Head of SHES – Process (Health, Safety, Environment, and Security)
Location: Doha, Qatar
Contract Duration: 36 Months
Schedule: 10 Hours per Day | 6 Days per Week | 26 Days per Month

About the Role:
An exciting opportunity for an experienced SHES leader to join a major onshore energy project. You will be responsible for directing and managing safety, health, environment, and security efforts across all work sites within a defined process area. This is a pivotal role within a high-profile engineering and construction team, aimed at ensuring world-class safety performance from the earliest stages of project execution.

You’ll serve as the key interface between project management and contractor teams for SHES matters, championing compliance and cultivating a proactive safety culture throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strong SHES leadership and guidance to the Project Management Team and EPC contractor personnel across the assigned site area.

• Lead a team of SHES professionals and specialists to deliver consistent oversight and support to ongoing site activities.

• Drive a culture of safety, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance in accordance with project standards.

• Monitor contractor SHES performance, identify trends and issues, and ensure timely resolution of non-conformities.

• Act as a primary SHES advisor to project stakeholders, facilitating risk assessments, incident investigations, and root cause analysis processes.

• Ensure implementation and continuous improvement of SHES policies, procedures, and management systems.

• Support and verify site compliance with all SHES-related legal and procedural requirements.

• Promote effective communication of SHES expectations, responsibilities, and performance measures at all levels of the project team.

• Oversee contractor and vendor alignment with project SHES standards and conduct field-based verifications.

• Participate in audits, inspections, emergency drills, and performance reviews.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, or a related field.

• Certification as a Root Cause Analysis Team Leader (e.g., TapRoot or equivalent).

• Minimum 10 years’ SHES experience in the oil and gas sector, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or leadership capacity.

• Background working with major contractors, service providers, or owner-side project teams in large-scale energy projects.

• Strong familiarity with SHES management systems and global industry safety practices.

• Experience with both greenfield and brownfield operations is desirable.

• Proven track record of driving compliance, improving safety performance, and influencing multi-disciplinary teams.

Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to lead SHES operations at the forefront of a strategic energy development. You'll work in a dynamic and multicultural environment, applying your expertise to protect people, assets, and the environment while shaping one of the region’s most significant onshore engineering projects.