Senior Health & Safety Associate

About the role

Genser Energy Ghana Limited is hiring a Senior Health & Safety Associate for its corporate office in Takoradi. Reporting directly to the Health & Safety Manager, the role develops, implements and embeds the company's health and safety management plans and training programmes, ensuring a safe workplace and compliance with legislation, international standards and company requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, review and update health and safety plans, policies, procedures and standards aligned with ISO 45001, Ghanaian legislation and corporate standards
• Lead hazard identification and risk assessments, and develop emergency preparedness, response and business continuity plans, including testing them through drills
• Run the annual training needs analysis, deliver induction, awareness and refresher training, and train and certify emergency response teams such as fire wardens and first aiders
• Embed health and safety into daily operations and projects, close out audit findings and support internal and external audits
• Support incident reporting, investigations and corrective and preventive actions, and share lessons learned

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Occupational Hygiene or a related field (mandatory)
• Master's degree or NEBOSH International Diploma, and a management professional certificate, are a plus
• Mandatory professional health and safety certification (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH, OSHA); ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certification is a plus
• Minimum of 6 years in a similar role, preferably in power, energy, mining or oil and gas

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of ISO 45001, risk assessment methods and Ghanaian health and safety legislation
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Health and safety management software such as SAP EHS, Intelex or similar incident management systems