Description
safety audits
root cause
subcontractor hse
kpi tracking
ptw validation
emergency drills
The HSE Team Leader (Saudi Talent) role is based in Riyadh, and is responsible for ensuring a safe, compliant, and environmentally with strong field leadership capability and hands-on experience in implementing safety systems across service, installation, and turnkey project environments. Operating within a structured, multinational organization, you will lead the safety team, strengthen compliance, and drive safety culture transformation across all Daikin KSA operations.
In this leadership role, you will oversee site-level safety performance, coach and guide safety officers, ensure alignment with Daikin Group standards, and support both operational execution and strategic safety initiatives. You will be a central point of coordination for governance, reporting, regulatory compliance, and subcontractor safety management within Saudi Arabia.
- Deliver safety inductions, toolbox talks, refresher training, and awareness campaigns.
- Mentor junior safety officers to uplift capability, ownership, and field effectiveness.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for critical safety issues, high-risk findings, and incident investigations.
- Promote behavioural safety, BBS-based initiatives, and positive safety culture across technicians and subcontractors.
- Conduct high-priority inspections, audits, and deep-dive compliance reviews across project, service, and installation sites.
- Lead root cause investigations using structured methodologies (5-Why, Fishbone, fault-tree).
- Lead subcontractor HSE prequalification, compliance checks, and periodic evaluations.
- Contribute to regional HSE dashboards, KPI reviews, and performance tracking.
- Lead and supervise safety officers, ensuring consistent execution of safety procedures and operational controls.
- Coordinate closely with operations, projects, service, warehouse, and external partners to ensure safe execution of all activities.
- Ensure end-to-end compliance with SFDA, MOMRAH, HCIS, Saudi Labor Law, and other statutory HSE requirements.
- Oversee emergency preparedness, drills, and alignment with Daikin MEA standards.
- Validate JSA, Risk Assessments, Permit-to-Work systems, and site-specific HSE plans.
- Implement and enforce Daikin’s HSE policies, objectives, and standards across all KSA business units.
- Ensure timely closure of CAR/NCRs and track recurring patterns to recommend systemic improvements.
