Responsibilities and duties:
- Provide visible, on-the-ground HSE leadership across the yard, maintaining a regular presence that reinforces safety standards and empowers frontline staff to intervene confidently.
- Enforce field supervision standards for quay equipment, external trucks, and contractor traffic, including speed limits, traffic segregation, and permit compliance.
- Hold senior-level stop-work authority and act as the primary point of escalation to resolve production-versus-safety conflicts, particularly during peak throughput periods.
- Lead proactive analysis of incident and hazard data to identify root causes before incidents occur, rather than relying solely on reactive, compliance-driven reporting.
- Provide direct line management of the Chief Emergency, Senior HSE Supervisors, HSE Supervisors, and the Emergency response chain, ensuring effective day-to-day supervision and coordination.
- Own and scale the standardized competency assessment framework (minimum 90% pass threshold with mandatory coaching) across all equipment operators and drivers.
- Lead the 3-phase supervisor development program — Competency Assessment, Competency Enhancement, and Engagement (Behavior-based Safety Visits) — to build supervisory capability across the section.
- Translate site QHSE strategy into practical, field-ready workflows, daily toolbox talks, and active yard coaching.
- Carry out critical incident investigations to identify root causes and corrective actions, and provide guidance on the investigation of other incidents with a low severity rating.
- Ensure follow-up and closure of corrective actions arising from incident investigations, audits, and inspections.
- Foster a non-punitive hazard reporting culture that encourages proactive identification of unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.
- Support the rollout of engineering controls and monitoring systems (e.g. In-Vehicle Monitoring System) across high-risk equipment and vehicle operations.
- Prepare and present regular HSE performance reports and metrics to the P&T QHSE Head, highlighting supervision, competency, and safety-culture indicators.
- Ensure compliance with all local laws, DP World QHSE requirements, and applicable ISO standards (45001, 14001, and 9001) within the section's scope.
Qualifications and Certificates:
Educational degree is a must (Science – Engineering – Agriculture ) or related
Fully Conversant with Safety Procedures
NEBOSH IGC
Safety Specialist certificate (recommended)
Train the Trainer
- Driving License
Experience and Knowledge
+10 related work experience (including +4 years leading team)
Lead Auditor ISO 45001, preferably Internal Auditor in ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.
Skills and Abilities:
Excellent command in English, both oral & written
V. good in Leadership and management skills
V. good in Communication skills
V. good teamwork skills.
Excellent in Microsoft Programs: (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
Excellent coaching and training skills
Skills Required
- Educational degree in science, engineering, agriculture, or a related field
- Conversant with safety procedures
- NEBOSH IGC certification
- Safety Specialist certificate
- Train the Trainer certification
- Valid driving license
- More than 10 years of related work experience
- More than 4 years of team leadership experience
- ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certification
- ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 Internal Auditor experience or certification
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Leadership and management skills
- Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
- Coaching and training skills
DP World Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DP World and has not been reviewed or approved by DP World.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive in many contexts, with strong salary perceptions in several regions. Feedback suggests compensation is sometimes viewed as equitable, with salary practices described as compliant and fair.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellness initiatives, flexible working hours, and practical supports like reimbursements for mobile, home internet, and home‑office equipment are emphasized. Feedback suggests these benefits contribute meaningfully to everyday work‑life needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage is described as comprehensive in some locations, including medical emergency coverage and life insurance. A broader emphasis on health, safety, and wellbeing programs reinforces this support.
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What We Do
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,000 employees, spanning 74 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses – Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. We make trade flow, to change what’s possible for everyone.
