Freelance Industrial Hazard & Risk Subject Matter Expert

Job description

About dss+: the firm delivers global consulting to high‑risk, asset‑intensive organizations, helping save lives, improve performance and build a sustainable future. dss+ is preparing a proposal to create a National Industrial Hazard Index for Saudi Arabia to measure and classify factory hazard levels and guide inspection frequency, specialist expertise, escalation protocols, emergency preparedness and regulatory resource allocation. As an Independent SME you will challenge and validate the index methodology in focused technical workshops, review hazard parameters, weighting and scoring, and provide evidence‑based, practical recommendations grounded in industry and regulatory practice.

Requirements

• Recognised specialist with deep practical expertise in industrial hazards, process safety, fire and explosion risk, occupational hygiene, regulatory inspection or emergency preparedness
• Significant experience in high‑hazard, safety‑critical or asset‑intensive industrial environments
• Deep specialist expertise in one or more of the eight risk areas outlined
• Current or recent practical exposure in industry, government, a regulatory body, an international risk or safety organisation, research, academia or another relevant institution
• Experience developing, applying or reviewing risk‑assessment, hazard‑classification or regulatory methodologies
• Knowledge of industrial inspections, major‑hazard regulation, emergency planning or risk‑based regulatory decision‑making
• Experience reviewing technical parameters, thresholds, scoring systems or evidence requirements
• Exposure to a range of manufacturing, processing or industrial operating environments

Skills