Safety Advisor

Company Overview

KEO International Consultants 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 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 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, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Position Overview

We are seeking a talented Safety Advisor to join our Dubai-based project team.
The role involves ensuring compliance with KEO’s Health and Safety Management System, providing professional HSE advice, and raising the standards of safety performance across all project sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and enforce standards of safety in compliance with KEO’s Health and Safety Management System and Client requirements.
• Performing facility inspections and report on condition affecting daily operations
• Monitoring and tracking all facility-related activities.
• Providing FM technical support to the maintenance teams.
• Review and inspect work areas determining potential occurrence of safety hazards.
• Observe and ensure staff on site always; wear personal protective equipment, use hard hats and protective footwear, operate construction equipment in a safe manner and follow KEO’s safety policies.
• Conduct daily inspections of the projects to ensure compliance and where applicable make recommendations for change.
• In case of emergency determine and investigate the cause of the accident, establish a report and provide recommendation(s) to prevent future occurrences.
• Develop and implement safety policies needed to reduce accident-related costs.
• Regulate set policies soliciting input from managers and workers.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Health, Safety & Environmental Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of HSE experience, preferably on large-scale landscape or construction projects in Dubai.
• Strong understanding of UAE safety regulations, risk management, and environmental compliance.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Certification in NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent is preferred.

How to Apply

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially. If you’re driven to uphold world-class safety standards and want to work on some of the UAE’s most iconic projects – this opportunity is for you.