Senior Dangerous Goods Shipping Documentation Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

We are seeking an experienced Senior Dangerous Goods Shipping Documentation Specialist to oversee the remote review, validation, and coordination of documentation for the transportation of dangerous goods across international supply chains. The role focuses on documentation accuracy, regulatory compliance monitoring, classification data verification, and coordination with shippers, freight forwarders, carriers, and compliance teams.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of dangerous goods transportation requirements across air, sea, and road freight. They will help ensure that shipping records, declarations, supporting certificates, and transport instructions are complete and consistent with applicable requirements. This is a fully remote documentation and technical coordination role; physical packaging, labelling, cargo inspections, handling, and transport activities must be performed by appropriately trained and authorised local personnel.

• Review dangerous goods shipping documentation for completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
• Verify available dangerous goods classification information, including UN numbers, proper shipping names, hazard classes, subsidiary risks, and packing groups.
• Review Safety Data Sheets (SDS), dangerous goods declarations, packing certificates, transport instructions, and supporting technical records.
• Check documentation against applicable requirements under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, and relevant road transport regulations.
• Verify consistency between dangerous goods declarations, commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, airway bills, and shipment records.
• Identify missing information, conflicting classifications, incorrect descriptions, and unsupported transport declarations.
• Review documentation relating to limited quantities, excepted quantities, special provisions, and applicable transport restrictions.
• Coordinate documentation queries with shippers, manufacturers, freight forwarders, carriers, and dangerous goods compliance teams.
• Maintain controlled records of document reviews, identified discrepancies, corrective actions, and approval status.
• Monitor regulatory updates affecting dangerous goods transportation documentation.
• Support internal teams in understanding documentation requirements for different transport modes and shipment categories.
• Review packaging and labelling evidence supplied by qualified personnel without undertaking physical packaging or inspection activities.
• Track documentation submission deadlines and support timely coordination before planned shipment departures.
• Investigate recurring documentation errors and recommend improvements to document preparation and verification workflows.
• Prepare compliance dashboards, exception reports, and management summaries on documentation quality.
• Support internal audits and customer assessments by organising relevant documentation and review evidence.
• Contribute to standard operating procedures, document templates, and dangerous goods compliance checklists.
• Escalate potentially non-compliant shipments to appropriately authorised dangerous goods professionals and operational decision-makers.

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Maritime Studies, Chemistry, Occupational Safety, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in dangerous goods shipping documentation, freight forwarding compliance, or international transportation administration.
• Strong understanding of dangerous goods classification, transport documentation, and multimodal shipping requirements.
• Familiarity with the IMDG Code, IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, and applicable road transport frameworks.
• Knowledge of UN numbers, proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, and transport restrictions.
• Experience reviewing Safety Data Sheets, dangerous goods declarations, packing certificates, and supporting shipment records.
• Relevant dangerous goods training or certification, such as applicable IATA or IMDG training, is an advantage.
• Understanding of the documentation differences between air, sea, and road transportation.
• Ability to identify inconsistencies between technical safety information and transport documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic document management or freight forwarding systems.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and document-control skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating with international stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple shipments and documentation deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality in a fully remote environment.

• A 100% remote, work-from-home opportunity within the UAE employment context.
• Exposure to international dangerous goods transportation and regulatory documentation practices.
• Opportunities to strengthen compliance controls and improve shipment documentation quality.
• Collaboration with logistics, freight forwarding, and dangerous goods professionals.
• Professional development in international transport regulations and compliance management.

Submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your dangerous goods documentation experience, relevant training or certifications, knowledge of international transport regulations, and examples of documentation compliance improvements you have supported.

Application Subject: Application – Senior Dangerous Goods Shipping Documentation Specialist (UAE Remote)

Candidates should confirm applicable employment arrangements, residency requirements, and work authorization before accepting an offer.

• Remote-work scope: This position is limited to remote documentation review, classification-record verification, compliance analysis, and stakeholder coordination. Physical dangerous goods classification checks, packaging, marking, labelling, cargo handling, loading, segregation, sampling, and inspections must be performed by appropriately trained and authorised local personnel. Formal dangerous goods declarations, shipper certifications, carrier acceptance, regulatory submissions, and other documents requiring legally recognised signatory authority must be completed or approved by qualified and authorised individuals. The remote role does not replace the statutory responsibilities of shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, or certified dangerous goods personnel.