Oil Spill Response Inspector

Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) is seeking an Oil Spill Response Inspector to verify preparedness and field response activities in line with environmental and safety standards.

What it offers

• Full-time position in Port Harcourt
• Role focuses on inspecting oil-spill preparedness and response activities

Who can apply

• Minimum requirement: HND or bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Marine Studies, Occupational Safety, or a related discipline
• Typically 5 or more years of experience in environmental inspection, oil-spill response, emergency response, marine operations, pipeline operations, or HSE
• Physical capability to work outdoors, near water, in remote terrain, and during extended emergency-response operations

What you'll do

• Inspect spill-response bases, equipment (booms, skimmers, pumps, tanks, sorbents, PPE), communications, boats/vehicles, and support equipment for availability and serviceability
• Verify inventory, maintenance, inspection tags, calibration, deployment readiness, access routes, and mobilisation arrangements
• Participate in drills and exercises, observe deployment and command interfaces, record gaps, and track improvement actions
• During an incident, inspect source-control support, containment, recovery, transfer, temporary storage, shoreline/land protection, and cleanup activities
• Monitor contractor practices, exclusion zones, ignition control, water safety, manual handling, decontamination, and use of suitable PPE
• Document affected areas, response tactics, recovered volumes, equipment use, waste streams, photographs, coordinates, samples, and chain of custody
• Verify recovered oil, contaminated soil/water, sorbents, and debris are classified, contained, transported, and handed over to approved waste routes
• Escalate ineffective containment, secondary pollution, wildlife/community risk, unsafe practices, or gaps in equipment and personnel capability
• Prepare daily inspection summaries, demobilisation checks, after-action findings, and auditable evidence

How to apply

• Apply for this position via the provided listing
• Contact details:
  • Address: 5, Idugbe estate, off Elf Road Ogunu Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
  • Email: info@wdcl.net
  • Phone: +234 803 761 0165, +234 802 917 9318