About the Role
This position offers an exciting opportunity for a dedicated professional to support the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Manager as well as the operations team in both field and office environments. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with corporate, country, and client HSE safety initiatives, along with facilitating the implementation of Quality Management System (QMS) subsystems. The role emphasizes collaboration across various departments to improve processes and systems in place, thereby enhancing overall safety and operational efficiency.
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Duties & Responsibilities:
- General support to the HSE Manager both in the field and in the office.
- General support to the operations team in the field and in the office.
- Facilitate implementation of QMS and its subsystems (HMS, RMS, and AMS).
- Oversee, manage, and/or conduct internal, regulatory body, and client compliance audits.
- Monitor audit action items until closed out for assigned rigs.
- Support the HSE Manager with the implementation of corporate, country, and client HSE safety initiatives.
- Assist in the preparation of Work Instructions and Risk Control (WIRC) and Management Safety Reports (MSR) presentations as required.
- Identify and communicate needed improvements of company processes to management.
- Collaborate with other departments (both line and staff) to develop and continually improve company processes, policies, procedures, work instructions, and forms.
- Assist the HSE Manager in establishing HSE goals to improve overall performance.
- Make recommendations to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
- Oversee creation, correction, amendment, and review of RMS and AMS documents prior to submission to the Quality department for registration and publication.
- Provide guidance on the use and application of the RMS and AMS.
- Act upon suggestions/feedback regarding the safety management systems.
- Provide close assistance to area operations in developing, implementing, and improving Area Management Systems.
- Supervise, coach, and mentor HSE staff on assigned rigs.
- Ensure latest documentation is available and accessible to employees through various platforms (internet, intranet, manuals, etc.).
- Ensure all RMS manuals are up to date and the latest RMS CD is accessible to rig crews at the site.
- Participate in orienting new HSE employees on RMS systems.
- Attend industry conferences and stay updated on current HSE developments.
- Attend all client HSE meetings, including weekly, monthly, and SOC meetings.
- Lead all incident investigations for assigned rigs.
- Attend scheduled rig inspections per contractual and client requirements.
- Ensure new technology is accessible to enhance employee access to the Rig Management System.
- Implement and facilitate rig move procedures, attending rig moves in the field as required.
- Monitor statistics of own rig group for trends as supplied by Analyst to manage improvements.
- Conduct monthly inspections with rig management.
Experience:
- Experience in a multi-tasking environment.
- Minimum 7 to 8 years’ experience with drilling operations.
- International business experience and willingness to travel.
- High level of presentation skills.
Education and Training:
- Minimum high school degree; a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university is preferred.
- Certified NEBOSH IGC.
- Membership in recognized industry associations (e.g., SPE, ASSE, IOSH).
- Proficiency in current versions of Windows, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Personal Attributes:
- Self-starter with the ability to prioritize and organize workload with minimal supervision.
- Reliable and detail-oriented.
- High aptitude for dealing with a wide range of situations and personalities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well under pressure while maintaining team spirit.
- Capable of conducting public speaking engagements.
- Organized, consistent, and a progressive thinker.
- Ability to lead others and maintain required training in a timely manner.
- Eager to seek avenues to improve professional knowledge and qualifications.
- Proficient in English with effective written and spoken communication skills.
