Field Compliance Coordinator

Overview

Saudi Aramco Upstream OE & Operational Compliance requires a Safety Advisor / Consultant to support Upstream organizations on Process Safety and major Incidents investigations matters. The candidate’s primary focus will be on employees from Onshore and Offshore oil and gas processing plants and drilling.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will be required to perform the following:

• Enhance Businessline safety standards and general procedures such as work permit, process safety, hazards identification, risk management, emergency preparedness etc.
• Developing loss prevention, fire prevention and safety standards, procedures and General Instructions (GIs) for matters not already addressed by existing resources.
• Providing advice and consultation to Upstream management as requested to facilitate Safety Management System (SMS) enhancement.
• Develop critical safety documents for major activities such as job safety analysis and hazards identification plans.
• Assisting departments in preparing for major safety review such as loss prevention compliance reviews.
• Researches emerging safety technologies and conducts feasibility studies and cost analyses to identify improved solutions to existing safety problems and emerging regulatory requirements.
• Acting as an expert process safety resource for risk identification and mitigation during design, construction, commissioning, turn-over to operations, on-going operations, management of change and decommissioning of facilities.
• Developing and delivering safety training materials and safe work procedures to the field personnel.
• Instructing on safety concepts, practices and standards (both on-the-job and classroom based).
• Directing and participating in the preparation of major reference manuals documenting corporate and LPD safety systems, policies, and procedures (e.g., LP Policy, SMS manual, Safety Handbook, Construction Safety Manual). Reviews related high-level documents from other organizations or outside parties with potential to impact the safety of company operations as required.
• Facilitating and leading incident investigations including interviewing witnesses, data gathering and verification and implement a root cause analysis.
• Facilitating and leading safety audits by identifying areas of non-compliance with occupational health and safety regulations and advise on how to improve existing conditions.

Minimum Requirements

• Post graduate degree in process safety and loss prevention from an internationally recognized institution.
• A bachelor degree in preferably chemical or mechanical engineering.
• Certified Safety Professional from Board of Certified Safety Professionals or equivalent (NEBOSH Diploma).
• Master degree or PHD is recommended.
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience working in operations for oil, gas, petrochemical plants or refineries, with clear evidence of having delivered major impact in this capacity.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a senior position as a Loss Prevention and Fire Prevention expert, with clear evidence of having delivered major impact in this capacity.
• Strong technical expertise in the area of process safety, e.g. design engineering, loss control management, hazard identification, hazard and operability reviews, incident investigations, emergency preparedness and response, safety management systems.
• Extensive experience leading and participating in HAZOP and SIL studies with internationally recognized certifications.
• Extensive experience working in organizations that have diversified manufacturing plants.
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision on relatively unstructured tasks. Must have the demonstrated ability to produce top quality written and oral reports.
• Excellent command of oral and written English.