Head of SHES (Safety, Health, Environment & Security)

About the role

Airswift is seeking a Head of SHES to lead safety, health, environment and security functions for a major oil & gas operator in Doha, Qatar. This long‑term contract position reports directly to senior project leadership and is responsible for embedding a robust SHES culture across the project.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and govern the project SHES strategy, ensuring alignment with client management systems and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee contractor SHES performance, assurance programmes, and compliance monitoring.
• Provide SHES leadership to project management and operations teams.
• Lead strategic risk management, critical risk control verification, and major incident investigations.
• Approve SHES plans, procedures, and assurance programmes.
• Drive workforce engagement, worker welfare, and continuous improvement of safety culture.
• Develop SHES capability through succession planning and leadership coaching.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in science, safety, health, environment, security or engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of SHES experience in the oil & gas industry.
• At least 2 years in a supervisory or oversight role, including acting positions.
• Proven ability to manage large‑scale SHES programmes and lead incident investigations.

Required skills