Drilling SSHE Specialist - Safety & Compliance Lead

Elsa Talent; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsa Talent is seeking a seasoned SSHE professional to provide regulatory guidance and field support for drilling operations in Malaysia. The role focuses on enforcing PTW, hazard identification, incident investigations and risk control across critical activities including rig moves and SIMOPS.

The candidate will coach crews, lead audits and inspections, and contribute to continuous improvement of safety culture and performance reporting for management and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Diploma in science or engineering required.
• Minimum 10 years of upstream oil and gas experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience supporting drilling, workover, P&A operations including exploration, appraisal and development drilling.
• Relevant experience supported by rig/project name, role, operation type and period.

Responsibilities

• Advise Drilling Supervisors on applicable legal and SSHE requirements.
• Support safety teams in day-to-day SSHE activities.
• Conduct and support PTW inspections, site surveillance and coaching for non-compliance.
• Facilitate hazard hunts and coaching for hazard identification and corrective actions.
• Coordinate risk assessment for critical activities and track closure of actions.
• Facilitate SSHE audits, rig inspections and SCE inspections with reporting.

Skills

Permit-to-Work implementation

Hazard identification

Incident investigations

Risk assessment

Drilling SSHE support

Audits and inspections

Safety culture coaching

Strong communication

Computer literacy

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or Diploma in science or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Elsa Talent is seeking a seasoned SSHE professional to provide regulatory guidance and field support for drilling operations in Malaysia. The role focuses on enforcing PTW, hazard identification, incident investigations and risk control across critical activities including rig moves and SIMOPS.

The candidate will coach crews, lead audits and inspections, and contribute to continuous improvement of safety culture and performance reporting for management and partners.