QHSE Manager

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented QHSE Manager to join our team, based in Jeddah, KSA.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Acting as the Client/PMC representative for all QHSE matters, ensuring Contractor and Supervision Consultant compliance with contract requirements, Saudi regulations, and international standards.
• Establishing, implementing, and monitoring the Project QHSE Management Framework aligned with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Reviewing, auditing, and approving the Contractor’s QHSE plans, method statements, risk assessments (HIRA/JSA), ITPs, and environmental management plans.
• Leading QHSE governance and assurance activities, including structured audits, compliance reviews, and performance assessments across all project stakeholders.
• Ensuring adherence to Saudi regulatory authorities such as the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and Saudi Civil Defense requirements.
• Overseeing implementation of Permit-to-Work (PTW) systems, high-risk activity controls (lifting, confined space, hot works), and life-saving rules across site operations.
• Leading and monitoring incident/accident investigations, ensuring robust root cause analysis (RCA) and closure of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Developing and maintaining project risk registers, ensuring all QHSE risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and reported to senior stakeholders.
• Monitoring and analyzing QHSE KPIs (TRIR, LTIFR, near misses, NCRs, audit findings), providing executive-level dashboards and reports to Client/PMC leadership.
• Ensuring quality assurance and control compliance, including verification of inspections, testing regimes, material approvals, and adherence to approved ITPs.
• Interfacing with Contractors, Supervision Consultants, and authorities to ensure coordinated implementation of QHSE requirements across all project packages.
• Leading QHSE meetings, workshops, and safety campaigns, driving a strong safety culture and continuous improvement across the project.
• Overseeing environmental compliance, including waste management, sustainability practices, pollution control, and alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 environmental objectives.
• Ensuring all QHSE documentation, records, and reporting systems are properly maintained, traceable, and audit-ready.
• Providing strategic advisory to the Client/PMC on QHSE risks, contractual exposures, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Supporting contractual enforcement, including issuance of NCRs, safety violations, and recommendations for penalties or corrective actions where required.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 15 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor Degree in any relevant field. Professional certification ASQ CMQ/OE, Lead Auditor in QMS, FMS, OHS, EMS, RMS and BCMS as well as ESG & Sustainable certification is desired.

NEBOSH Diploma, NEBOSH IGC, OSH Professional, NFPA 101, 70E and other known international certifications in Health, safety and environment is a must. Able to lead the team in creating standardize structure of the policies and procedures and should be highly versed in local and international standards including legal requirements. 

Bilingual communication skills in English and Arabic are preferred.

Must have previous Consultancy Experience

Proven experience in residential/ mixed use development

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.