SENIOR HEALTH & SAFETY ASSOCIATE

SENIOR HEALTH & SAFETY ASSOCIATE

Subsidiary: Genser Energy Ghana Limited (GEGL)

Location:  Corporate Office, Takoradi, Ghana

Designation Level: Functional Head

Reports Directly to: Health & Safety Manager

OBJECTIVE: The Health & Safety Senior Associate will be responsible for developing, implementing and embedding the Company’s health and safety management plans and training programmes across the corporate office, ensuring a safe and healthy workplace and compliance with applicable legislation, international standards and Company requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

- Develop, review and update health and safety management plans, policies, procedures and standards.

- Align plans with ISO 45001, applicable Ghanaian health and safety legislation and Genser Energy’s corporate standards.

- Lead hazard identification and risk assessment for activities, facilities and events.

- Develop and maintain emergency preparedness, response and business continuity plans.

- Define emergency team roles and ensure plans are communicated and tested through periodic drills.

TRAINING & CULTURE DEVELOPMENT

- Develop and implement the annual health and safety training needs analysis and training plan.

- Develop training content and awareness materials.

- Deliver health and safety induction, awareness and refresher training for employees, contractors and visitors.

- Train and certify emergency response teams, including fire wardens and first aiders

IMPLEMENTATION & COMPLIANCE

- Drive the implementation of health and safety management plans.

- Work with department heads to embed health and safety requirements into daily operations and projects.

- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and internal standards, and close out audit findings.

- Prepare for and support internal and external audits, inspections and certification processes.

REPORTING & STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION

- Support incident reporting, investigation and the closure of corrective and preventive actions.

- Ensure lessons learned from incidents are shared and incorporated into management plans and training.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety , Environmental Health, Engineering, Occupational Hygiene
or a related field is mandatory.

- Master’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety , Public Health, Engineering Management or NEBOSH international Diploma Management professional Certificate or
a related field is a plus.

- Professional certification in health and safety (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH , or OSHA ) is mandatory; ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certification is a plus.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

- A minimum of 6 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in the Power, Energy , mining or Oil & Gas industry.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

- Proficiency with health and safety management software (e.g., SAP EHS, Intelex or similar incident management systems).

- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing health and safety management plans and delivering training to diverse audiences.

- Strong knowledge of ISO 45001, risk assessment methodologies and Ghanaian health and safety legislation.