Safety Officer

To ensure a safe working environment at project sites by implementing health and safety procedures, monitoring compliance, preventing accidents, and promoting a strong safety culture in line with company standards and legal requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor daily site activities to ensure compliance with safety rules, company procedures, and legal requirements.
• Conduct regular site inspections to identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and potential hazards.
• Ensure workers use the required personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times.
• Conduct safety inductions, toolbox talks, and awareness sessions for employees, subcontractors, and new joiners.
• Enforce safety measures for high-risk activities such as working at height, lifting operations, hot works, excavation, and confined space work.
• Prepare and maintain safety reports, inspection records, incident reports, and related documentation.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, supervisors, and subcontractors to ensure safe execution of works.
• Monitor housekeeping, access routes, emergency exits, fire prevention measures, and general site safety conditions.
• Ensure work permits, risk assessments, and method statements are in place and followed before commencement of critical activities.
• Check scaffolding, ladders, tools, equipment, lifting gear, and machinery from a safety compliance perspective.
• Report safety violations and stop unsafe work when there is immediate risk to people, property, or operations.
• Assist in emergency response planning, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and first aid readiness on site.
• Support compliance with client HSE requirements, consultant standards, and local authority regulations.
• Promote a proactive safety culture by encouraging hazard reporting and safe work practices across the site.

Qualifications:

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum [3] years of experience as a Safety Officer in a construction or contracting company.
• Recognized safety certification such as NEBOSH, IOSH, OSHA, or equivalent.
• Good knowledge of construction site hazards, HSE practices, and legal safety requirements.
• Familiarity with permit-to-work systems, risk assessments, and emergency procedures.

Skills Required:

• Strong knowledge of construction safety practices
• Good observation and hazard identification skills
• Ability to conduct training and safety briefings
• Good report writing and documentation skills
• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Ability to act firmly and responsibly in unsafe situations

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• What is your Salary Expectation & Notice Period
• Do you have Contracting Company Experience?

Work Location: In person