HSE Advisor Job Description
This position is responsible to ensure that the Company’s health, safety and environmental goals and initiatives comply. This is a rotational work schedule of 14 days on and 14 days off.
Essential functions
• Interface with rig crew and monitors activities to promote safe operations.
• Assist rig management in fulfilment of required HSE mandates.
• Mentor personnel regarding HSE policies, procedures and standards to promote understanding and implementation consistent with Company goals and objectives.
• Mentor personnel regarding national and local HSE regulations associated with drilling operations.
• Work with Rig and HSE management to define HSE goals and priorities
• Facilitate and conduct safety meetings.
• Assist in preparation and review of Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and permits and review hazards and precautions with staff.
• Represent the Company’s HSE interests with client personnel
• Support incident notification, investigation, and reporting process
• Participate in audits and inspections
• Conduct visitor HSE inductions/orientations
• Support emergency response readiness training and drills.
• Track and report action items associated with incidents, audits and inspections.
• Maintain required documentation.
• Adheres to all Company policies and procedures.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Ensure that personal behaviors and work practices are in line with Company safety standards.
• Responsible for safety of self and others in the vicinity to include, but not limited to, employees, vendors and guests.
• Provide visible leadership engagement, be aware of housekeeping and take additional safety precautions to ensure no one is put at risk.
• Do not take short cuts or unnecessary risks and actively work with others to ensure they take due care and do not put themselves or others at risk.
• Ensure all incidents are reported and appropriately investigated in accordance with Company procedure.
• As needed, seek advice from HSE representative.
Qualifications
Necessary qualifications, skills and abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Must have a High School diploma.
• Should have at least 5 years of work experience in HSE and 3 years of work experience with a drilling contractor.
• Must possess an understanding of safe drilling operations, multinational work forces and the ability to observe/manage human and environmental risks associated with drilling and production.
• Understand, interpret and implement the Company’s policies, procedures and standards as well as national and local regulations.
• Recognized experience in safe systems of work (PTW, JSA, Personal Risk Assessment, and Root Cause Analysis) is beneficial.
• Ability to work independently with multiple people at many levels and work as part of a team.
• Excellent time management skills to prioritize and manage multiple requests from various avenues, and the ability to change direction in response to fluctuating circumstances.
• Must have excellent computer skills to include all MS Office products.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills and able to effectively communicate with staff, management, and customers.
Physical demands and work environment
• Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
• Ability to work around moving machinery
• Ability to perform under stress, under pressure, and/or in emergency situations.
• Lift, carry, and move objects of up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to walk on uneven ground (gravel, rocks, mounds, ice)
• Wear personal protective equipment
• Ability to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and/or ramps while carrying tools requiring a reasonable degree of physical stamina and agility and involving moderate to severe physical exertion
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions (Cold or Heat)
• Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines, reason logically, and make sound decisions.
• Ability to comprehend, remember, and follow verbal and written directions and comply with Company policies, procedures and standard.
• Ability to work in hazardous conditions (dust/gas/fumes/steam/chemicals)
• Sit/stand while performing primarily sedentary work
• Use repetitive wrist, hand or finger movements at a computer.
• Exposure to vibration (oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body)
• Ability to work in noisy environments
• Ability to work as a team, communicate and interact with others in a professional manner, and consider alternative and diverse perspectives.