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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: HSE Officer
Location: Dopemu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Purpose
- Protects people, assets, the environment and the company’s licence to operate by implementing and sustaining a robust Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management system and regulatory compliance programme across Enervolve’s fuel retail, depot, haulage, CNG and EV charging operations.
- Ensures that operations meet applicable Nigerian laws and regulatory requirements (including those of NMDPRA and NESREA),recognizedstandards such as ISO 45001 and ISO 14001, and company policies, and promotes a strong safety culture in which every incident is treated as preventable.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
HSE Management System and Policy:
- Develop, implement and maintain the HSE Management System (HSEMS) and company HSE policy in line with ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Develop and maintain HSE standards, procedures and work instructions, and an annual HSE plan with objectives and targets for stations, depots, the haulage fleet and project sites.
- Maintain controlled HSE documentation and records, and support management reviews and external certification audits.
- Apply a Management of Change (MOC) process to new stations, equipment modifications, refurbishments and the roll-out of CNG and EV services.
Hazard Identification and Operational Risk Control:
- Lead hazard identification and risk assessments (e.g. HAZID, job safety analysis) for fuel, CNG and EV operations, and maintain the HSE risk register with defined controls and owners.
- Implement and audit the permit-to-work system and safe-work controls for hot work, confined-space entry, work at height, excavation, electrical isolation and lock-out/tag-out.
- Verify safe product receipt, tanker loading and offloading, including earthing and bonding, spill prevention, ignition-source control and safe dispensing practices.
- Ensure forecourt, CNG and EV installations meetrecognizedsafety codes and standards (e.g. NFPA 30A for motor fuel dispensing, NFPA 52 for vehicular natural gas systems and IEC 61851 for EV charging), including hazardous-area classification, gas detection, emergency shutdown and fire-protection systems.
- Support Operations in enforcing journey management, driver fitness, vehicleroad worthinessand defensive-driving requirements for the haulage fleet.
- Exercise stop-work authority where there is imminent danger and ensure all staff and contractors understand and use it.
Incident Management and Emergency Preparedness:
- Ensure all incidents, near misses and unsafe acts and conditions are reported and investigated, lead root-cause analysis of significant incidents, and track corrective and preventive actions to timely closure.
- Notify regulators and other authorities of reportable incidents as required by law.
- Maintain HSE statistics and report leading and lagging indicators, including Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIFR) and Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR), calculated per million man-hours worked.
- Develop, test and maintain emergency response plans for fire, explosion, fuel and gas leaks, spills, tanker accidents and medical emergencies, and conduct drills with documented lessons learned.
- Ensure firefighting equipment, spill kits, first-aid supplies and other emergency equipment are available, inspected and serviced at all sites, and liaise with the Fire Service and emergency authorities.
Environmental Management:
- Implement controls to prevent and manage pollution, including spill prevention, interceptor and effluent management, vapour and emission control, and noise and nuisance control.
- Ensure hazardous and other waste, such as used oil, tank-bottom sludge, contaminated soil, spent filters and batteries, is segregated, safely stored and disposed of through licensed handlers.
- Coordinate environmental impact assessments, periodic environmental audits and monitoring, and ensure remediation of any contamination.
Regulatory Compliance and Licensing:
- Maintain a regulatory compliance register and calendar, and track the validity, renewal and conditions oflicenses, permits and certificates, such as NMDPRA approvals (e.g. approval to construct and licence to operate), environmental permits, fire safety certificates and equipment inspection and calibration certificates.
- Monitor changes in HSE and related legislation (including NMDPRA and NESREA requirements, labour, employees’ compensation and road safety rules) and advise management on their impact.
- Liaise with regulators, coordinate inspections, audits and statutory reporting, and ensure inspection findings are closed within agreed timelines.
- Support compliance for new-station commissioning, refurbishments and the roll-out of CNG and EV services, including pre-commissioning safety reviews and regulatory approvals.
- Support the company’s wider compliance programme, including data protection and ethics requirements, as assigned by management.
Audit, Inspection and Contractor Assurance:
- Plan and conduct routine HSE inspections, audits and unannounced visits at stations, depots, tank trucks and project sites, and issue reports with risk-ranked findings.
- Track audit and inspection findings to closure and escalate overdue or high-risk items to the Operations Manager and COO.
- Pre-qualify and assess contractors, transporters and vendors for HSE capability, and monitor their performance, induction and supervision on site.
- Support third-party, customer and insurer HSE audits and certification assessments.
Training, Occupational Health and Safety Culture
- Develop and implement the HSE training matrix, and deliver inductions, toolbox talks and refresher training in fire safety, first aid, safe fuel handling, spill response and emergency response.
- Ensure suitable personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided, used and maintained, and that occupational health provisions, including medical fitness checks for drivers and tanker crew, are in place.
- Promote a positive safety culture through safety observationprogramme, awareness campaigns, recognition and consistent enforcement of HSE rules.
Reporting and Advisory:
- Prepare monthly HSE and compliance reports and dashboards for the Operations Manager and COO covering performance, incidents, audit and licence status and key risks.
- Advise management on HSE aspects of insurance requirements, claims and new business activities.
Salary
N350,000 - N500,000 per month.