Health, Safety, and Environment Officer 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: Health, Safety, and Environment Officer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities
HSE Leadership & Culture:

• Drive implementation of the “One Team, One Yard” HSSE strategy.
• Foster a compliance and safety-first culture through visible leadership, coaching, and engagement with site personnel.
• Constructively challenge unsafe acts or conditions and intervene when necessary to stop work.
• Worksite Monitoring & Support
• Spend significant time onsite, actively monitoring activities and coaching contractor personnel to improve HSE performance.
• Support execution of project safety initiatives including CSSS, LOD1
• Start Work Checks, TRIC reviews, and Toolbox Talks.

Project HSE Plan Execution:

• Implement and monitor the Project HSE Plan at the fabrication yard.
• Support delivery of HSE on boarding, induction, and awareness trainings for all site personnel.

Incident & Performance Management:

• Ensure timely reporting and investigation of incidents; track and follow through on recommendation closeouts.
• Collate and submit daily, weekly, and monthly HSE performance reports based on key indicators.

Contractor Engagement:

• Participate in contractor planning meetings, toolbox talks, risk assessments, and safety walks.
• Provide onsite coaching and mentoring to contractors to align with project HSE expectations.
• Participate in HAZIDs, SIMOPS workshops, and HEMP studies.

Compliance & Best Practices:

• Ensure implementation of IOGP 577 and Shell SEAM Framework.
• Support Work Pack, JHA, and PTW reviews and ensure alignment with project safety requirements.
• Assist with drills, audits, campaigns, and ad hoc HSE tasks/projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, or a relevant HSSE discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Operational
• Safety / Project HSE Management within the EP industry, preferably in project execution or fabrication yard settings.
• Strong working knowledge of Nigerian safety regulations and permits.
• Proficient in HSE tools and methodologies: JSA, PTW, TBT,
• HAZID, Bowties, Emergency Response, Incident Investigation.
• Experience in managing HSE within major capital projects or fabrication yards.
• Learner mindset and continuous improvement orientation.
• Strong communicator with proactive stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, solve problems, and promote safe systems of work.
• Passion and drive for achieving Safety Excellence (SE).
• Effective team player with cultural awareness and a strong sense of enterprise first.

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.