OSAMA ZAID HADI ALZUBAIDI ALKATHEERI

EXECUTIVE LEADER | HSE

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Profile summary

UAE national with 24 years of experience leading health, safety, and environment operations across the energy and maritime sectors. Directed crisis response capabilities, HSE governance systems, and complex environmental compliance programs across 5 organizations. Committed to operational excellence, regulatory alignment, and cross-cultural team leadership.

Career highlights

Oil Spill Operations Management: Managed an operations support team and directed response bases for oil spill and hazardous and noxious substance incidents.

HSE Governance And Audits: Directed health safety and environment operations across engineering projects, conducting audits to identify systemic risks and track corrective actions.

Occupational Health Strategy: Shaped occupational health and environmental strategy for high-sour operations, steering compliance programs across workforce welfare and environmental risk management.

Key skills

ProfessionalOil Spill and HNS Response HSE Governance and Management Systems Operational Risk Management Emergency and Incident Management Crisis and Business Continuity Occupational Health Environmental Management EPC Project HSE Incident Investigation Audit and Compliance Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Resource and Procurement Planning Performance Management and KPIs Team Leadership and Competency Development Executive Stakeholder Engagement Asset Allocation Resource Planning Project Execution Regulatory Compliance Marine Engineering

Professional experience

Manager Operation Support Oil Spill and HNSApr 2023 - Present
ADNOC Logistics and ServicesADNOC Group

Reports to executive leadership while directing an eight-person team, overseeing operations support for multiple oil spill and hazardous and noxious substance response bases, and aligning priorities, resources, and asset allocation across locations.

  • Steered the development of the hazardous and noxious substance function and established response arrangements for hazardous and noxious substance incidents.
  • Engineered procurement and distribution of critical emergency response resources to maintain operational readiness and budget efficiency.
  • Influenced incident management and duty leadership during marine pollution response operations and coordinated operational reporting to senior stakeholders.
  • Coordinated across operational bases, contractors, and internal stakeholders to maintain alignment on strategic and tactical objectives.
Specialist Health Safety and EnvironmentFeb 2021 - Mar 2023
ADNOC Sour GasADNOC Group

Directed Health Safety and Environment operations across major and minor engineering procurement and construction assignments, collaborating directly with external consultants and contractors to standardize safety protocols.

  • Executed project health safety and environment audits to identify systemic risks and track corrective actions.
  • Formulated emergency preparedness plans and verified the operational readiness of response equipment.
  • Conducted incident investigations using root cause analysis methods to formulate preventive actions.
Occupational Health and Environment ManagerJun 2016 - Feb 2021
ADNOC Sour GasADNOC Group

Reporting to executive leadership, directed strategy for high-sour operations covering environmental risk management and workforce welfare compliance programs across company assets.

  • Directed occupational health and workforce welfare programs covering heat stress, hearing conservation, radiation protection, chemical management, food safety, and accommodation standards.
  • Monitored environmental KPIs, reported performance, and developed improvement plans to reduce environmental risk and impact.
  • Executed HSE compliance audits and converted findings into practical improvement actions.
Team Leader Occupational Health and EnvironmentAug 2014 - Jun 2016
ADNOC Sour GasADNOC Group
Team Leader EnvironmentJul 2012 - Jul 2014
ADNOC Sour GasADNOC Group
  • Executed environmental compliance audits to review facility operations against regulatory standards.
  • Managed safety data collection processes to maintain reporting accuracy for facility assessments.
Section Head EnvironmentJul 2010 - May 2012
Maritime Sector, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport
  • Supported regulatory compliance reviews and maritime assessments to drive environmental performance improvement across operations.
  • Conducted evaluations of environmental oversight measures to identify areas for operational streamlining.
Senior Analyst Safety and EnvironmentMar 2008 - Jul 2010
Maritime Sector, Abu Dhabi Department of Transport
  • Evaluated environmental safety regulations and maritime standards to identify gaps and update compliance documentation.
  • Aligned cross-stakeholder groups for regulatory review processes to ensure consistency across operations.
Senior Environmental OfficerNov 2005 - Mar 2008
New Projects Industrial, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi
  • Evaluated industrial and development projects for environmental compliance and adherence to protection standards.
  • Reviewed environmental aspects of proposed initiatives to support regulatory requirements.
Marine Engineer OfficerOct 2001 - Nov 2005
ADNATCO-NGSCOADNOC Logistics and Services
  • Executed engineering maintenance tasks on marine vessels.
  • Maintained ship systems for reliable logistics activities.

Education

Master of Engineering ManagementJan 2016
Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Bachelor of Marine EngineeringJan 2001
Northumbria University, United Kingdom
Higher National Diploma in Marine EngineeringJan 2000
South Tyneside College, United Kingdom

Languages

Arabic · Native

English · Fluent