Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

About the role

The Occupational Health & Safety Specialist will provide site‑level HSE oversight for construction and commissioning of solar PV, battery energy storage systems, substations and related electrical infrastructure in Eritrea. The role involves inspections, contractor HSE plan reviews, incident investigations and emergency preparedness throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Provide full‑time HSE oversight during mobilisation, construction, installation, testing, commissioning and hand‑over phases.
• Review and approve contractor HSE plans, risk assessments, method statements, permit‑to‑work procedures and emergency‑response arrangements.
• Conduct daily site inspections, audits, toolbox‑talk verification and compliance monitoring across all work fronts.
• Monitor electrical‑safety controls, working‑at‑height measures, lifting operations, excavation safety and solar‑PV/BESS specific hazards.
• Lead incident, near‑miss and environmental‑event investigations, maintain registers and HSE performance dashboards.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness, drills and liaison with contractors, client and authorities.

Required profile

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Health or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of professional HSE experience, including at least 5 years on power‑generation, solar PV or battery storage projects.
• Proven experience on projects of 10 MW + or comparable technical complexity.
• Relevant HSE certification (NEBOSH, IOSH) preferred.

Required skills

• Electrical safety, lockout/tag‑out, arc‑flash precautions.
• Working‑at‑height safety, scaffolding, fall protection, rescue planning.
• Lifting operations, crane safety, rigging and critical‑lift planning.
• Excavation and trenching safety, underground‑service identification.
• Solar PV construction safety, DC hazard control, BESS fire and thermal‑runaway safety.
• Incident investigation, root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action management.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and international HSE standards.