Project HSE Lead at WTS Energy

WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients' projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project HSE Lead

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

Job Summary

• Is responsible for defining and reviewing HSE-MS (Project & Contractors) including ensuring Contractor’s HSE-MS are audited and gaps clearly identified and mitigated during the Project development.
•  Will proactively use safety reporting indices to prevent accidents and HiPo incidents in the Project.
• Assist the Project team in the organization, implementation, and audit of HSE procedures related to the Project.

Main Responsibilities

• Participate in actions for identifying and minimizing risks, and the impact of activities.
• See to it that HSE policy and reference documents are understood and applied
• Plan and perform HSE audits and inspections on-site and in construction yards.
• Ensure good collation of site HSE statistics, analyze, translate, and implement them as mitigative actions to prevent incidents.
• Lead or take part in incident, accident, and anomaly investigations and analyses.
• Ensure the follow-up and execution of actions determined after incidents, accidents, audits, and inspection analyses.
• Liaise with site project management and other stakeholders to ensure Project and Company HSE procedures are extensively implemented in the project construction.
• Participate in site environmental audits, and monitor, follow up, and assess any agreed corrective recommendations as well as ensure their implementation.
• Follow-up on-site personnel (Company and Contractor) HSE training and preparedness, ensuring adequate attention is drawn to any lack of compliance.
• Plan and participate actively in all site HSEQ Committee meetings, site planning, and coordination meetings.
• Ensure that stocks of necessary PPE and other safety equipment are available and maintained at appropriate levels.
• Develop and implement plans for drills, inspections, site management walkthroughs, stand-downs, and audits and ensure reports are issued and actions from the exercise are effectively attended to.
• Participate in investigations into accidents, incidents, and near-misses to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Participate in internal HSE audits to assess the effectiveness of safety programs and identify areas for improvement.
• Manage all HSE personnel (Company and Contractors) within the Package to achieve the Project’s desired HSEQ objectives.
• Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by the Project HSEQ Manager.

Educational Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Environmental or Geological or Occupational Health discipline.
• 5 years of Professional Experience in a similar position
• 5 years of Experience in Oil & Gas project
• Experience in the industrial construction field with in-depth HSE fieldwork.
• Good knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 Standards
• Good knowledge of the Synergi tool.
• Must have integrity, be flexible, and be proactive.
• Must demonstrate ability to act independently as part of a team
• Good communication skills. Good team player, able to communicate effectively with colleague
• Proficiency with Microsoft application.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.