Process Safety Manager at Dangote Industries Limited – Nigeria

Dangote Industries Limited is recruiting a Process Safety Manager in Nigeria for its Health, Safety, Environment and Fire function. Reporting to the General Manager, HSE/F, the position oversees process safety controls and the management of major industrial hazards.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and continually improve the organisation’s Process Safety Management framework, objectives and performance indicators.
• Coordinate process safety audits, management reviews and regulatory compliance activities.
• Lead hazard identification and risk studies, including HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, Bowtie and other recognised methods.
• Monitor critical risk controls, operating envelopes, safeguards and leading and lagging safety indicators.
• Govern management-of-change reviews, technical approvals, risk assessments, communication and readiness before start-up.
• Lead investigations of process incidents and near misses, establish root causes and track corrective measures.
• Work with engineering, inspection and maintenance teams on equipment integrity and reliability assurance.
• Support emergency plans, drills and response preparation for major accident scenarios.
• Develop process safety training, coach operational personnel and build a strong prevention culture.
• Engage with regulators and auditors, maintain technical documentation and advise management on process safety issues.
• Use benchmarking, gap analysis, digital tools and lessons learned to improve plant safety performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Petroleum or Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Eight to fifteen years of relevant industrial experience, including at least five years in Process Safety Management.
• Background in fertilizer, petrochemical, oil and gas, chemical, refinery, LNG or manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to use HAZOP, LOPA, management-of-change, root-cause analysis and asset-integrity methods.
• Working knowledge of quantitative risk assessment, process hazard analysis, safety instrumented systems, risk-based inspection and emergency response planning.
• Strong leadership, analytical thinking, risk judgement, communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• A relevant master’s degree or professional certification in process safety, functional safety, risk, incident investigation, NEBOSH, IOSH or ISO 45001 auditing is desirable.