Job Description

Job description

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Lead Operational Safety Advisor, based in Aberdeen.

This is a short term cover contract until the end of the year and candidates are required to be available at short notice.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a high awareness of industry and professional best practice through effective networking, professional organisations, journals, etc.
• Responsibility for providing work direction and technical guidance, checking work/project progress and setting priorities for the Safety and Occupational Health Practitioner
• Responsible for providing support to site based HSE professionals and working with them on common objectives
• Responsible for the input of Occupational Health and Safety objectives into the annual asset HSE improvement plan
• Responsible for the input of Occupational Health and Safety audits into the annual asset audit plan through a risk-based assessment looking at areas such as legal compliance and incident trends
• Responsible for input into the annual monitoring plan for the asset
• Assist in conducting monitoring activities as per the asset monitoring plan
• Responsible for conducting audits in accordance with the asset audit plan
• Responsible for monitoring of and input to CMS
• Responsible for providing HSE support to shared services under Asset Responsibility
• Responsible for the production of appropriate Level 3 and Level 4 procedures and related training materials for occupational safety and health
• Responsible for providing the required support to assets during implementation of safety and occupational health plans and
• procedures. This support may require spending a period of time on the operational site during roll-out and implementation.
• Coordinate safety & occupational health support for onshore and offshore health & safety committees
• Ensure the development of an effective emergency response function for the operational sites within the Asset.
• Assist in the preparation of emergency and bridging documents
• Assist in the preparation of Contractor Interface documents and facilitation of contractor HSE forums
• Facilitate accident investigation/root cause analysis
• Responsible for ensuring HSE I & S applications are effectively implemented within the asset (e.g. 4SIGHT including Database, Stop the Job, Stre@m Prevent, Stre@m Synergi and permit to work)
• Assist in the compilation of SIMOPS dossiers for simultaneous operations between Operations and Construction/Operations and Drilling, Seismic and Operations
• Assist in the HSE evaluation of contractors during the ITT process and the follow up of any recommendations made during the HSE evaluation
• Responsible for attending and providing the input to Contractor Performance review meetings
• Responsible for ensuring the asset inputs the correct information into STRE@M and ensuring STRE@M governance is adhered to
• Assist in communicating information relating to incidents within the asset and also sharing lessons learned from Rex+
• Responsible for ensuring all occupational health issues within the asset are effectively controlled (e.g. accommodation hygiene, potable water management, noise, handling of chemicals/COSHH, ergonomics, radioactive materials, health surveillance, management of hazardous substances e.g. mercury, benzene, etc.).
• Ensure occupational health risk assessment files for each operational site are maintained
• Responsible for developing health surveillance strategy for Company and Contractors so that records are kept of personnel exposure (e.g. noise, hand arm vibration, nightshift working etc.)
• Responsible for attending the daily morning call for operations, delegating when not available and sharing the information with the team

Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree educated
• Professional safety/occupational health qualification
• Previous experience within a similar role
• Capable of influencing the impact of emerging legislation and industry trends
• Representing the company at an industry level and leading/facilitating workgroups
• Good knowledge of UK onshore and offshore health & safety legislation, sufficient to offer good advice without reference, and be able to offer detailed advice through reference to documentation
• Experience of Onshore Gas Plants / knowledge of COMAH regs would be beneficial
• Thorough knowledge of company and group health & safety standards and procedures
• Lead Auditor
• Trained to lead investigations of significant accidents/incidents

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/067813.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.

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