YOUSIF TAHA AHMED MOHAMMED
Jeddah,KSA
Summary
Highly accomplished HSE Manager with over 10 years of experience in construction, infrastructure, highways, and stormwater drainage projects across Saudi Arabia. NEOM Approved Safety Manager holding a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, NEBOSH IGC, OSHA, IOSH, and OTHM Level 6 qualifications. Proven ability to lead large-scale HSE programs, develop safety management systems, drive behavioral safety initiatives, manage high-risk activities, and achieve compliance with client, regulatory, and international standards. Recognized for building strong safety cultures, reducing risks, and supporting successful project deliver
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
HSE Manager
Shibh Aljazira Contracting Company (SAJCO)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2024.04 - 2026.06
- Directed effective implementation of SAJCO Health, Safety, and Environment Management System (HSE-MS) across major infrastructure projects.
- Managed timely close-out of non-conformance reports (NCRs) and safety observation reports (SORs) issued by Client, Project Management Office (PMO), and Engineering Consultants, closed more than 50 NCRs in timeframe.
- Formulated project-specific safety plans, technical documentation, and performance targets aligned precisely with regulatory mandates and client safety standards.
- Executed systematic incident investigations using advanced root-cause analysis (RCA) methodologies to implement preventive actions and communicate lessons learned project-wide.
- Chaired rigorous method statement reviews to ensure all construction and operational procedures complied with international codes of practice, local legal requirements, and industry best practices.
- Served as primary HSE liaison between organization, client certification bodies, and government regulatory authorities on all project safety topics.
- Spearheaded design and deployment of specialized safety campaigns and targeted training programs, monitoring metrics to verify behavioral training effectiveness.
- Led and mentored multidisciplinary team of safety professionals, strategically delegating daily operational objectives and assessing individual performance.
- Compiled and delivered high-accuracy weekly and monthly safety performance reports with verified data metrics for corporate executives and client representatives.
- Cultivated advanced safety excellence culture across all management tiers, successfully driving positive shift toward proactive risk mitigation and organizational alignment.
- Advised project engineering teams on complex traffic management plans, ensuring all public and worksite traffic safety measures complied with municipal design standards.
Safety Manager
Mofarreh Al-Harby and Partners
NEOM, Saudi Arabia
2022.07 - 2024.04
- Championed corporate rollout of MMAH Health, Safety, and Environment Management System (HSE-MS), optimizing core frameworks to align with specialized project delivery requirements.
- Architected and calibrated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), translating high-level organizational safety objectives into measurable, project-specific targets to quantify compliance metrics.
- Orchestrated comprehensive emergency preparedness and crisis management strategies, systematically auditing response readiness and securing critical safety resources.
- Institutionalized Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) initiatives, deploying competency frameworks and resource models to actively reduce unsafe acts and drive sustainable workplace culture changes.
- Spearheaded data-driven training needs analyses (TNA) in collaboration with corporate Lead Training Manager, feeding field behavioral metrics and incident profiles directly into learning development paths.
- Overhauled project’s medical screening and occupational health programs, ensuring continuous monitoring and regulatory alignment with company medical mandates.
- Authored rigorous method statements and safe systems of work (SSOW), cross-referencing all operational procedures against client SOPs, statutory codes, and global best practices.
- Governed lifecycle of scientific accident investigations, applying advanced methodologies to isolate systemic root causes and delivering transparent briefings to workforce.
- Controlled quality and strategic accuracy of multi-tier HSE reporting pipelines, providing actionable field-intelligence and data dashboards to project managers and corporate directors.
- Successfully spearheaded safety operations to achieve more than 1 million safe man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI), fostering elite culture of operational safety and hazard prevention.
Safety Incharge
SACEP & Construct Co. Ltd
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2017.06 - 2022.03
- Executed divisional HSE operational strategy, successfully bridging high-level corporate safety benchmarks with regional business and project growth milestones.
- Spearheaded formulation and rollout of localized policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and legislative compliance checklists across multiple departments.
- Enforced 100% adherence metric against finalized master HSE Plan, maintaining rigorous tracking mechanisms to report milestone statuses to executive boards monthly.
- Regulated sub-contractor safety footprints through structured field audits, routine safety performance assessments, and formal feedback loops to drive operational efficiency.
- Administered corporate action-tracking system to ensure systematic closure of audit deviations, compliance gaps, and critical incident investigations.
- Controlled departmental safety budget, delivering comprehensive data modeling and resource cost-benefit analyses to optimize annual safety expenditures.
- Directed day-to-day workplace safety controls, validating that all routine on-site workflows complied fully with municipal and international safety criteria.
- Governed compilation and final editing of executive-level monthly safety performance summaries, ensuring top-tier data fidelity and transparency.
- Orchestrated technical HSSE instructional modules and professional development sessions to maintain highly competent, hazard-aware workforce.
Health and Safety Supervisor
Dubai International for Mining Co., Ltd.
Khartoum, Sudan
2013.03 - 2016.03
- Evaluated technical drawings, blueprints, and engineering specifications for newly procured machinery and heavy equipment to validate complete alignment with international safety standards before commissioning.
- Conducted systematic field inspections across facilities, processing units, and safety infrastructure to proactively isolate, risk-rate, and rectify mechanical and physical hazards.
- Appraised operational reliability and performance metrics of critical industrial control mechanisms, emergency shutdown systems (ESD), and fail-safe automation barriers.
- Enforced rapid compliance remediation protocols following regulatory inspections, overseeing necessary structural and structural-process modifications to guarantee 100% legal compliance.
- Engineered and supervised installation of advanced machine safeguarding devices, physical barriers, and interlocking safety systems on hazardous plant equipment.
- Audited workforce safety programs and operational workflows, delivering data-backed optimization recommendations to close performance gaps and enhance risk mitigation.
- Maintained robust, up-to-date knowledge base of evolving statutory safety codes, environmental regulations, and complex chemical/industrial manufacturing processes.
Chemist
Central Lab, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Republic of the Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan
2009.01 - 2013.03
- Governed comprehensive HSE protocols within Department of Analytical Chemistry, managing safety parameters for advanced chromatography (HPLC, GC-MS) and spectrophotometry (UV-Vis, Atomic Absorption) operations.
- Ensured strict compliance with safety procedures across all analytical steps, chemical handling processes, and complex sample preparation phases to eliminate exposure risks.
- Administered rigorous chemical hygiene plans (CHP), overseeing safe containment, storage, and disposal of hazardous reagents, solvents, and laboratory waste streams.
- Mentored and facilitated advanced safety training modules for undergraduate and postgraduate university students, embedding safe laboratory practices and chemical hazard recognition into academic workflows.
- Validated operational integrity and calibration metrics of laboratory ventilation systems, chemical fume hoods, and specialized personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for sample preparation techniques, integrating material safety data sheet (MSDS) guidelines directly into raw laboratory testing workflows.
Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Gezira University
Sudan 2014.08 - 2016.05
Bachelor - Chemical Engineering
Gezira University
Sudan 2001.11 - 2006.05
Skills
- Technician Course Diploma in Computer Science and Applications, Tutor Institute for Training, June 2016, overall grade EXCELLENT (919%)
- Business Email Certificate from HP Corporation, 2020
- Excellent communication, writing, presentation and management skills
- High ability to take up responsibility and contribute to team in professional manner
- High ability to learn quickly, adapt to work environment and work under pressure
Certification
- OTHM Level-6 Diploma (awarded 2024)
- NEBOSH IGC, Experts Center.
- IOSH Managing Safely, Developers Point Center.
- OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- PSM Process Safety Management.
- Course Diploma Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health.
- Fundamentals of Health and Safety in the Workplace.
- Electrical Safety Awareness.
- Manual Handling Awareness.
- Task Assessment Software Certification.
- COSHH Risk Assessor Certification.
- H2S, Hazards and Control, AGORA.
- First Aids, Saudi Heart Association.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Saudi Heart Association.
- Behavior-Based Safety Course.
- Construction Safety Course.
- Fire Safety Certificate, Humanitarian Leadership Academy.
- Fire Protection in Façade certificate.
Languages
Arabic: Fluent speaking, excellent reading and writing.
Native
English: Excellent speaking, writing, reading and communication.
Fluent
Conferences
The First Safety International Conference – Virtual, from 17 to 19 September 2020.
Timeline
HSE Manager
Shibh Aljazira Contracting Company (SAJCO)
2024.04 - 2026.06
Safety Manager
Mofarreh Al-Harby and Partners
2022.07 - 2024.04
Safety Incharge
SACEP & Construct Co. Ltd
2017.06 - 2022.03
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Gezira University
2014.08 - 2016.05
Health and Safety Supervisor
Dubai International for Mining Co., Ltd.
2013.03 - 2016.03
Chemist
Central Lab, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Republic of the Sudan
2009.01 - 2013.03
Bachelor - Chemical Engineering
Gezira University
2001.11 - 2006.05