Jacobs Hiring for Head of Safety in Design Job at Dubai Full Time

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the “why” of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team that always strives to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key focus areas for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

We have a fantastic opportunity within one of our major programmes for a Head of Safety in Design to develop and deliver the programme Safety in Design strategic plan and objectives.

This is an opportunity to work on the most iconic project, influencing colleagues to drive and deliver world class integration of Safety in Design on this mega project. You will champion the use of innovative processes and technology for hazard identification, risk management and safe-by-design methodology. You will identify and advocate industry best practices and principles, developing clear Safety in Design Arrangements/Procedures for the programme. A fantastic opportunity to utilise your leadership skills to manage the Safety in Design Team and work closely with all Heads of Safety and Wellbeing and their teams.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Experience in delivering safety in design programmes with relevant project experience on large or complex projects in design and construction or operations/ maintenance phases.
• Expert knowledge of Health & Safety design legislation regulations & associated practices & procedures.
• Proven leader of programme / project HSW, Safety in Design or Engineering teams.
• High level of knowledge and experience of design process, health & safety and construction practices.
• Highly competent with Microsoft Office Suite & other related software applications required.
• Experience of working with BIM and digital platforms.
• Very competent communicator both written, verbal and in presentations.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible work and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role

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