HSE Director

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall HSE strategy, governance framework, policies, and performance standards for the airport infrastructure program.
• Provide leadership and direction to HSE teams across multiple project packages and contractor environments.
• Drive a proactive safety culture across contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with aviation, construction safety, environmental, and local authority requirements.
• Oversee construction safety across airfield works, terminals, utilities, and supporting infrastructure.
• Manage regulatory audits, inspections, permits, and authority engagements.
• Oversee environmental compliance, sustainability performance, and impact mitigation measures.
• Lead investigations into major incidents and near misses, ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Act as the primary HSE interface with airport authorities, regulators, clients, and senior leadership.
• Establish HSE KPIs, dashboards, reporting systems, and assurance processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Safety Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 25 years of HSE leadership experience.
• Proven experience in major infrastructure, aviation, airport, or airfield development programs.
• Deep knowledge of international HSE standards including ICAO, FAA, OSHA, NFPA, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001.
• Experience managing large HSE teams and complex, multi-contractor project environments.
• Strong capability in auditing, compliance management, and incident investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Safety, Environmental Management, or Engineering.
• Chartered status or professional certification such as NEBOSH, CSP, CIH, or CMIOSH.
• Experience on GCC airport megaprojects or complex aviation infrastructure programs.
• Background in ESG, sustainability reporting, carbon management, and digital HSE systems.

About the Company

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today with an agile, innovative, and disruptive approach.