HSE Manager

Stena Drilling Limited; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stena Drilling Limited seeks an experienced HSE Manager to advise senior management on quality, health, safety and environmental matters and to oversee day-to-day HSE operations across the fleet and shore activities.

You will develop and maintain the Company's Management System, drive audits, promote HSE awareness, manage training, liaise with regulatory bodies and clients, and lead incident investigations to prevent recurrence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or NEBOSH Diploma required.
• Experience in oil and gas, with prior departmental management.
• Knowledge of UK offshore legislation and international safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Advise management on quality, health, safety and environment.
• Lead day-to-day HSE department operations and audits.
• Develop and maintain the company SMS and incident investigations.
• Promote HSE awareness across the fleet and liaise with clients/regulators.
• Participate in tender documentation and business development as required.

Skills

Drilling operations knowledge

Offshore safety regulations

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Some of the duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

The HSE Manager advises Management on all matters pertaining to quality, health, safety and the environment, and manages the day-to-day operations of the HSE department.

• Ensure operations are being carried out in compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental regulations.
• Assist in developing effective HSE performance goals and objectives to support best in class performance within the industry.
• Lead and facilitate the development, maintenance, review, and continuous improvement of the Company’s Management System.
• Promote HSE communication throughout the Company in order to promote organisational awareness of HSE issues.
• Plan and implement HSE programmes and promotional activities to improve HSE awareness and performance.
• Monitor the implementation of training programmes to ensure appropriate HSE training is provided for relevant functions within the Company.
• Support the development, maintenance and review of vessel Safety Cases and supporting documentation.
• Develop, maintain and implement an annual onshore and offshore audit programme.
• Monitor compliance with the audit program and provide regular status update to senior management.
• Appraisal of existing and prospective vendor/subcontractor QHSE performance.
• Maintain relevant HSE certification.
• Liaise with Clients to ensure that HSE standards are acceptable and correctly interfaced.
• Act as focal point for medical issues within the company.
• Communicate with representatives of regulatory bodies to clarify and resolve compliance issues.
• Monitor rig HSE committee meetings, following up on recommendations, the sharing of lessons learned and updating the SMS as required.
• Participate in investigation and review of incidents as required in order to determine direct and underlying causes and make recommendations to prevent re-occurrence.
• Develop systems for communicating the lessons learned from incidents across the fleet.
• Stay abreast of current and emerging legislation and regulatory issues. Communicate to relevant departments as required.
• Monitoring and review of emergency response plans and resources. Ensure emergency response drills are carried out on a routine basis (minimum one per annum) with lessons learned captured and procedures updated as required.
• Report on HSE performance, analyse trends, and communicate statistical information as necessary. Upon the identification of incident trends responsible for the development of action plans and reporting to senior management.
• Liaise between medical topside provider and Stena drilling medical personnel. Act as the primary focal point for medical matters in Aberdeen.
• Assist with business development activities including the preparation of tender documentation.
• Conduct rig visits.
• Review ORA’s ensuring they have appropriate and sufficient mitigations.
• Review Presight data on a daily basis and promptly address overdue or failed target items.
• Act as Deputy Company Security Officer (CSO) for the company.
• Any other duties as required by Chief Operations Officer.

Suitable applicants should ideally have:

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree or NEBOSH Diploma.
• Significant previous experience within the oil and gas industry including:
• Previous departmental management experience.
• Knowledge of drilling operations and associated equipment.
• Knowledge of UK offshore legislation and international safety standards.