Offshore Drilling Safety Advisor

s1jobs; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cammach is recruiting an Offshore Drilling Safety Advisor to support on a long-term PAYE contract offshore on a 3/3 rotation aboard a jack-up rig. The role focuses on on-site SHE duties, safety coaching, and coordinating with the Drilling & Completion Supervisor.

Responsibilities include leading safety briefings, incident investigations, RCA collaboration, and ensuring SIMOPS compliance across Well Operations Area. UK North Sea experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Relevant and appropriate experience in offshore drilling safety roles.
• Previous experience working with an operator is preferred.
• Current offshore certifications (e.g., BOSIET, Offshore Medical, MIST) are required.

Responsibilities

• Witness critical operations: heavy lifts, casing, skidding and anchor handling.
• Extract safety and environmental requirements from programs and brief teams.
• Conduct safety walks and assist during emergencies.
• Investigate drilling and well events and raise stream cases for review.
• Audit risk assessments and review drilling and well procedures.
• Deliver safety information sessions and participate in toolbox talks.

Skills

SHE

Offshore safety

Drilling operations

Incident investigations

Job description

Cammach is currently recruiting an Offshore Drilling Safety Advisor on behalf of our client, a large oil and gas operator in the UK, to work offshore 3/3 rotation on board a jack-up rig. The position is offered on a long-term PAYE contract basis.

ROLE

Assist the company on site representative (Drilling & Completion Supervisor), in all SHE related aspects on the rig.

Responsibilities

• Witness Critical Operations, - Heavy Lifts, Casing Operations, Skidding Operations and Anchor handling Operations etc.
• From operations programs and look-ahead, extract critical aspects regarding personnel safety & environment protection. Brief teams accordingly, through proper communication and coaching.
• Perform constant safety walks around the Well Operations Area to assess the level of awareness and compliance of rig teams.
• Assist the Drilling & Completion Supervisor during emergencies.
• Conduct incident investigations for all drilling and well related events and raise stream cases for further review/input.
• Audit main critical job risk assessments.
• Conduct procedure reviews / audits as per Drilling & Wells requirements/requests
• Perform site checks, push for continuous improvement of JRA quality and RA in WCC.
• Review Safety Compliance of Procedures and Programs received.
• Review Rig Procedures, ref; D&W SHE&I Plan.
• Deliver information sessions, around given Health safety and Environment topics or themes
• Witness work in “Well Operations Area” and assist Drilling & Completion Supervisor in checking for compliance with SIMOPS procedures.
• Ensure periodic tests required in SIMOPS are performed and documented, ESD, Gas tests etc. Witness work in “Well Operations Area” and check for compliance with Company E&P procedures.
• Perform “drilling” familiarization scope to new arrivals on the platform.
• Ensure that all Safety Tools are being utilized fully by all personnel to prevent incidents from occurring and/or escalation (in conjunction with drilling contractor: motivated team leaders, etc.)
• Actively participate in rig weekly safety meetings.
• Work closely with the Contractor Safety Advisor, i.e. preparing safety meetings, Safety Campaigns, Safety Card issues which have been entered into a tracking sheet.
• Participate in morning and evening meetings as required.
• Actively participate to Toolbox talks / Pre Tour Meetings/Total Safety Practices.
• Participate and/or lead hazard hunts with the drilling contractor.
• Expected to “stop the job” when any operation is identified as being carried out below required safety standards.
• Update Synergy as required
• Ensure all D&W incident reporting requirements adhered to
• Participate actively in Root Cause Analyses, near-miss reports and accident reports sessions.
• Establish close follow-up analysis and feedback based on Safety cards system in place through the Drilling contractor, ensure close-up action plans.
• Ensure all actions (from Incidents, RCA’s, Audits, Rig Inspections etc) are closed out in a timely fashion.
• Perform analysis and give feedback based on Safety cards system and monitor action close out.
• Prepare weekly SHE reports for onshore management.
• Perform the Rig POB and exercise reports – submitted weekly and every 1st of the month.

Requirements

• Relevant and appropriate experience in a similar Offshore Drilling Safety Advisor role
• Previous experience working with an Operator.
• Recent UK North Sea experience preferred.
• Current offshore certification – BOSIET Survival, Offshore Medical, MIST etc.