Specialist - OHSE

External Job Description

About EDGE Group 

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives.

Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality.

Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped.
Together, we are shaping the future.
 
About the role

The Specialist - OHSE is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring project-specific Occupational, Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental plans for TSS programs, security-centric EPC projects, and police force automation programs operating in high-risk environments. The role will ensure that QA/QC, HSE, security, emergency response, travel advisory, and field operation controls are properly planned, executed, monitored, and reported. The position will also support personnel tracking, security risk assessment, and emergency response activation for staff and contractors operating in remote or high-risk locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project-specific QA/QC plans, HSE plans, security plans, registers, procedures, and compliance documentation.
• Establish quality control processes, inspection requirements, FAT/SAT procedures, audit checklists, and acceptance controls for project deliverables.
• Monitor the implementation of OHSE plans across TSS projects, EPC programs, field operations, vendors, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Develop and enforce HSE plans, site safety procedures, environmental controls, and risk mitigation measures for field activities.
• Prepare security plans, security risk assessments, travel advisory plans, and emergency response plans for operations in high-risk environments.
• Monitor real-time geolocation of staff and contractors using digital asset/personnel tracking systems such as ATAK or equivalent platforms.
• Activate and coordinate emergency response actions in response to security, safety, medical, environmental, or operational threats
• Develop and deliver project, site, safety, security, and travel induction training for staff, contractors, and field teams.
• Support demining-related planning, severity planning, hostile environment controls, and field mission readiness where required.
• Conduct OHSE inspections, audits, incident reviews, non-conformance tracking, corrective actions, and lessons learned reporting.
• Prepare OHSE reports, risk registers, compliance updates, emergency response records, and management briefings.
• Travel to high-risk project locations to support on-site implementation and monitoring of OHSE plans.

Qualification and Key Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Engineering, Environmental Management, Security Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in QAHSSE, QA/QC, HSE, security risk management, emergency response, or field compliance roles.
• Experience supporting commercial, industrial, construction, telecom EPC, security, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience developing and implementing QA/QC plans, HSE plans, security plans, travel advisory plans, and emergency response procedures. 
• Experience working in or supporting operations in high-risk, remote, or hostile environments.
• Good knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 31000, and ISO 45001 standards and their application in project environments
• Experience establishing quality controls, inspection processes, FAT/SAT procedures, QA registers, audit checklists, and nonconformance tracking
• Excellent planning, report writing, training delivery, coordination, and communication skills.

Certifications:

• NEBOSH certification or equivalent occupational health and safety certification. 
•  ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 31000, and ISO 45001 awareness or formal training. 
• First aid certification or emergency response training 

Why Choose EDGE? 

Working at EDGE comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependants, and education allowances for your children.

But the real investment goes further than compensation. Through our own learning academy and digital learning platform, there are extensive opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career. Add to that the freedom to innovate, strong career guidance, and the chance to work alongside world-class talent from across the globe, and EDGE becomes a place where you can keep growing, keep learning, and keep turning bold ideas into something real.

Candidate Privacy & Equal Opportunity Statement 

Any information you share as part of your EDGE candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.

EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you feel your skills, experience and potential are a strong match for a role, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. We are genuinely interested in what you can bring to EDGE.

As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

Please note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes in the absence of a formally executed agreement in place will be deemed the property of EDGE, and no placement fees or compensation will be payable in respect of such submissions.

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