Safety Officer

Wood Minerals & Metals is looking to appoint a Site Safety Officer to join the HSEC team on the Etango Mine construction site, located approximately 35 km from Swakopmund, Namibia. The project involves the construction of an 8 Mtpa uranium mine, with major civil and earthworks activities currently underway. The successful candidate will report directly to the HSEC Manager and provide hands-on safety support across the construction site.

The Site Safety Officer will play a key role in ensuring compliance with project HSEC requirements, legal obligations, and contractor safety standards. The position will support the HSEC Manager, Construction Manager, and Project Manager in driving a strong safety culture and maintaining safe work practices across all site activities

Only local Nambian applicants will be considered.

• Provide daily reporting to HSEC Manager, and Construction Manager on request.
• Compile weekly HSEC report and forward to functional manager.
• Inspect and sign off contractor HSEC Management Plan.
• Provide technical advice on matters relating to industrial hygiene, safety and environmental matters and ensure safety programs comply with project specification, legal requirements, standards and policies.
• Assist the HSEC Manager for the roll out of HSEC information related to site activities.
• Manage HSEC issues in designated area of responsibility on site.
• Conduct Safety Interventions.
• Participate in bi-weekly HSEC coordination meetings.
• Participate in bi-weekly HSEC management and contractor safety walk abouts.
• Attend daily/weekly progress meetings associated in the area of responsibility.
• Conduct inspections on work permits; ensuring current and documentation maintained.
• Monitor daily contractor crew talks.
• Monitor safe work procedures, verifying contractor compliance.
• Conduct risk management in the identification of hazards in the workplace and recommend corrective or preventive measures, including control systems to detect deviation from agreed HSEC policies.
• Participate in incident and/or accident investigations and coordinate corrective and preventative actions.
• Conduct site inspections related to waste disposal and industrial hygiene, protective clothing and the storage of dangerous chemicals and other substances.
• Provide technical advice on chemical and physical agent behaviour, impact and control as they effect the environment and health of employees and users.
• Initiate and conduct HSEC audits on contractors associated with area of responsibility.
• Provide advice to project personnel on strategies and problem solving on HSEC matters.
• Inspection of work activities in compliance with Risk Assessments.
• Participate in site hazard inspections
• Ensure all contractors practice HSEC standards as required by the project

Qualifications:

• NEBOSH IGC and/or NEBOSH International Diploma
• NADSAM
• BTech

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum of 5 years as a HSEC Advisor in a project environment
• Registered with SACPCMP as CHSO
• Extensive knowledge of local HSE legislation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Computer literate

Personal attributes:

• Good communication skills.
• Must be a team player.
• Maintain discipline under difficult conditions lationship and networking ability.