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We are working with a Major Oil & Gas operator to source a Senior Safety Officer. This is a long-term contract role. Please see details below. 

Title: Senior Safety Officer
Start Date: ASAP (typically within 1 month notice)
Location: Qatar (Offshore/Ras Laffan/Doha) 
Working Schedule: 6 days per week / 8-10 hours per day

--Experience Required—
Key Job Accountabilities
•    Ensure compliance with applicable client systems and processes including the client Project Management System. Prepare Safety plans and work schedules to ensure effective project completion. 
•    Implement and uphold the client health, safety and environment requirements throughout project execution. 
•    Review EPCI deliverables and Safety study reports to support the development of the Project HSE Plans and Procedures 
•    Participate in design and HSE reviews (DRA, HAZIDs, HIRA’s, risk assessments and Constructability, readiness reviews) and verify related risk and reliability, Construction/installation issues are closed out. 
•    Contribute to the development a ‘Proactive Safety Culture’ during onshore fabrication / construction and offshore installation activity in which safety leadership and values drive continuous improvement and creates an environment of trust, transparency and genuine care for people. 
•    Provide oversight and guidance for HSE / regulatory compliance / performance 
•    Champion on-site safety awareness and safe performance with Contractor and among the Project Team; Support HSE Toolbox Meetings with Contractor’s team. 
•    Lead HSE awareness workshops and sharing of lessons learned / best practice’s 
•    Monitor Contractor’s activities for compliance with Contractor approved Project HSE procedures, during construction and installation phases. 
•    Liaise with Company team, Contractor, sub-contractor, vendors suppliers as needed; develop strong working relationships with Contractor and Sub-contractor HSE personnel. 
•    Liaise daily with Contractor HSE Officers to ensure the effective implementation of all Project HSE requirements. 
•    Monitor daily the Contractor’s activities, performance and report to the Subsea Marine Safety Lead on the Safety performance 
•    Enhance at Project locations, the risk awareness and support / monitor the Project 
•    Review with Project Package team and Contractor, at Contractor sites, the On Job Training sessions for the benefit of the workforce; Implement IIF Cards (or equivalent) and support Contractor for deployment at offshore work sites, 
•    Ensure with Contractor HSE team the correct implementation of the Life Saving Rules Program (or equivalent) at Contractor work site and intervene, record and report to Subsea Marine Safety Lead and EPCI Manager, when violations are observed; analyses all unsafe behaviour and condition data and propose trends improvement actions, 
•    Perform daily inspections using “safety tools” (e.g. JSA’s Method statements, PTW, compliance check lists, Comply/ Intervene/Care check lists); Check regularly the Actions Tracking Register and advise the Construction Lead & Head of Projects on actions closure progress, 
•    Daily PTW review to ensure all PTW’s and supporting documentation requirements are fully and properly implemented; participate in incident investigation and provide information to the Construction lead and lead any incident data analysis and trends identification. 
•    Any activity not immediately endangering the personnel but not in line with Contractor Project Procedures, not respecting the Country HSE Regulations and not in line with International Standards, shall be immediately communicated to Contractor HSE officer or Construction supervisor for immediate corrective action. 
•    Identify application opportunities of best practices for construction & Safety technologies and techniques and assess contractor’s adequacy of their construction/Safety plan and techniques/strategies. Give feedback to Project head on safety resource requirements and safety skills required for execution of Subsea pipeline repair project. 
•    Implement the audit and assurance plan to ensure monitoring of the Contractors high risk activities and a focus on continual improvement 
•    Review and provide guidance on Emergency Response Plan/Bridging Documents to ensure that all likely emergency response scenarios are identified, assessed and contingency measures put in place. Ensuring a regular drills program is implemented and improvements implemented. 
•    Participate / lead in accident or incident investigations 
•    Data collection and reporting 

--Minimum Requirements--
Qualifications
•    Bachelor Degree in Health and Safety / Risk Management / Engineering or a NVQ level 5 / 6 in Health and Safety. 
•    NEBOSH General Certificate / NEBOSH Level 3 qualification is mandatory 
•    ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 Auditor (lead or internal) is mandatory  

Knowledge and Key Skills
•    Minimum of 10 years’ experience working within a health and Safety Officer / Advisor / Lead role(s) within the offshore oil and gas / offshore industries including previous EPCI project experience based at fabrication site facilities (working to IOGP 577 and 597) and Offshore/Subsea Installation vessels. 
•    Candidate must have significant experience of working with EPC / EPCI type contracts / projects working for Client / Developer and / or EPCI Contractor on Brownfield developments / projects / live offshore assets 
•    Knowledge and proficiency in HSE Regulations and industry Best practices (i.e., OSHA, ISO14001, ISO45001, IOGP, IMCA, SOLAS etc.) 
•    Good knowledge of high-risk activity management including Rigging and Lifting, Working at Height, Confined Space, Hot Works, Electrical Safety, Energy Isolations, Pressure Testing, Marine Operations, & Emergency Management 
•    Taproot© Root Cause Analysis or internationally recognized equivalent. I.e. Kelvin Topset etc. 
•    OPITO BOSIET / FOET / T-BOSIET – Or the ability to obtain in due course 
•    H2S awareness 
•    Knowledge of International Oil & Gas Producers Reports (IOGP) 
•    Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) program implementation 

If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply direct to this advertisement with your CV with contact details.