Senior Officer, HSE

About the role

Dangote Industries Limited is recruiting a Senior HSE Officer for its Ibese Plant. The role coordinates and supervises day-to-day HSE activities, supports the plant's Integrated Management System, monitors compliance with HSE requirements, identifies and controls workplace risks and guides HSE Officers, employees and contractors. It works closely with the Head, HSE.

Key responsibilities

• Implement approved HSE policies, procedures, standards, programmes and improvement plans across assigned plant areas.
• Carry out routine workplace inspections and ensure observations are tracked and closed within agreed timelines.
• Facilitate hazard identification, risk assessment, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Permit-to-Work (PTW) controls.
• Monitor employees, contractors and subcontractors for compliance, including contractor inductions, toolbox talks and field monitoring.
• Take part in incident, near-miss and injury investigations and follow up corrective and preventive actions.
• Deliver safety inductions, toolbox talks, awareness sessions and HSE training; monitor PPE use and availability.
• Support emergency preparedness and response, including drills and fire prevention.
• Take part in inspections of critical risks such as lifting, mobile equipment, machine guarding, work at height, confined spaces, electrical safety, hot work and housekeeping.
• Support ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 requirements, assist with internal and external audits and regulatory visits, and compile HSE statistics and reports.
• Support environmental compliance, including pollution prevention, waste management and spill prevention.
• Coach HSE Officers and operational personnel, escalate significant risks and take part in safety meetings.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or HND in Occupational Health and Safety, Physical/Natural Sciences, Engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Relevant practical HSE experience in a manufacturing, cement, mining, construction, power or other high-risk environment.
• Relevant post-NYSC experience of 3-6 years.
• Experience in field safety inspections, risk control, incident reporting and HSE performance monitoring.
• Experience guiding junior HSE personnel is desirable.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001, risk assessment, incident investigation, PTW/JSA controls and contractor safety management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and HSE reporting tools.
• Strong hazard identification, observation, analytical and problem-solving skills, and good communication and report-writing.
• Ability to coach, influence and intervene when unsafe work is identified.