TRAINING & COMPETENCY ADVISOR

Butler Rose; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Butler Rose seeks a Training & Competency Advisor to coordinate training standards and competency across assets. You will manage frameworks, assurance registers and training records, delivering reports and improvements in line with regulatory requirements.

Experience in upstream oil and gas training systems, strong MS Office skills, and stakeholder liaison abilities are essential for success in this role at Butler Rose.

Qualifications

• Several years' experience in training and competency management.
• A higher education qualification, with further professional qualifications desirable.
• Strong knowledge of training and competency legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience using training and competency management systems, ideally within the upstream oil and gas industry.
• A good understanding of safety case requirements and competency assurance standards.
• Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Experience developing or maintaining competency criteria and assessment frameworks.
• Desirable: a background in Production Operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage training and competency frameworks across operated assets.
• Maintain competency assurance registers, training records and management systems.
• Develop and deliver training and competency reports, monitoring performance against key targets and KPIs.
• Ensure training and assessment programmes meet relevant legislative and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain training standards, procedures and processes.
• Provide guidance and support to operational teams on competency assessments and assurance.
• Oversee training and competency assurance programmes, including emergency response and safety-critical roles.
• Manage third-party training bookings and associated service provision.
• Support audits, inspections and compliance activities.
• Assist with training budgets, monitor expenditure and support financial planning.
• Work with HR to support apprentices transitioning into competency and assessment frameworks.
• Maintain accurate training and assessment records for contractors and operational personnel.

Skills

Training management

Stakeholder management

Planning & organisation

MS Office

Education

Higher education qualification

Tools

Training management systems

Job description

TRAINING & COMPETENCY ADVISOR

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Contract: 2-year fixed-term contract

Are you an experienced Training & Competency professional looking for your next opportunity? We're looking for a proactive and organised individual to support training, competency assurance and compliance across a range of operational assets.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring training standards, competency frameworks and assessment programmes meet legislative requirements and industry best practice, helping maintain the safety and integrity of operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage training and competency frameworks across operated assets.
• Maintain competency assurance registers, training records and management systems.
• Develop and deliver training and competency reports, monitoring performance against key targets and KPIs.
• Ensure training and assessment programmes meet relevant legislative and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain training standards, procedures and processes.
• Provide guidance and support to operational teams on competency assessments and assurance.
• Oversee training and competency assurance programmes, including emergency response and safety-critical roles.
• Manage third-party training bookings and associated service provision.
• Support audits, inspections and compliance activities.
• Assist with training budgets, monitor expenditure and support financial planning.
• Work with HR to support apprentices transitioning into competency and assessment frameworks.
• Maintain accurate training and assessment records for contractors and operational personnel.

What We're Looking For:

• Several years' experience in training and competency management.
• A higher education qualification, with further professional qualifications desirable.
• Strong knowledge of training and competency legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience using training and competency management systems, ideally within the upstream oil and gas industry.
• A good understanding of safety case requirements and competency assurance standards.
• Excellent planning, organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Experience developing or maintaining competency criteria and assessment frameworks.

Desirable: A background in Production Operations.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.