Skills Global Ltd is recruiting on behalf of Kinde Engineering Works Ltd for a proactive, results-driven Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Supervisor to strengthen safety compliance across the company’s telecommunications, construction, electrical, civil engineering, and infrastructure projects.
Our client seeks a hands-on safety professional committed to protecting lives, enforcing safety standards, and building a strong safety-first culture. The successful candidate must demonstrate sound judgement and assertiveness in stopping unsafe work, holding teams and supervisors accountable, and promoting consistent EHS compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement and enforce Kinde’s EHS policies, procedures, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor EHS compliance across project activities and ensure adherence to approved safety standards and safe systems of work.
- Enforce safety requirements for working at heights, electrical installations, power lines, excavation, lifting operations, and other high-risk activities.
- Conduct regular site inspections, risk assessments, toolbox talks, safety audits, and incident investigations.
- Identify hazards proactively and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Monitor employee, supervisor and subcontractor compliance with EHS requirements, including permit-to-work procedures and the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Stop any work that presents an imminent danger to personnel, the public, equipment, or the environment.
- Drive positive safety behaviours, accountability, and continuous improvement across all project sites.
- Maintain accurate EHS records and report incidents, near misses, unsafe acts, and compliance performance.
- Monitor environmental compliance across project sites, including waste management, spill prevention and response.
- Deliver EHS inductions and safety training to employees and subcontractors.
- Coordinate site emergency preparedness, emergency drills and first-aid arrangements.
Qualifications and Experience
- A diploma or degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Safety Management, or a related field.
- A recognized occupational health and safety certification, such as NEBOSH or IOSH, and a valid first-aid certificate will be added advantages.
- At least four years of relevant experience in EHS supervision within telecommunications, construction, electrical engineering, civil engineering, or infrastructure projects.
- Strong practical knowledge of working-at-height safety, electrical hazards, power-line safety, and other high-risk construction activities.
- Knowledge of applicable Kenyan occupational safety and health legislation and relevant industry standards.
- Strong leadership, communication, inspection, reporting, and incident-investigation skills.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate must demonstrate sound judgement, assertiveness, credibility with site teams, and decisiveness under pressure. The role requires the ability to influence behaviour, challenge unsafe practices at every level, and place safety above production targets.
Join Kinde Engineering Works Ltd and help build a workplace where safety is a shared value and standard.
How to Apply
Candidates who meet the requirements above should submit a detailed CV and cover letter, clearly indicating their expected remuneration, to Skills Global Ltd via the email address below:
Email: careers@skillsglobal.co.ke
Subject Line: Application – EHS Supervisor
Closing Date: 27 October 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification. Personal data submitted will be processed solely for recruitment and selection purposes in accordance with the Data Protection Act, No. 24 of 2019 (Kenya), and may be shared with the client strictly for evaluation purposes.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to satisfy relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of qualifications and employment references. Our client is an equal opportunity employer.