Senior Safety Engineer

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Job Description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next.

At Parsons, we don’t just deliver projects—we connect people, systems, and cities. Here, you can imagine a career where you thrive, collaborate with exceptional professionals, and bring your authentic self to work every day. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative environment where your expertise shapes resilient, future‑ready infrastructure.

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Safety Engineer to join our team! With general oversight from a safety, health, and environmental, assists or advises a project or program manager in ensuring that the site-specific SH&E plans, workplaces, and operational tasks being conducted conform to Parsons' risk management practices and comply with the prevailing regulatory and client SH&E requirements.

What You'll Be Doing

Assist PMC HSE Manager to carry out SH&E functions at multiple infrastructure and building construction projects on a program management role.

Advises and assists the most senior construction site representative in the establishment and management of ESHARP Management and Parsons SH&E processes, identifying and eliminating/controlling any hazards to persons and property.

Develops site-specific work plans, SH&E compliance programs, training programs, and orientation plans fully conforming to relevant SH&E regulations, Parsons’ ESHARP management system, and client requirements.

Collaborates with SH&E and project and program managers to evaluate contractors’ SH&E performance, planning, and culture to be consistent with the company’s risk management practices and core values.

Audits projects and programs and their worksites against corporate and client standards; to detect and correct safety hazards, creates, and submits written audit reports.

Implements Parsons’ occupational injury and incident reporting and management processes.

Initiates and conducts thorough incident investigations and root cause analyses using secure protocols.

Performs trends analyses on audit findings, inspection findings, and incident reports; creates and submits regular analysis reports.

Represents the program SH&E manager on project or program worksites.

Supervises emergency response team and first aid personnel in providing services emergency situations and to occupationally injured or ill personnel.

Prepares and reviews audit and inspection reports and OSH statistics reports and presentations

Represents management during safety inspections of the job site by regulatory authorities or company insurance carriers.

Provides oversight to the Parsons’ new hire safety orientation process and other safety related training.

Review risk assessments for upcoming work and provides technical assistance to the safety planning process.

Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or any relevant engineering disciplines from an accredited university.

Minimum 10 years of related work experience in the field of Health and Safety, including some supervisory experience

Extensive knowledge of Federal and State health and safety regulations and reporting procedures

Advanced knowledge of safety-related national consensus standards (e.g., ANSI, NFPA)

Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills

Ability to perform in a supervisory/managerial capacity

Excellent English / Arabic written and verbal communication skills. Excellent presentation skills.

Experience of working internationally (preference KSA experience).

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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