Principal Advisor
Skills
About This Role
Overview
Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients.
We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability.
We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.
The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs, planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources.
We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.
This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.
We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles.
We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.
Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day HSE activities in accordance with designated areas of responsibility.
- Develop and maintain necessary HSE MS documentation for the project.
- Initiate and support HSE Awareness programs and campaigns.
- Application of hazard identification and risk assessment processes in designated areas of responsibility and implementation of appropriate control measures to reduce the risks to ALARP.
- Participate in the review of the effectiveness of hazard controls/mitigations.
- Participate in implementing HSE lessons learned within designated areas of responsibility and communicating more widely where appropriate.
- Provide input to the HSE component of the action tracking system.
- Ensure HSE requirements are communicated to all relevant personnel in designated areas of responsibility and verify compliance by all appropriate means (meetings, inspections, monitoring, and audits).
- Assist fully in the investigation of incidents and near misses.
- Organize and participate fully and openly in all compliance assurance audits, inspections, performance meetings, etc.
- Ensure Objectives, Policies and Procedures are implemented in designated areas of responsibility.
- Provide input HAZID, HAZOP, HAZCON, ENVID , QRA Workshops organized by HSE Design.
- Carry out other related duties as advised by the supervisor.
- ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:* Bachelor Degree (4 years) OR Diploma (3 years) (from an institution of higher learning authorized to grant academic degrees in the country of issue)
- NEBOSH IGC or equivalent
- Lead or Internal Auditor (ISO 45001/ ISO 14001)
- Incident Investigation techniques.
- Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in HSE in construction, fabrication, installation and/or commissioning projects / operations in the oil & gas or petrochemical industries.
Skills
- AND COMPETENCIES* Have strong understanding of the HSE issues, practices and behavioral aspects in the Oil & Gas EPC business.
- Able to lead a team of HSE personnel such as HSE officers, Hygiene officers etc.
- Sound understanding of the HSE Management System and HSE legislative requirements.
- Ability to develop and implement HSE plans, Welfare plans, Emergency response procedures/plans and site specific HSE procedures / work instructions.
- Practical experience in implementation of Safe System of Work (PTW/ WMS/ Risk Assessment etc.).
- Ability to conduct training/awareness sessions on relevant HSE procedures applicable to the scope of work.
- Ability to implement practical H2S control measures.
- Ability to conduct HSE audits and inspections.
- Ability to investigate incidents, identify immediate and root causes.
- Effective interpersonal and verbal & written communication skills in English.
- #LI-HS1
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