Manager Rail Agency Quality, Health, Safety & Sustainability Office | UAE National

Job PurposeLead the strategic development, implementation, and governance of Quality, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (QHSS) systems across the Rail Agency. Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and corporate standards from project inception to system decommissioning, while embedding a culture of excellence, risk mitigation, and sustainability throughout the organization.Roles and ResponsibilitiesStrategy

• Develop and implement QHSS strategic plans, policies, and operational frameworks aligned with RTA’s corporate objectives, legal requirements, and best practices.
• Integrate QHSS requirements across project and system lifecycles—including concept, design, operations, and decommissioning—ensuring strategic coherence and system-level compliance.
• Represent the Agency with national and local QHSS bodies; liaise with regulators and internal stakeholders to promote compliance and benchmarked performance.
• Govern the integration of sustainability and environmental stewardship into corporate strategies and technical delivery across all Agency functions.
• Establish QHSS budgeting and resource-governance (annual budget, forecasting, and spend oversight) to support audit, risk, emergency and RAMS programs.Operations
• Monitor and govern the execution of QHSS audits and site visits (e.g., system safety, workplace safety, sustainability, energy efficiency), and ensure the implementation of remedial recommendations.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of contractors, consultants, and internal teams to ensure alignment with QHSS legal, contractual, and procedural standards.
• Direct the delivery of staff inductions, incident investigations, disaster response plans, and emergency management frameworks to ensure operational resilience and risk containment.
• Supervise asset management information, in line with corporate governance standards and policies
• Manage and coordinate with the Independent Safety Assessor for Railway development projects, thereby ensuring successful delivery and safety certification
• Support the emergency team at Rail Agency for incident management and business continuity.
• Support Rail Agency benchmarking to ensure of implementation of best practices.Product / Process Improvement
• Govern QHSS capability enablement processes, including needs analysis, training design and delivery, induction/orientation programs, and documentation of employee development needs.
• Drive a culture of continual improvement through targeted process evaluations, root cause analysis of non-conformances, and integration of construction/occupational safety innovations into practices.
• Deploy and maintain a knowledge management and internal advisory system for QHSS topics, ensuring timely communication, knowledge transfer, and motivation of staff through recognition and feedback mechanisms.
• Lead the review and enhancement of operational safety plans, RAM and risk mitigation strategies, safety certification procedures, and integration of sustainability KPIs into core processes.
• Create an external QHSS liaison and disclosure framework (representation with HSE bodies, structured stakeholder communications, and statutory environmental reporting).Physical Working Conditions
• Conduct site inspections, safety audits, and risk assessments across Agency project and operational sites, including offices, depots, and construction areas.QualificationsBachelor's degree/ master’s degree in engineering, preferably Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Environmental, or Chemical EngineeringMust have minimum 12+ years of experience in case of master’s degree (14+ years in case of bachelor’s degree) Professional membership as IOSH, NEBOSH, Certified standards in system safety and RAM management, EN 50126 - 50128 - 50129 Certifications such as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, or equivalent