Intakhab Alam
Chartered HSE professional with extensive leadership experience across giga-projects, utilities, infrastructure, oil & gas, marine works, hospitality, real estate, and complex construction environments — proven in HSE governance, regulatory compliance, contractor assurance, critical risk control, emergency preparedness, and executive reporting.
Leadership Profile
I help organizations transform HSE from a compliance function into a leadership-driven business assurance function.
About Me
I am a senior HSE leader with 25+ years of GCC experience across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait. My background spans clients, developers, PMCs, and contractors on major infrastructure, utility, marine, oil & gas, entertainment, hospitality, and real estate programs.
Leadership Focus
My focus is on practical governance, contractor accountability, high-risk work control, management systems, legal compliance, emergency readiness, leadership visibility, data-led decision making, and continuous improvement.
Areas of Specialization
Strong alignment with HSE Director, Senior HSE Manager, QHSE Director, HSE Compliance Manager, and Head of HSSE roles.
HSE Governance & Strategy
Board-level reporting, HSE strategy, leadership engagement, assurance planning, and management review.
Compliance & Management Systems
ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 22301, legal compliance, audits, and gap assessments.
Contractor HSE Management
Prequalification, onboarding, field verification, intervention planning, and subcontractor accountability.
Critical Risk Control
Excavation, lifting, work at height, confined space, heavy equipment, traffic, and marine interface risks.
Emergency & Resilience
Emergency response, crisis management, incident command, drills, business continuity, and recovery planning.
Environmental & ESG
Environmental compliance, waste management, pollution prevention, ESG alignment, and sustainability support.
The governance stack, layer by layer.
The rings around my portrait aren't decoration — they're the actual structure I build on every programme, from the boardroom down to the excavation pit.
Governance & Board Reporting
Strategy, leadership engagement, assurance planning and management review at executive level.
Compliance & Management Systems
ISO 45001 / 14001 / 9001 / 22301, legal compliance registers, audits and gap assessments.
Contractor Assurance
Prequalification, onboarding, field verification and subcontractor accountability.
Critical Risk Control
Excavation, lifting, work at height, confined space, heavy equipment and marine interface risk.
Emergency & Environmental Resilience
Incident command, drills, business continuity, environmental compliance and ESG alignment.
Professional Certifications & Credentials
Chartered, certified and audited across the standards that matter on major GCC programmes.
Additional Qualifications
- NEBOSH International Diploma
- ISO 45001 Lead Auditor
- ISO 14001 Lead Auditor
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor
- OSHA 500 / 501 Trainer
Academic & Specialist Background
- MBA – Industrial Safety & Environmental Studies
- B.E. Chemical Engineering
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Sologic RCA / Tripod Beta
- LEED / ESG / Sustainability Integration
Professional Experience
A career built from field execution to portfolio-level governance across major GCC programs.
Independent Director – HSEQ Advisory
Strategic HSE, QHSE governance, risk management, training, compliance, and professional development support across GCC and India.
Senior HSE Manager Main Contractor
Senior HSE leadership for multiple premium assets under Diriyah Company requirements, including contractor assurance, leadership engagement, compliance governance, and client reporting.
HSE Manager / Acting Senior HSE Manager Main Contractor
Led HSE management for piling, excavation, dewatering, reclamation, marine/coastal interface, heavy equipment movement, and subcontractor safety improvement programs.
Earlier GCC Leadership Experience PMCEPCClient
Built extensive HSE leadership capability across utilities, infrastructure, oil & gas, aviation, industrial, power, marine, and high-rise developments in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
Featured Project Portfolio
Representative projects demonstrating scale, complexity, and high-risk HSE leadership.
Diriyah – Premium Assets & Hospitality
Senior HSE leadership across premium assets, hospitality, and infrastructure packages with strong developer-facing governance and contractor assurance.
SEVEN Dammam & Khobar
HSE management for early works, piling, excavation, dewatering, reclamation, and marine/coastal interface activities.
ADNOC Shah Gas Development
Major sour gas development exposure involving H2S risk, process safety, emergency preparedness, and contractor management.
KOC Lower Fars Heavy Oil
HSE governance exposure on a large-scale heavy oil development involving critical risk control and construction assurance.
KAUST Utilities & Campus Projects
HSE leadership across utilities, critical infrastructure, data hub, harbor rectification, and operational interfaces.
Shell Pearl GTL Effluent Treatment
Experience in wastewater, effluent treatment, utilities, industrial HSE, and environmental compliance in oil and gas infrastructure.
Contact Intakhab Alam
Available for HSE Director, Senior HSE Manager, QHSE Director, compliance, governance, and advisory opportunities across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and the wider GCC.