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We are working with a client to source a HSSE Country Manager. Please see details below.
Title: HSSE Country Manager
Start Date: ASAP (within 1 month notice period)
Location: Qatar
--Main Responsibilities--
• To manage the HSE function at project level and provide strategic direction on all HSSE matters on the project. Advise Project management on HSSE compliance and best practice. Ensure effective implementation of the Project HSSE management system, and ensuring the project is adequately resourced with HSSE professionals. To identify opportunities for HSSE improvement, identify and share best HSSE practices, monitor the HSSE performance on the project and implement improvement plans to ensure continual improvement and provide advice, guidance and coaching to project personnel to promote development.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with the HSSE Management system on the Project in line with Legal, client and company requirements
• Provide support and guidance on effective HSSE risk management on the project
• Ensure Project specific HSSE legal requirements are identified, evaluated, and communicated
• Develop an effective HSSE plan for the project to ensure compliance with HSSE requirements
• Establish leading and lagging indicators for the project and monitor the performance regularly
• Develop and monitor implementation of waste management plan and ensure waste disposal log is maintained
• Develop and implement emergency response preparedness plan and practice drills for identified potential emergency situations
• Develop adequate and specific Project HSSE Procedures where required
• Ensure effective management review of the project HSSE management system
• Establish and maintain the assurance process to ensure effective monitoring of every aspect of the HSSE Management system. Perform trend analysis and communicate findings
• Monitor involvement of project management team and supervision in the HSSE Program
• Conduct internal audits to assure compliance with the HSSE Management system and the international standards. (ISO 14001, 45001)
• Monitoring the implementation of an effective inspection procedures to ensure proper and timely inspection, testing and color-coding is performed in accordance with the project inspection matrix
• Ensure an effective HSSE Communications and consultation
• Ensure all incidents are reported and investigated in a timely manner on the incident reporting portal
• Ensure investigations are comprehensively undertaken with effective RCA and sufficient corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Validating the effectiveness closeout of corrective actions in a timely manner
• Develop a comprehensive and accurate monthly report on the project HSSE performance and provide the report to the Project Manager and the Regional HSSE business partner
• Develop, maintain, and deliver an effective HSSE training plan for the project
• Monitor the effectiveness of the HSSE training program and include the findings in the monthly reports
• Design and resource an effective HSSE organization structure
• Support the continual professional development of the HSSE team
• Manage the performance of the HSSE team
• Ensure work area environment is maintained safe through the pro-active enforcement of HSSE rules and regulations. Consult with project management to ensure good, safe and healthy work atmosphere
• Advice / guide project management on selection, maintenance, and inventory of personal protective equipment
--Minimum Requirements--
Qualifications
• BSEng or equivalent Chemical Engineering Degree from an accredited University.
Experience Required
• Minimum 15+ years of HSSE Safety/ Loss prevention design experience in engineering consultancy or EPC company within the oil & gas industry in a professional technical capacity involving specification, design and checking.
• Must possess a thorough knowledge of industry practices, tools, codes and standards as applicable to the THSE/ LP engineering.
• Must possess a working knowledge of upstream and downstream oil & gas and/or petrochemical units and operating principles. Other industry specific knowledge may be acceptable on a location-by-location basis.
• Should demonstrate engineering leadership ambitions through completion of additional training in leadership, management and/or project management.
• Site construction and commissioning experience is an advantage.
Preference
• Tier One Engineering Consultancy / EPC Contractor Experience
• Qatar Experience Preferred
• Nationality - British / Irish
If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply direct to this advertisement with your CV with contact details.