Safety Officer – Resettlement at Lycopodium Ghana

Lycopodium is an Australian headquartered engineering and project management consultancy which provides a complete range of services for the evaluation, development, implementation and optimisation of projects across a broad range of industries.

Description

• Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Safety Officer – Resettlement to join our growing project team in Ahafo North.
• Reporting to the HSE Superintendent the Safety Officer – Resettlement will provide advice to ensure that the Resettlement housing Construction is delivered professionally and safely in line with Company, Client and industry requirements.
• They will also confirm all HSE initiatives of the Project team are aligned with Company, Client, regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Although recruited and employed via Lycopodium, the position will act as an Owners representative and take direction from our clint\’s safety department.

The tasks you\’ll perform

• Administer and implement HSE policies, plans and procedures to mitigate risks and safely deliver the project.
• Ensure all dealings with Client, Vendors and other external stakeholders are professional and in line with ethos of the business.
• Provide specialist advice in designated areas of expertise.
• Conduct environmental training and awareness programs to the project and contractor site teams.
• Educate and promote health and safety (H&S) culture that will mitigate the risk of injury to personnel and damage to plant, equipment, environment, and the heritage aspects of the project.
• Assist Safety & Environmental officers in accident/incident investigations and reporting.
• Assist in job safety analysis and coordinate training to improve safety such as excavations, confined space entry, hot works and Hazard identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA).
• Check on-site contractor personnel for induction and training status. Enforce project PPE requirements and project safety guidelines
• Facilitate Health and Safety audits, risk assessments, reviews and inspections.

The expertise you\’ll bring

• Technical Certificate/Tertiary Education Qualification, Degree, or Diploma in appropriate specialist field or equivalent.
• Must possess a NEBOSH/Mincom Certificate
• Solid Knowledge of Safety in Construction Management.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite Package.
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in a similar safety role in construction environment involving earthworks, commercial, and/or residential construction
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills across different cultures
• Demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with colleagues across all business units.
• Ability to use MS Excel, MS Word, and other project systems/tools.
• Solid leadership and people supervision skills
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills with an Eagle’s eye for details.

Working Conditions:

• Site based.
• Working hours are 6 days a week, 8 hours per day, from Monday to Saturday, 7am to 4pm daily and 5 hours on Saturdays from 7 am to 1pm.
• The safety supervisor shall spend 95% of their time on the project site to properly check on daily activities on site