EHS & Technical Assurance Advisor - Orion Group

Our client is an Africa focussed independent E&P company with producing assets in Ghana and across sub-Saharan Africa and South America. As part of ongoing expansion, the client is looking for an EHS & Technical Assurance Advisor to coach Client and Contractor team members to improve all aspects of incident notification, investigation, and lesson-learning processes.

The primary task is to work with leaders in the operations team (Client and Contractor) to develop a greater focus on process safety, including coaching on all elements of the Energy Institute PSM Framework.

Responsibilities / Key Objectives:

Incident Investigation

• To review and identify improvement areas for incident identification, investigation (including RCA) and reporting processes.
• To promote consistency and improvement across Client organisation and key contractors (including Modec, Deep Ocean, etc) incident investigation systems.

• To coach teams on what investigation/causation analysis are appropriate for different types of incidents.
• To coach teams of what SMART actions are and how they link to causation.
• To coach team on action close-out assurance, including long term assurance of actions associated with high potential incidents.
• To review and identify improvement in reporting of incident/action status (periodic reports, KPIs, etc) across the business.
• To support improvement of processes with Client and Contractor incident investigation teams, while also reviewing and approving investigations
• To coach team on maximising potential to learn lessons from incidents
• To undertake assurance of Contractor investigations where identified as appropriate/necessary.

Process Safety Management

• To coach operations leadership on key performance indicators associated with PSM
• To work with operations, maintenance and engineering team support improvement of PSM KPIs
• To coach leadership on balancing of PSM KPIs with occupational safety KPIs
• To coach site based operational teams of how PSM links to everyday operations

Required Education, Skills and Behaviours:

• Graduate in an engineering or EHS related subject or may have progressed into role via equivalent oil and gas industry experience.
• Ability to plan own work, assess progress, and adjusting efforts to meet goals (manage time, deliver outputs).
• Computer proficiency MS suite
• Be familiar with incident investigation and RCA software tools (Synergi is used)
• Effective and confident presentation skills.
• Expert at coaching individuals at all levels of organization.
• Expert in incident investigation methodologies, Root Cause Analysis techniques, reporting.
• Expert in process safety fundamentals (Energy Institute PSM Framework or equivalent) at the theoretical and operational level.
• Adaptable in fast-changing environments and delivers results through a pragmatic and positive approach
• Personal commitment to high EHS management standards and personal development.
• Personal drive for overcoming problems by selecting the best solutions based on defined procedures or precedence.
• Flexible approach and able to work under pressure.
• Positive and enthusiastic.
• Good communicator with an open and constructive style.
• Positive and enthusiastic team player.

This position is offered on a residential expatriate basis with the package to support your relocation.