Environmental Operations Engineer at Aldelia Limited

Service dimensions

• This service addresses environmental management activities with regards to oil and gas exploration and production at the operated sites, logistics bases, administrative offices, and residences. The service involves multidisciplinary interactions within the Company and close interactions with regulatory agencies, partners, legislatures, Government ministries, local communities, and other external stakeholders. The service involves working in offshore, Deep Offshore and onshore environment, as Company representative to plan, coordinate, supervise and ensure timely completion of all aspects of environmental operations. The scope of activities includes Oil spill and remediation, Waste Management from cradle to grave.  To Supervise Environmental monitoring activities and follows-up with all regulatory concerns, to supervise and follow through all plans, activities, QA/QC inspections, monitoring visits leading to assessment and improvement of environmental activities for TEPNG and its contractors, Significant responsibility in inter-sectional and intra-departmental operations and projects.
• The service involves effective coordination of several concurrently running environmental operation with close guidance and supervision of several contractors to achieve set objectives. Other dimensions of the service include participation in the preparation for ISO14001 & 50001 certification/recertification of COMPANY offshore and onshore facilities, participation in HSE Committee meetings, HSE Management System Audits, World Environment Day/World Safety Day preparation and execution. The service entails a highly proactive, systematic, and coordinated professional approach to work with effective budget and contract management. Regular travelling within the country and to various operated sites is integral to this service.

Activities

• Assist the Oil Spill Coordinator in the following areas.
• Provides technical support in oil spill response and supervise remediation of impacted sites.
• Assist the Oil Spill Coordinator in Carrying out oil spill response preparedness audits of Antipollution equipment/ materials for all sites.
• Participate with Regional Oil Spill Coordinator in the preparation of oil spill contingency plans.
• Participate in Joint Investigation Visits to oil spill sites and claims investigations.
• Supervise impacted site characterization and monitoring of effectiveness of remediation actions.
• Prepare oil spill reports and ensure timely submission to regulatory authorities.
• Carryout internal environmental audits of sites, prepare sites for ISO14001 certifications and ensure sustenance of Company HSE-MS
• Supervise Environmental monitoring activities and follows-up with all regulatory concerns.
• Carry out trend analysis for remediation site monitoring results for all sites and ensures communication of findings through the respective heads of sections and manager.
• Participate in OSCP Activation exercises and provide support to the IMT Environment unit.
• Follow-up with the Company’s waste management activities and ensure wastes are tracked from cradle to grave.
• Carryout audits, inspections of Waste management facilities and provide feedback reports.
• Update company database of waste and ensure timely update of information is carried out.
• Participates in claims and investigations and maintain up to date reports.
• Participate in HSE Committee meetings.
• Be familiar with all company HSE MS guidelines and procedures.
• Carry out any other duties that may be assigned to him by the hierarchy.
• Carry out all other activities as may be assigned to him from time to time by the hierarchy
• Carry out all other activities as may be assigned to him from time to time by the hierarchy such as Support in Oil Spill contingency management, and a member of the IMT

Context and environment

• Frequent contacts with site managers, supervisors and HSE staff within the company as well as contractors
• Frequent interface with contractors, communities and regulators

HSE CONTENT

• Familiarize self with TEPNG emergency procedures and report any incident, unsafe act or operation.
• Carry out assigned duties safely according to TEPNG HSE procedures in such a manner to minimize / eliminate unsafe exposure to self or fellow workers.
• Demonstrate personal commitment to the HSE Policy
• Maintain awareness of and ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and company HSE standards

Accountabilities

• Prompt preparation of oil spill incidents for regulatory reporting
• Report of cleanup of oil spill impacted sites and identified Contaminated sites.
• Certification of Clean up & remediation sites by regulators.
• Amicable resolution of environmental complaints.
• Supervise groundwater investigation/ hydrogeological characterization of polluted sites.
• Up-to-date inventory of Oil Spill Response Equipment Stockpile Register
• Up-to-date register of contaminated sites wastes and environmental compliance monitoring.
• Up-to-date ISO14001 certification of all Company sites.
• Follow-up with the Company’s waste management activities and ensure wastes are tracked from cradle to grave

Qualifications / experience required

• Possess minimum BSc in environmental sciences / applied sciences with a minimum of second-class lower division and at least 7 years post qualification experience, of which 5 years should have been spent in the oil & gas industry participating but preferably coordinating environmental studies or related duties.
• Power of persuasion is essential for interfacing with sites, regulatory authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Very good level of Training, communication, analytical, computer knowledge and presentation skills will be added advantage
• Good report writing, oral communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong team player with networking ability
• In-depth knowledge of the industry’s standards and regulations