Group HSSE Manager at West African Ventures (WAV) Ltd

For our company in Nigeria, West African Ventures, we are actively looking for an experienced HSSE Manager who will lead occupational health, safety, security and environmental activities across several business units. The various business units cover the following disciplines:

• Ship management
• Project management
• Onshore fabrication
• Offshore construction
• Training centers
• Tendering

Are you an expert in engaging with all workforce levels to ensure HSSE objectives are met? That is what we are looking for in the right candidate!  

While a high level of technical competency is expected, a natural command of the soft-side of the role is equally important. The Group HSSE Manager must be able to work with an international work force and all levels of hierarchy within the Group and successfully interact with the highest levels of our client’s management.

The position is stationed in Lagos, Nigeria. 

Main responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and direction for your teams along with support for numerous functional groups
• Determining, negotiating and agreeing in-house HSSE procedures, standards and specifications
• Lead top down efforts to enhance HSSE awareness at all levels of the organization
• Support our purchasing department and warehouse facilities in order to assist with managing the supply base
• Ensuring processes comply with standards at both national and international level
• Engaging with workforce at all levels to establish procedures, standards, systems and procedures
• Author management/technical reports
• Assessing customer requirements and ensuring that these are met
• Ability to recognize compliance and risk issues and situations
• Determining training needs
• Setting and meeting performance indicators
• Developing, implementing, and coordinating effective HSSE programs to prevent or eliminate defects at business unit and project level
• Direct interaction with clients and lead problem solving activities on customer related issues.