Safety Specialist - Facilities Management (Saudi Arabia)

The Safety Specialist will support the Safety Lead in implementing and maintaining occupational health and safety programs across KAUST facilities, operations, maintenance activities, construction works, and projects. The role will focus on field inspections, audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, safety documentation, contractor engagement, training, corrective action tracking, and compliance with ISO 45001, HSE policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.

The position requires a strong field-oriented HSE professional who can identify hazards, evaluate risks, provide practical safety guidance, investigate incidents, and work effectively with facility owners, project teams, contractors, and service providers.

Key Responsibilities

• HSE Program Implementation: Support the Safety Lead in implementing and continuously improving risk-based safety programs across facilities, operations, maintenance, construction, and projects.
• Safety Inspections & Audits: Conduct risk-based site inspections, safety audits, compliance evaluations, and field verifications to ensure HSE requirements are being followed.
• Risk Assessment: Perform hazard identification and risk assessments and verify that appropriate control measures are implemented and effective.
• Safety Documentation Review: Review HSE documents including risk assessments, method statements, safety plans, permits-to-work