Specific Responsibilities
EH&S Specialist Sr. for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Health & Safety at the company’s field location, reporting to the EH&S Manager.
This role will be primarily responsible for the following:
Ensure Compliance with Apache & KPC systems as well as legal requirement.
- Develop compliance matrix for the field including seismic, drilling projects and operations work to implement and comply with regulatory requirements, Apache/ KPC standards and applicable international standards.
- Track & regular compliance monitoring, and develop corrective actions for noncompliance agreed with field management team.
- Liaise with DEHS GM to update and comply with regulations.
Manage contractors to comply with APA/KPC EHS requirements.
- Provide EHS support to contractor selection, award and performance management process to drive optimal EHS performance.
- Lead focused audits of contractor systems and during execution phase.
- Ensure development and implementation of bridging document with critical contractors. (Drilling, projects and service providers).
Improve safety behaviors and EHS awareness.
- Provide EHS awareness training on different EHS aspects.
- promote, coach, mentor and train all staff for the KPC safety observation program.
- Provide constructive feedback and acknowledge contributions, efforts and workforce.
- Develop emergency scenarios, and ensure emergency exercise are being conducted according to emergency drills matrix.
- Advise the facility team on procedural changes and promote all safety initiatives.
- Deliver and participate in monthly safety meetings.
- stand down co-workers, contractors or the public if recognizes any unsafe act on Apache / KPC - operated property.
- Support the delivery of auditable project risk register and coaches resources in execution of risk reduction controls and ensure close-out of all risk.
- Undertake EHS inductions for personnel visiting the facility and all new joiners.
- Montor the implementation of training programs to ensure appropriate EHS training is provided for relevant functions within the field.
Incident reporting and investigation
- participate in and support any serious or HIPO incident investigations.
- Ensure initial reports for all incidents /NMS are completed and sent within 24 hrs.
- Ensure all detailed final incident / NMs are completed and sent within the required time frame.
- Ensure communicating the lessons learnt from incidents across the field.
- Track & report actions from RCA.
- Maintain incident database and prepare reports and statistics to meet internal & external reporting requirements.
Lead EHS audits, safety inspections and hygiene reviews.
- Develop, maintain and implement an annual audit program. Monitor compliance with the audit program and provide regular status update to senior management.
- Ensure the daily permit audit schedule is followed and coach auditors in the completion of PTW audits.
- Ensure scheduled safety inspections and planned audits are completed.
- Participate in regular hygiene reviews.
- Lead level 1 EHS audits on contractors EHS MS.
Qualifications & Experience The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- Academic qualifications: BSC in Science or BSC in Engineering.
- Years of experience: 10+ years of experience in oil & gas industry, with 5 years in leadership / management role.
- Proficiency & experience:
- Practical & proven experience in the delivery of field technical EHS support roles.
- proven certified or experience of incident investigation and RCA.
- Experience in "crisis management".
- NEBOSH international general certificate.
- Lead auditor ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
- Process safety management is an advance.
- Have experience in Behavior Based Safety programs such as "Dupont Stop".
Competencies & Skills The successful candidate should demonstrate ethical behavioral standards that comply with Apache code of conduct & reflects a multi-cultural sensitivity / awarness, besides demonstrating the following core competencies:
- Onshore wells operation.
- EPC "Engineering, Procurement & Construction".
- Process plant operations.
- HAZID, HAZOP,QRA.
- Root cause investigation.
- Risk management plans.
- Process safety management.
- EHS in projects.
- Environmental & social impact assessment.
- Hazardous substance controls.
- Asset integrity.
- Coaching, mentoring and influence management.
- Technical report writing.
- Teamwork communication skills
- presentation skills.
- Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
- Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
- Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
- Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.
Company Overview Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.
Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.
For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.
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