Project Regulatory Compliance Manager

Offshore Frontier Solutions Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

OFS Malaysia is seeking a Project Regulatory Compliance Manager for an FPSO prospect project with regulatory requirements for Mexico. Based in KL Eco City, Malaysia, you will drive the project regulatory compliance plan and manage interfaces with authorities and classification societies to ensure traceability and compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

The role demands extensive offshore regulatory experience, knowledge of MARPOL, SOLAS, IMO codes, and related standards; you will lead

Qualifications

• Min. Bachelor’s / Master’s degree (preferably Engineering, Industrial Safety, Environmental)
• Desirable: Post Graduate qualifications in Process Safety, Project Management, HSSE Disciplines
• 15+ years of health / safety / environmental compliance experience in full cycle of major capital projects preferably in offshore oil and gas.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Compliance Planning: Prepare, issue, and maintain the Project Regulatory Compliance Plan and manage related activities and interfaces.
• Regulatory Compliance Assurance: Identify regulations and ensure incorporation in project documents; own RC/PLANC registers; plan RC trainings.
• Regulatory Verification and Validation: Define RC/V&V strategy; monitor execution with evidence and reporting; resolve incompliances.
• Regulatory Interface Management: Interface with Client/Operator; assist PLANC activities; support authority audits/inspections.
• Permitting and Authorisation: Identify and issue permitting/documentation; ensure availability by project milestones.
• Audits and Inspections: Plan internal audits; schedule authorities’ audits; close out comments.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree

Job description

OFS Malaysia is a subsidiary of Offshore Frontier Solutions Pte. Ltd. (OFS), a MODEC Group company in Malaysia. Being part of Modec means being the protagonist of a challenging career and being in touch with the latest deep-water production systems, knowing that your career begins in Malaysia, but your talent can take you anywhere in the world. If you want to be one of the greatest in the market, this is your opportunity! We are currently looking for talented individuals to join us for below role Project Regulatory Compliance Manager We are currently based at KL Eco City, Malaysia. The position is for prospect FPSO project for Mexico, relevant experience with Mexican regulatory compliance / Pemex is essential

Project Regulatory Compliance Manager

Role Purpose

Project Regulatory Compliance Manager is the focal point and main driver of implementation of Regulatory Compliance Management on projects which ensures that engineering and design decisions and modifications, equipment parameters and certification, factory and site inspections and tests, regulatory approvals, document management, and relevant interfaces remain secured under the objective of preserving the traceability, consistency, and integrity of regulatory requirements and environmental obligations throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Accountabilities

• Regulatory Compliance Planning
  • Prepare, issue, and maintain the Project Regulatory Compliance Plan and manage related activities and interfaces.
  • Act as the focal point for matters related to compliance with regulatory requirements within the project.
  • Identify and manage regulatory risks coordinating with Project Risk Management Team leadership
• Regulatory Compliance Assurance
  • Identify the Regulations and determine applicability (with Support from Engineering and other departments) for the project, ensuring that all Regulations will be incorporate in the documents.
  • Act as an owner of the Regulatory Requirements Register and PLANC register.
  • Plan and arrange RC training and workshops in the project Class and Flag
  • Arrange systematic coordination of classification and Flag-related activities between the project team and Classification Society and Flag Administration or its Recognized Organization as required,
  • Ensure the processes cover engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning, meeting project timelines and requirements,
  • Assure readiness of Classification, Statutory certificates, and mandatory drawings for sail away
• Regulatory Verification and Validation
  • Define relevant Regulatory V&V strategy on each stage of the project
  • Ensure and monitor Regulatory V&V execution by required milestone with proper evidence recording and reporting
  • Facilitate resolution of any identified incompliances and deviations
• Regulatory Interface Management
  • Interface with the Client or field Operator and support their PLANC activities as required.
  • Act as direct interface within authorities and/or Client during authorities’ audits/inspections (as agreed with Client / Operator)
• Permitting and Authorisation
  • Identify and issuance all the permitting, licensing, and certification for the project.
  • Coordinate the activities required for the obtaining of such PLANC documents.
  • Ensure availability of the PLANC documents by required project milestone / project gate.
• Audits and Inspections
  • Plan Project Internal Audits
  • Schedule required Audits/Inspections by authorities
  • Coordinate authorities’ audits/inspections and related comments closure and follow-ups with the project team
• Project RC Status Reporting
  • Be responsible for the Monthly Meeting to review status of Project Regulatory Compliance.
  • Monitor and report the overall compliance status / progress of all actions until closeout.
  • Report project RC status to Client, PMT, and PMO

Qualifications

• Min. Bachelor’s / Master’s degree (preferably Engineering, Industrial Safety, Environmental)
• Desirable: Post Graduate qualifications in Process Safety, Project Management, HSSE Disciplines
• 15+ years of health / safety / environmental compliance experience in full cycle of major capital projects preferably in offshore oil and gas.

Competencies Technical

• Capability to manage and technically supervise a project RC team.
• Demonstrated management skills to contribute the necessary RC support to scopes of work throughout the different stages of a project, ensure risks are assessed and managed, control budgets, resources and schedules.
• Deep understanding and knowledge of relevant Oil & Gas regulations and laws, including International, which allows the individual to plan and conduct Training independently and to be able to mentor less experienced team members.
• Extensive knowledge in Project Management and Management Systems practices
• Working knowledge of International regulations such as MARPOL, SOLAS, IMO Codes, ILO, IOGP, and standards of API, NFPA, ISO and other.
• Excellent analytical skills and systemic thinking.
• Operational problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and occasional ambiguous situation.
• Ability to liaise and communicate with employees, management staff at all levels, Client and Subcontractors.
• Desirable: Knowledge of complex regulatory framework for Oil and Gas Upstream EPCI Projects, such as Brazilian Occupational Health and Safety, Operational Safety regulations supervised by ANP, DPC, CONAMA, IBAMA, etc. OR Australian Industrial Safety and Environmental regulations supervised by NOPSEMA, AMSA, DAFF etc.