Senior-level Energy, utilities, environment Jobs in Africa

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Burn

Global Head of EHS and Security

Ruiru

Kenya

Blue Ventures

Executive Assistant

Nairobi

Kenya

Natural State

Head of People & Culture, Global

Nanyuki

Kenya

Natural State

Head of Communications

Nanyuki

Kenya

Deloitte Nigeria

DIRECTOR ENERGY AND MINES, ECOWAS COMMISSION

Abuja

Nigeria

WTS Energy

Financial Reporting & Internal Controller

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

WTS Energy

Taxation & Financial Manager

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

WTS Energy

Head of Procurement

Port Harcourt

Nigeria

Blue Ventures

Head of Government Engagement and Public Policy – East Africa

Nairobi

Kenya

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Burn

Senior Carbon Technical Manager (A.6.2 & Electric / Metered Cookstove Lead)

Nairobi

Kenya

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Burn

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Global Head of EHS and Security

Job details

Contract Type

Description

Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, quality, or related field.
  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Engineering, Security Management, or related field.
  • 12+ years of progressive EHSS experience in industrial manufacturing.
  • Multi-country management experience required.
  • Professional certifications preferred (NEBOSH, ISO Lead Auditor, CSP, CPP for security, etc.).
  • Strong experience in heavy industrial environments.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Regulatory expertise and compliance orientation.
  • Strong crisis management capability.
  • Security risk assessment proficiency.
  • Data-driven, dynamic, and agile mindset.
  • Cross-cultural leadership.
  • High integrity and discretion.


Responsibilities

Global EHSS Strategy & Governance

  • Develop and deploy a unified global EHSS strategy aligned with BURN’s objectives.
  • Establish standardized EHSS policies, SOPs, procedures, and reporting frameworks across all countries.
  • Ensure compliance with ISO standards, local regulatory standards, and relevant environmental, safety, and security best practices.
  • Act as the corporate authority on environmental, occupational health, safety, and security matters.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

  • Ensure compliance with global and local occupational safety, environmental, and industrial regulations across all sites.
  • Lead global risk assessments for high-risk operations including.
  • Oversee environmental permits, waste management, emissions monitoring, and hazardous material compliance.
  • Develop fleet safety standards, including driver training and accident investigation.

Safety Culture & Behavioral Leadership

  • Drive a zero-harm culture globally.
  • Develop behavioral safety programs and accountability frameworks.
  • Standardize safety training, induction programs, and toolbox talks across all sites.
  • Promote proactive hazard reporting and near-miss tracking.

Incident Management & Investigation

  • Establish global standards for incident reporting and escalation.
  • Lead investigations into serious incidents and high-potential events.
  • Ensure structured root-cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
  • Develop and monitor related KPIs.

Global Security Management

  • The Global Head of EHSS is responsible for establishing and overseeing a comprehensive global security framework to safeguard people, assets, facilities, and supply chains.
  • Develop and standardize physical security, perimeter protection, CCTV systems, access control systems, visitor management, and guard force management policies across all sites.
  • Implement controls to prevent theft, and asset loss.
  • Oversee investigation and lead response of internal and external security incidents.
  • Develop warehouses dispatch and receiving security protocols.
  • Implement container sealing, yard control, and logistics risk mitigation processes in collaboration with the respective departments.
  • Monitor high-risk transport routes, regions, and events, and provide Security Assessment.
  • Conduct country-specific security risk assessments, and security audits.
  • Establish site emergency response coordination (fire, unrest, natural disasters, security breaches).
  • Assess, onboard, audit, and oversee security service providers across all regions.
  • Standardize guard training requirements and SLAs.

Emergency Preparedness & Crisis Management

  • Ensure drills are conducted regularly.
  • Coordinate corporate response to critical incidents.

Leadership & Global Team Management

  • Lead regional EHSS managers and security leads.
  • Drive alignment between Operations, HR, Facilities, and Risk teams.
  • Provide executive-level EHSS reporting to leadership and board.


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