MISSIONS / JOB DIMENSIONS

The EACOP Safety Officer based in Tanzania. The Job Holder supports the Health & Safety Lead to coordinate all HSE matters for the Dar Offices as well as field activities relating to the Corporate team deployed in country (primarily Land & Social). No direct budget responsibilities but implicated in the department activities with an estimated budget implication +$1M USD/annually. Interfaces with regulators and local stakeholders for health and safety aspects.

ACTIVITIES

Safety

Support field activities for EACOP Contractor management
Field level support driving, transportation and logistics
Implementation of the EACOP medical / pandemic plan
Incident reporting & investigation
HSE Performance reporting
Analysis of contractor’s HSE Management Systems for prequalification and call for tender activities
Incident management including reporting, notification, investigation & analysis
Maintain the accidents/incident database and follow up the actions plan
Conduct HSE inductions and update the database as necessary
Participate to emergency response and crisis management
Promote safety and security behavior within the Branch
Prepare and facilitate toolbox meeting
Safe and sound execution of Safety inspections/ Audits, risk assessments processes (JHA, HAZOM Hazard observation and Mitigations)
Train the Trainer capabilities Road Transport & Drivers Safety
Check and follow-up the Journey Management Plans
Monitor car and driver fleet in Dar Es Salaam and in the field

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT

The project has started early civil works and is moving into full construction phase within the next 12 to 18 months
Land acquisition activities are ongoing with a growing presence of EACOP personnel in the field
Numbers of people in the office is growing rapidly
EACOP personnel are actively engaged in fieldwork including consultation, land acquisition and support for project activities

ACCOUNTABILITIES

To contribute to the successful implementation of the EACOP HSE policies through :

Follow-up of field activities from induction to contractor’s assessments.
Daily analysis, reporting and actions plan follow up.
General support for the implementation of HSE policies and awareness initiatives both in the Dar office and in the field.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

At least 10 year's professional experience working in Oil & Gas or other extractive industry HSE capacity with in-field experience Transportation and/or logistics risks experience is an asset.
Facilitation experience for incident investigation and causal analysis.
Fluent in Swahili and English, both written and spoken and computer literate with all MS Office programs.
Good knowledge of Tanzanian safety and security regulations.
Clean police record and driving license.
Highly available, autonomous and able to travel to remote areas in Tanzania.
Sense of responsibility and dependability with good communication and observation skills
Ability to work within a diverse team.