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Safety Coordinator
About this role
A Safety Coordinator is needed to oversee health and safety policies, procedures and programmes across oil and gas project sites for an indigenous engineering/construction company. The role focuses on fostering a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with HSE standards and client/regulatory requirements, and coordinating safety activities to prevent incidents. The position involves working with Safety Officers to identify hazards, conducting risk assessments, supporting incident investigations, and tracking corrective actions. It targets candidates with a background in health and safety within oil and gas, construction, fabrication or related industrial operations, and strong coordination and communication skills.
What you would do
- Coordinate project-specific HSE plans, policies and procedures
- Monitor compliance with company HSE requirements, client standards and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate toolbox talks, safety meetings, inductions and safety awareness programmes
- Ensure job hazard analyses, risk assessments and safe work procedures are completed before work starts
- Monitor permit-to-work systems and ensure safety controls are in place
- Coordinate safety inspections, audits, site walkthroughs and compliance assessments
- Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions and hazards with Safety Officers
- Support incident reporting, investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective action tracking
- Monitor PPE availability and proper use
- Coordinate emergency preparedness activities, including drills and response planning and maintain HSE records
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree or HND in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Management, Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum 4–6 years of HSE experience, preferably in oil and gas, construction, fabrication or industrial operations
- Recognised HSE qualifications are an advantage
- Knowledge of permit-to-work systems, job hazard analysis, risk assessments, incident investigation and emergency response
- Familiarity with Nigerian HSE regulations and industry standards
- Strong coordination, reporting, communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence safe behaviour among employees and contractors
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