Safety and Environment Lead

Job Description

, OmanJob Family Group:Health Safety Environment and SecurityWorker Type:RegularPosting Start Date:Business unit:UpstreamExperience Level: Experienced Professionals Company DescriptionShell in Oman has been a partner in the country?s remarkable development and progress over the last several decades. In Shell, we have been providing pioneering technologies and expertise in the energy industry and creating value for the community that we have been long part of.PurposeSafety & Environment (S&E) expertise is required to enable world-class safety performance and continual improvement in both our Shell operated and non-operated ventures in Oman. This role entails supporting the Oman Shell HSSE strategy, programme, and team to drive continual improvement in Oman Shell.Accountabilities

• Deliver S&E support to the HSSE Manager coordinating resources and efforts with global HSSE counterparts, leveraging best practice, learning from incidents, etc.
• Ensure compliance with Shell HSSE standards, providing interpretation of, and support to, the business.
• Ensure S&E strategies, systems, standards and ensure tools are in place and functioning to provide assurance to the HSSE Manager and Oman Shell.
• Work with Oman Shell and HSSE teams to set S&E performance expectations and positively influence S&E standards and performance.
• Monitor S&E performance and address improvement opportunities.
• Define HSSE key focus areas and develop influencing plans to deliver the Oman Shell HSSE strategy and programme.
• Lead and deliver key HSSE programmes for Oman Shell such as safety leadership, worker welfare, and wells/construction site safety.
• Collate data and update plans, reports etc. including S&E plan, Green House Gases (GHG) management and reporting, business assurance letters, assurance action close-out, etc.
• Ensure all staff with safety competence requirements are assessed, gaps and plans to close those gaps identified, in a systemic, prioritized and expedient manner.
• Support Shell?s contractors on their safety leadership journey, fostering and sustaining a collaborative culture to identify and close gaps to Shell HSSE standards.
• Ensure technical/process safety/Asset Integrity and Process Safety Management (AIPSM) standards are upheld and assured.
• Ensures credibility and competitiveness of GHG forecasts in business planning and timely delivery of agreed Operating Plan (OP) improvements and priorities.
• Support provision of input to scorecard key performance indicators for monitoring and reporting HSSE performance.
• Support S&E activities for the Oman project ventures.
• Drive continuous improvement for the Oman Shell Crisis and Emergency Response Plan.
• Support Shell Development Oman External Relations team to promote S&E initiatives across Oman with organizations such as Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL).
• Support successful delivery of company improvement actions (e.g. scorecard) relating to visible and felt safety leadership, HSSE cultural change, worksite hazard management and Road Safety.

Job Requirements:

• Technical degree qualified (i.e. Engineering, Health, Safety, Environmental or Science related).
• A minimum of 15+ years? experience, including previous HSSE roles in the upstream and/or downstream energy industry.
• The special challenges in this role require a proven ability to operate in international and complex environments with proven professional knowledge and experience to make appropriate HSSE discipline decisions:

• Deepen Shell?s credibility as a safe operator in Oman, driving improved safety performance amongst contractor organisations, supporting HSSE culture change programme to establish and embed the desired safety culture and behaviours;
• Lead and manage plans for sites which have significant reputational issue with project delay and implication on the license to operate.
• Solid practical projects and/or operations experience.
• Mentor and competency development experience.
• Demonstrate professional competence and managerial skills, and proven ability to influence change in a major organisation.
• The successful applicant needs to be a creative individual that demonstrates flexibility of approach while maintaining resilience.
• The successful applicant needs to be a team player.
• Soft skills are as important as technical skills to develop and carry out activities in Oman.

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