Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Officer at an Oil and Gas Company - Wendernek Consulting Limited

Wendernek Consulting Limited - Our client, an Oil and Gas company, is recruiting an experienced and proven individual to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Officer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The ideal candidate will champion and maintain the company’s compliance, health and safety procedure.
• He/She will also be responsible for establishing policies that will create and maintain a safe workplace onsite and at offsite locations.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the safe execution of projects and site implementation.
• Promote safe working practices and lead site safety initiative programmes.
• Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal recommendations and guidelines.
• Be the key plug for safety training and conduct any site safety briefings as required and promote the development of a positive Safety culture.
• Prepare for in-house, client or third party HSE audits.
• Prepare and apply HSE policies to establish a culture of health and safety.
• Evaluate company practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and compliance to statutory regulation.
• Provide routine advice and support to project site management and supervisors on safety issues associated with daily activates.
• Gather accurate safety performance data from project produce weekly (including an assessment against KPI) reports.
• Carry out Investigations of safety - environmental accidents /incidents and produce reports / corrective actions.
• Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations.
• Inspect equipment and machinery to detect possible hazardous disorders.
• Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claims.
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.

Requirements

• B.Sc / M.Sc Degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanic Engineering, Chemical Engineering or MSc Degree in Safety Engineering.
• Health and Safety Diploma or Degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum 4+ years’ experience in HSE capacity, in the Oil and Gas sector.
• Knowledge of HSE administration systems and programs.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal abilities.
• First-rate expertise in accident investigations / reporting is essential
• Trained Occupational First Aider would be an advantage.
• Deep understanding of legal health and safety guidelines
• Proficient inproducing reports, recording KPIs and developing relevant policies.

Application Closing Date
20th October, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@wendernek.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.