Purpose

This role carries primary responsibility for HSE&S compliance, management, and regulatory adherence across the project. The incumbent leads all on-site HSE operations, environmental controls, and statutory compliance, while also providing internal oversight of the external sustainability consultant engaged for LEED Platinum, Mostadam Diamond, and Net Zero certification, ensuring consultant deliverables are reviewed, tracked, and escalated where required. The sustainability oversight function is a secondary but critical responsibility;

the core mandate is HSE&S performance and environmental compliance across all project phases.

• Lead all on-site HSE and environmental management activities in line with Saudi regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Manage environmental permits, waste management plans, dust and noise controls, and incident reporting.
• Conduct and document HSE inspections, audits, and risk assessments. Ensure subcontractor HSE compliance across all project phases.

• Act as the internal point of accountability for the LEED Platinum, Mostadam Diamond, and Net Zero work streams.
• Review and approve consultant deliverables, including credit submissions, energy models, carbon baselines, and Net Zero compliance reports, before they proceed to the client or certification body.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or risks in consultant outputs and escalated where required.
• Maintain a live tracking log of LEED and Mostadam credit status and Net Zero milestones across both design and construction phases.

• Lead and mentor HSE and environmental staff across the project. Define roles and responsibilities, manage workload allocation, and support capability development.
• Foster a culture of HSE accountability, environmental awareness, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement training plans to maintain team competency across all relevant standards and regulations.
• Identify and assess environmental and HSE risks at project level. Approve and monitor risk mitigation and preventive measures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, company HSE standards, and sustainability commitments.
• Oversee audits, inspections, and management reviews, and ensure timely close-out of findings.

• Prepare and submit periodic HSE and sustainability performance reports to project leadership and the client.
• Coordinate with the client's sustainability representatives, PMC, and regulatory authorities.
• Represent Al Bawani in project sustainability meetings. Support procurement in evaluating subcontractor HSE and environmental compliance.

• Construction

• Minimum 10–12 years of environmental and sustainability management experience in construction or EPC projects, including at least 3–5 years on large-scale projects in KSA or GCC. Demonstrable experience managing environmental and sustainability compliance, conducting audits, overseeing subcontractor E&S compliance, and preparing regulatory submissions. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary HSE teams and manage across multiple concurrent work streams.
• End-to-end involvement in at least one LEED-certified and one Mostadam-rated project, spanning both design (credit planning, specification review, documentation) and construction phases (site verification against certified design intent), not as a contributor but as the accountable owner or primary reviewer of the certification process. On Net Zero, candidates must demonstrate involvement in both a GHG inventory or carbon baseline and a decarbonization roadmap or reduction plan;
  
  measurement experience alone does not meet this requirement.
• Strong knowledge of international environmental regulations, HSE management systems, sustainability frameworks, and corporate reporting standards (GRI, UNGC, Saudi Green Initiative).
• Proven ability to critically review consultant submissions, identifying missing documentation, misapplied credits, or compliance gaps, as an informed…