# Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer

> Tatu City · Tatu City, Kenya · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-16

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Construction & Delivery Department

## Description

Position Overview

The HSE Officer will be responsible for initiating, developing, implementing, and coordinating environmental health and safety management plans, programs, policies, and strategies to ensure a safe working environment across **Tatu City**. The role enforces total HSE compliance on site, conducts audits and inspections, and prepares reports with corrective actions where required.

**Key Responsibilities**

-   **HSE Planning**: Develop and implement safety management plans, policies, and strategies in line with legislation and industry best practices.
-   **Audits & Inspections**: Perform daily and scheduled audits of work sites to ensure compliance with safety and health requirements.
-   **Reporting**: Prepare inspection reports, maintain injury logs, and submit findings to management and relevant government agencies.
-   **Stakeholder Guidance**: Advise and instruct employees, contractors, and visitors on safety topics including noise, machinery use, and waste disposal.
-   **Training**: Organize OHS training sessions, inductions for contractors, and emergency drills.
-   **Compliance & Safety**: Ensure all works comply with Kenyan building codes, local authority regulations, and Group policies on anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and quality standards.
-   **Hazard Investigation**: Investigate complaints, accidents, disease outbreaks, and hazardous spills; identify physical, biological, and chemical risks.
-   **Contractor Oversight**: Review and approve subcontractor safety plans, verify adequacy of tools and equipment, and monitor site operations for compliance.

## Requirements

**Skills and Experience:**

-   A minimum of 8-10 years’ experience as a safety officer, with a minimum of 3 years spent in a supervisory role.
-   Profound knowledge of industry standards and regulations (OSHA)
-   Experience writing reports and policies for health and safety.
-   Familiarity with conducting data analysis and reporting statistics.
-   Ability to communicate excellently in both oral and written format.
-   Ability to climb heights using ladders or scaffolding.
-   OSHA 30-hour certification is an added advantage.

## Apply

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