Job Description
Job Purpose
Implement controls to reduce health, safety and environmental (HSE) risks in assigned region.
- Conduct HSE induction for new employees and for suppliers at the beginning of all critical activities prior to mobilization to site.
- Review the safe system of work (JHA, RA, PTW, etc.) for all activities relating to the approval of access ref, and where the task is potentially high-risk, escalate to the senior manager to define mitigation and additional control measures. Ensure oversight until completion of the high-risk tasks.
- Maintain and execute emergency preparedness plan, including quarterly drills for the region, ensuring first responders, first aid boxes, fire extinguishers, etc. are up to date.
- Conduct routine, ad hoc, pre-project, post-incident, and other required regulatory field inspections for hazard identification, including working with stakeholders to implement appropriate controls.
- Participate in, and provide support for environmental critical activities e.g., Environmental Compliance Monitoring, Environmental Audit, Site Clean-up/Remediation and other Regulatory compliance monitoring such as Noise monitoring, Air quality monitoring, etc. in the Region. Advise regional management as appropriate.
- Provide advice and support to regional management during incident investigations to establish root causes, cascade lesson learned, and make recommendations to minimize re-occurrences.
- Maintain timely and accurate weekly and monthly reports, HSE KPI record of manhours, incidents, training, HSE performance for contractors’, governance meeting actions, and provide support for closure and continuous improvement.
- Maintain data base for tracking of action plans arising from incident investigations, HSE meetings, audits, clients’ and/or customers’ inspections, and/or complaints in the region, etc., until close out, including logging and resolving all incidents on SysAid. Ensure monthly reconciliation of data between the region and HQ.
- Manage the distribution of and maintain records of PPE and first aid requirements for the region, including inventory and escalation for restocking.
- Periodically engage regulatory/governmental agencies (State Ministry of Environment, NOSDRA, NESREA, NCC etc.) to represent the company during site visits to address any escalation and prevent regulatory sanctions.
- Organize and implement HSE events including Perfect HSE day, road safety and fleet safety program, policies and procedures to promote safety consciousness among staff and contractors in the region.
- Advice and support the regional management, operations team, site maintenance contractors, SMCs, and site build contractors, SBCs on developments in environmental, legislations, risk-based reviews and implement controls to prevent accidents, and business disruptions.
- Support Operations team in advising on corrective actions on site-relate snags and ensure the region’s HSE systems and processes comply with relevant applicable laws and requirements.
- Participate in HSE-related conferences, seminars, public hearings, etc.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, HSE.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences and/ or any other relevant discipline.
- Membership of relevant professional bodies (ISPON, NES, IOSH, IIRSM, etc.) will be an added advantage.
- +2 years’ relevant work experience.
- ISO HSE-MS certifications, e.g., ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 will be an added advantage
- Valid NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) in Occupational Health & Safety. NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate (NEC) will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrable knowledge in monitoring, policymaking, and planning.
- Proficient in MS Office Applications and other Microsoft tools