Health Safety & Security Manager

Position /Title: Health Safety & Security Manager

Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Department: Venue Operations

Reporting To: Director-Venue Operations

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly organized and experienced Health Safety Security Manager. This position exercises overall responsibility for H & S and Security's role you will ensure the health, safety and welfare of all persons visiting or working at the location.

• Responsibilities:

• Develop, lead and drive a culture across all sites across the business where health and safety is at the forefront of everything they do.
• Lead in organizing the safe operational standards to comply with COVID 19 regulations for staff, customers, and external suppliers.
• Provide HSE advice, guidance, and support to enable the departments to comply with relevant statutory legislation.
• Establish and agree a site visit schedule to ensure continued, regular and balanced site attendance is achieved.
• Build and maintain effective customer relationships through planning, implementation and management of successful event security and stewarding operations.
• Conduct security audits and inspections.
• Conduct security inductions for new project team members and regular security briefings for all staff.
• Working closely with key department managers to develop, plan and execute a security plan for events across the portfolio, including the handling of the Saudi Royal Family and VIP Guests.
• Continuously create a safe working environment for all employees, contracts, and visitors
• Provide competent and timely advice to the senior leadership team on any HSE issues.
• Lead and guide the team in the investigation of all HSE incidents or accidents and ensure the required records are completed and stored.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured, communicated and the HSE system updated as required for any such incidents.
• Continuously look for improvements and implement those HSE improvement opportunities.
• Identify HSE training requirements for all employees with the relevant functional leader.
• Ensure minimum investigation standards are adhered to and reporting is consistent in line with operational requirements.
• Design and deliver a robust security plan to ensure critical sites are resourced at key times to meet operational demand.
• Ability to successfully manage the demands of a constantly changing venue operations environment.
• Oversight of site security systems (Access Control, CCTV and Intruder Alarms), to include periodic audits/tests/spot checks of security system functionality.
• Proactive identification of issues with security systems and liaison with vendors to swiftly resolve such issues.
• Participate in security incident response activities and any technical investigations of security related incidents.
• Review investigations after incidents, performing impact analysis and providing recommendations to executives around how to prevent similar incidents.

Position Skills and Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years experience of health, safety and security management in an international venue, ideally within the live events industry.
• NEBOSH/NCRQ Diploma Level 6 (or equivalent) health and safety qualification with additional experience in areas such as security and crowd management highly beneficial IOSH qualification.
• An in depth understanding of H & S compliance and risk management.
• Proven experience of working in an operational H & S role.
• Previous H & S management experience in a multi-purpose venue environment would be advantageous.
• Good knowledge and experience of risk analysis.
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence others (internal & external) and build effective relationships (internal & external).
• Ability to understand and analyze complex information and present it simply and accurately.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with Local Authorities, Regulators and Planning.
• Considerable knowledge of Process Safety and experience in developing systems to monitor and improve business awareness and controls.
• Experience in leading a business in Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Method Statement.
• Experience in HSE training and monitoring.
• Strong auditing knowledge and skills.
• An ability to influence all levels of the organization to improve health, safety, and environmental
  performance, strong, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive Salary.
• Discretionary performance bonus up to 3/12 of annual salary.
• 30 days annual + national/religious holidays
• Health care package including family.
• EOSB As per Saudi Labor Law.
• Flight from home country to Saudi and return flight on cessation of employment (Applicable in the case of International Hires).
• Mobile package and Laptop.
• Annual air ticket package