Safety Coach at Fairtex Nigeria Limited

Fairtex Nigeria Limited, We offer a wide range of high-quality professional services to meet the ever-increasing demands within the Oil & Gas, Refinery, Marine industry, Petrol-Chemical, LNG, and the Construction Industry. The result is a seamless service across several facets of the industry. Our core service covers the areas of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Safety Coach

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities
Frontline Coaching & Engagement:

• Provide daily coaching to workers to reinforce safe behaviours and compliance with site HSE policies.
• Deliver and participate in toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and pretask briefings.
• Support Life-Saving Rules awareness and compliance.

Field HSE Support:

• Monitor implementation of Permit-to-Work (PTW) systems and LOD1
• Start Work Checks.
• Conduct behavioural observations, report unsafe acts/conditions, and intervene to STOP WORK when required.
• Participate in HSE inspections, audits, drills, and safety campaigns.

Onboarding & Training:

• Assist in HSE induction for new and returning workers and site-specific onboarding.
• Support the delivery of HSE awareness sessions and task-specific safety training.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting:

• Spend the majority of time onsite monitoring operations, identifying trends, and coaching workers and supervisors.
• Provide daily feedback and reports to the HSE Officer on unsafe acts (UA), unsafe conditions (UC), and site observations.
• Assist the HSE Officer in incident reporting and follow-up on corrective actions.

Collaboration & Compliance:

• Maintain close coordination with the HSE Officer and Project HSE Lead for alignment with company standards and guidance.
• Support review of work packs, JHA, and inputs to the PTW system.
• Promote and support use of tools such as TRIC, TBT, HAZID, and other HSE frameworks.

Requirements

• University Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Engineering, Sciences, or a technical HSSE-related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on site-based HSE experience in fabrication, construction, or industrial projects within the EP industry.
• Experience in behavioural-based safety, hazard observation, and frontline worker coaching.
• Knowledge of hazard identification and risk control in high-risk industrial settings.
• Skilled in Safe Systems of Work (JHA, PTW, TBT).
• Familiar with HEMP, IOGP, Shell SEAM Framework, and local Nigerian safety laws and permits.
• Competent in basic report writing and use of observation tools.
• Learner mindset with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Strong communicator with an ability to engage and influence site personnel.
• Passionate about Safety Excellence (SE) and promoting a Goal Zero culture.
• Culturally aware and capable of working in diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
• Committed to Enterprise First thinking and effective business partnering.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Recruitment@fairtex.com.ng Copy: mercy.e@fairtex.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.