HSE Lead at WTS Energy

JOB SUMMARY

The job holder Is responsible for defining and reviewing HSE-MS (Project & Contractors) including ensuring Contractors HSE-MS are audited and gaps clearly identified and mitigated during the Project development. Will pro-actively use safety reporting indices to prevent accident and HiPo incident in the Project. Assist the Project team in the organization, implementation, and audit of HSE procedures related to the Project. Follow up on all Environmental studies and related Industrial hygiene permit.

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT

•  FSO Unity replacement Project
• The project involves replacement of FSO Unity at OML 100 Offshore field near Port- Harcourt in Nigeria. Scope include an FSO upgrade or VLCC conversion, FSO decommissioning and installation. Work locations will include offshore site, yards in Nigeria and abroad. The position will initially be based in project office in Port Harcourt, with visits to offshore site and yards, and later at yard / site.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in actions for identifying and minimizing risks, and the impact of activities.
• Provide specific discipline HSE instruction (on-the-job, legally requisite).
• See to it that HSE policy and reference documents are understood and applied (directives, rules, specifications, and procedures)
• Contribute to drafting of FUR project reference documents
• Take part in HSE studies and risk assessments undertaken for the FUR Replacement and decommissioning activities.
• Plan and perform HSE Audit and Inspection on site and construction yards.
• Ensure good collation of site HSE statistics, analyze, translate, and implement them as mitigative actions to prevent incidents.
• Participate in the management of crisis and contingency systems and check on the efficiency of their application.
• Lead or take part in incident, accident and anomaly investigations and analyses.
• Contribute to HSE performance improvement and associated monitoring.
• Ensure the follow-up and execution of actions determined after incident, accident, audit and inspection analyses.
• Liaise with site project management and other stakeholders to ensure Project and Company HSE procedures are extensively implemented in the project construction.
• Participate in site environmental audits, and to monitor, follow-up and assess any agreed corrective recommendations as well as ensuring their implementation.
• Follow-up of site personnel (Company and Contractor) HSE training and preparedness, ensuring adequate attention is drawn to any lack of compliance.
• Plan and participate actively in all site HSEQ Committee meetings, site planning and coordination meeting as well as contributing to defining ways and means to identify / minimizing risks during the Project construction
• Ensure that stocks of necessary PPE and other safety equipment are available and maintained at appropriate levels.
• Advocate adequate levels of anomaly reporting amongst work force to mitigate against incidents.
• Collate and submit periodic reports on various subjects required to the Project Head of HSE.
• Develop and implement plans for drills, inspections, site management walkthrough, stand-downs and audit and ensure reports are issued and actions form the exercise effectively attended to.
• Participate in investigations into accidents, incidents, and near-misses to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Foster a strong safety culture throughout the organization by encouraging safe behaviors, recognizing achievements, and promoting open communication.
• Implement Project Safety Culture across the yards.
• Participate in internal HSE audits to assess the effectiveness of safety programs and identify areas for improvement.
• Manage all HSE personnel (Company and Contractors) within the Package to achieve the Project desired HSEQ objectives.
• Contribute to the definition and implementation of an effective HSE policy – covering protection of personnel, care for the environment and preservation of installations – and related reference system.
• Guarantee application, in compliance with regulations, reference documents and best practices, of the HSE policy in the activities (construction/commissioning/start-up)
• Develop, communicate, and maintain pipeline projects specific procedures and work instructions to be applied by contractors.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities to enhance the HSE management system and promote a safer and more sustainable working environment.
• Participate in Safety Culture and HSE campaign programs across the project.

Environment & Industrial Hygiene:

• Participate in Part 1, II & III Inventory of Hazardous Materials onboard the FSO Unity in readiness for decommissioning.
• Supervised and support consultants for the IHM – follow-up on reporting in line with EU-SRR regulations.
• Participate in actions for identifying and minimizing health risks and the impact of activities on personnel health.
• Contribute to drafting of reference documents (directives, rules, specifications, procedures)
• Participate in audits and inspections of facilities and operations, to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and good industrial hygiene practice.
• Liaise with team to obtain appropriate authorizations required (NNRA, NUPRC, FMENV etc.) for conducting operations are obtained.
• Update the Industrial Hygiene database (PREVENT) and input monitoring data.
• Investigate industrial hygiene issues and complaints and provides timely reporting of findings.
• Mobilize contractors to conduct area and personnel exposure assessment and monitoring as and when need.
• Support the Site on chemical safety management and food safety.
• Maintain an inventory of IH equipment and calibration status.
• Participate in Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment (IHRA) and follows up implementation of mitigating actions.
• Ensure compliance with international, national, local and Group standards (DPR, FMENV, ISO 18001, OSHA, ACGIH, etc.) in industrial hygiene.
• Participate in HSE Contract evaluation and bid clarifications • Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by the Project HSEQ Manager

HSE Objectives

• Support and enforce the Company Group “Code of Conduct”.
• Define the HSE reporting philosophy in line with the HSEQ Manager Directives
• Promote HSE awareness of workforce at all levels through pro-active attitude (site tour management, HSE meetings, incentive actions, …) within Project team and Contractors.
• Ensure that Project Personnel is adequately competent, trained and briefed to execute assignments.
• Listen to, evaluate any employee concerns; ensure that potential failures, weaknesses, and hazards are immediately addressed and reported.
• To ensure 100% compliance of PPE and PTW within the work area.
• Assist Project Management to achieve the Project HSEQ objective of zero LTI by proactive approach to HSE implementations at site.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree at minimum; Engineering; Environmental; Geological or Sciences; Occupational Health
• Professional Experience in similar position (number of years): 10
• Experience within Oil & Gas project: (number of years): 10
• Experience in the industrial construction field with in-depth HSE field work.
• Good knowledge of Industrial Hygiene and Environmental protocols
• Good knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 Standards
• Good knowledge of the Company’s Synergi tool.
• Must have integrity, be flexible and proactive.
• Must demonstrate ability to act independently as part of a team
• Good communication skills. Good team player, able to communicate effectively with colleague
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications