IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count and is solely focused on the emerging markets. The Company has over 40,000 towers across its 10 markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia. For more information, please email: [email protected] or visit: www.ihstowers.com

Job Purpose

Implement controls to reduce health, safety and environmental (HSE) risks in assigned region.

• Conduct HSE induction for new employees and for suppliers at the beginning of all critical activities prior to mobilization to site. 
• Review the safe system of work (JHA, RA, PTW, etc.) for all activities relating to the approval of access ref, and where the task is potentially high-risk, escalate to the senior manager to define mitigation and additional control measures. Ensure oversight until completion of the high-risk tasks.
• Maintain and execute emergency preparedness plan, including quarterly drills for the region, ensuring first responders, first aid boxes, fire extinguishers, etc. are up to date.
• Conduct routine, ad hoc, pre-project, post-incident, and other required regulatory field inspections for hazard identification, including working with stakeholders to implement appropriate controls. 
• Participate in, and provide support for environmental critical activities e.g., Environmental Compliance Monitoring, Environmental Audit, Site Clean-up/Remediation and other Regulatory compliance monitoring such as Noise monitoring, Air quality monitoring, etc. in the Region. Advise regional management as appropriate.
• Provide advice and support to regional management during incident investigations to establish root causes, cascade lesson learned, and make recommendations to minimize re-occurrences.
• Maintain timely and accurate weekly and monthly reports, HSE KPI record of manhours, incidents, training, HSE performance for contractors’, governance meeting actions, and provide support for closure and continuous improvement.
• Maintain data base for tracking of action plans arising from incident investigations, HSE meetings, audits, clients’ and/or customers’ inspections, and/or complaints in the region, etc., until close out, including logging and resolving all incidents on SysAid. Ensure monthly reconciliation of data between the region and HQ.
• Manage the distribution of and maintain records of PPE and first aid requirements for the region, including inventory and escalation for restocking.
• Periodically engage regulatory/governmental agencies (State Ministry of Environment, NOSDRA, NESREA, NCC etc.) to represent the company during site visits to address any escalation and prevent regulatory sanctions.
• Organize and implement HSE events including Perfect HSE day, road safety and fleet safety program, policies and procedures to promote safety consciousness among staff and contractors in the region.  
• Advice and support the regional management, operations team, site maintenance contractors, SMCs, and site build contractors, SBCs on developments in environmental, legislations, risk-based reviews and implement controls to prevent accidents, and business disruptions.
• Support Operations team in advising on corrective actions on site-relate snags and ensure the region’s HSE systems and processes comply with relevant applicable laws and requirements.
• Participate in HSE-related conferences, seminars, public hearings, etc.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, HSE.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences and/ or any other relevant discipline.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies (ISPON, NES, IOSH, IIRSM, etc.) will be an added advantage.
• +2 years’ relevant work experience.
• ISO HSE-MS certifications, e.g., ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 will be an added advantage
•  Valid NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) in Occupational Health & Safety. NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate (NEC) will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrable knowledge in monitoring, policymaking, and planning.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications and other Microsoft tools

Organizational Competencies

Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.

Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.

Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.

Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.

Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create a positive impact in the communities we serve.

Our Vision

IHS is committed to improving the quality and availability of telecommunications infrastructure, the lifeline for an increasingly connected world. We are dedicated to helping create a sustainable future for the communities in which we operate, and our sustainable strategy is structured around four pillars: ethics and governance, environment and climate change, education and economic growth, and our people and communities.