Crisis Management and Business Continuity Technical Advisor

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco seeks a Crisis Management and Business Continuity Technical Advisor to enhance resilience and crisis management strategies across its operations. The role involves developing policies, conducting assessments, and ensuring compliance with best practices in crisis management, requiring extensive experience and specialized qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Professional development programs

Opportunity to work on world-scale projects

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience, 5+ years in a leading role.
• Professional qualification in Crisis Management or Business Continuity.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 22301 and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on crisis management and business continuity.
• Develop and improve policies and strategies for crisis management.
• Conduct site visits to assess compliance and maturity.

Skills

Crisis Management

Business Continuity

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (eGRC)

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Power BI

GIS Tools

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Crisis Management and Business Continuity Technical Advisor to join our Corporate Emergency Management & Continuity Division within the Planning & Technical Support Department in Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling (OSPAS) Organization.

The Corporate Emergency Management and Continuity (CEMAC) Organization is responsible for implementing, maintaining and enhancing business continuity, crisis management and resilience programs in Saudi Aramco and its group of companies. Its objective is to ensure sustainable resiliency that protects SA interests, minimizes business disruption and reduces reputational risks. It also ensures that incidents involving Saudi Aramco interests having the potential to cause significant loss of life, property, reputation, or business interruptions are managed adequately.

Your primary role is to contribute to the corporate frameworks of governing, developing, executing, maintaining, reviewing, enhancing, exercising, assessing crisis and continuity management programs addressing industrial (i.e hydrocarbon) and nonindustrial (i.e. non-hydrocarbon) incidents to assure Saudi Aramco’s ability to navigate operationally through a crisis.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Provide expert advice on implementing, maintaining, and enhancing business continuity, crisis management, and resilience in Company operations.


• Develop, maintain, and improve business continuity and crisis management policies, strategies, plans, procedures, manuals, and systems (e.g. Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance: eGRC)


• Review and assess proposals related to corporate initiatives for business continuity and crisis management requirements.


• Evaluate crisis and continuity management capabilities and identify areas for improvement.


• Design, develop, implement, maintain, test, and improve business continuity and crisis management programs.


• Implement and maintain business continuity and crisis management frameworks, systems, and processes.


• Conduct site visits to review and assess crisis and business continuity compliance and maturity.


• Develop and execute company-wide programs to ensure compliance with external frameworks.


• Assess the effectiveness of assigned risk management programs and frameworks.


• Develop and execute complex drills and exercises to test crisis and continuity plans. Develop reports, presentations, and assessment findings for corporate-level management and committees.


• Develop and maintain corporate communication plans for crisis management. Establish and test crisis communication protocols with stakeholders.


• Provide guidance, coaching, and mentoring to young professionals in the Crisis Management and Business Continuity team.


• Manage and maintain business continuity data within the eGRC system, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, and use it to assess departmental performance and identify areas for improvement.

Minimum requirements

• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelors in Science degree in a recognized field of engineering; or a bachelor’s degree in one of the following: fire protection, environmental occupational safety, industrial safety, Business and Management, emergency management, crisis and disaster management. An advanced degree is highly preferred.


• You must have a professional qualification in Crisis Management and/or Business Continuity Management such as Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) or equivalent certification from recognized institutions such as BCI, DRII, FEMA/EMI etc. Also, you must have attended professional training in business continuity, crisis management, and emergency management.


• You must have more than 10 years of relevant and transferrable professional experience (preferably within the oil and gas industry) with at least 5 years in a leading role in Business Continuity Management or Crisis Management.


• You must have strong knowledge of business continuity and crisis management best practices, including ISO 22301, 22361, 22310 and 31000.


• Experience with Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance (eGRC) system


• Experience with emergency management, safety and health, project management, IT, risk management, and continuity of operations procedures, and governance practices.


• Advanced digital skills to work with digital tools including and not limited to (Microsoft excel, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, GIS Tools) to conduct data analysis and visualization.


• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle crisis situations.


• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders, including senior management, public relations, and partners.


• Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams and activities within large corporation

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.