Specialist, Crisis & Emergency (Response)

JOB DESCRIPTION
1. JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Specialist, Emergency Response
Reports to: Team Leader, Crisis Management & Business Continuity
Unit / Division: Senior Management Business Unit / Health Safety & Environment Division
Department / Section: HSE Technical Department / Crisis Management / Business Continuity
Team
Prepared / Revision: -
Job Family / Sub Family: HSE/ Crisis Management
Location: Abu Dhabi

2. JOB PURPOSE:
Maintain the ADNOC OFFSHORE emergency/crisis management system, and to ensure company-wide consistent
application and coordinated implementation in respective Business Unit in line with the ADNOC Code Of Practice, ADNOC
OFFSHORE Health, Safety, Environment Management system and Industry best practice.

3. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Job Specific Accountabilities
 Provide technical advice and steer to corporate HSE and respective Business Unit on issues related to Emergency/
Crisis Management, Oil Spill Response, Contingency Plans, equipment and facilities.
 Pro-actively identify and evaluate relevant issues related to emergency response and Crisis Management, both
within and outside the company and advice/ initiate any changes that may be required within ADNOC OFFSHORE.
This includes active participation in study group, and task forces and workshop that are set-up by ADNOC
OFFSHORE, ADNOC CMT and ADESCO.
 Ensures all emergency procedures are compliant with risk analysis studies, safety cases, audit recommendations,
feedback from exercises, drills, incident investigations, and changes in process and industry standards.
 Ensure alignment of all Emergency Response Documentation across the company in accordance with Corporate
Standards and Templates.
 Audit of all sites Emergency Response documentation.
 Conducts orientation training for all new Emergency Duty Managers/ Officers, including refresher and the
identification of further advance training requirement as necessary. Provision of sufficient suitable resources to
staff these positions.

Act as custodian of the company Emergency Management Centre (EMC) facilities and the provision of support to
the EMT.
 Ensure preparation and issuance of weekly Emergency Management Duty Roster.
 Provide Quality Control to all sites in the development of their annual emergency response exercise programs, to
test and ensure emergency response group readiness.
 Represent ADNOC OFFSHORE on emergency response/ crisis management issues within the GC’s and act as the
ADNOC OFFSHORE representative on the ADNOC Group Crisis Management Steering Committee and ADESCO
Committee.
 Establishes and maintains contacts with outside vendors and specialists who ADNOC OFFSHORE Emergency/ Crisis
Management Team may requires to call out during a major emergency/ crisis situation.
 Develop the scope of work and supervision of any specialist work on firefighting & emergency/ crisis response
services requiring external 3rd party consultant. This includes reviewing the consultant deliverables to ensure it is
meeting the required standard and stipulated scope of work.
 Review HSE Interface documents with regards to all emergency and preparedness requirements by ADNOC
Offshore.
 Collaborate with all stakeholders in order to prepare and analyse damage assessments following disasters or
emergencies.
 Keep informed of federal, state and local regulations affecting ADNOC Offshore emergency plans, and ensures
that plans adhere to these regulations.
 Keep informed of activities or changes that could affect the likelihood of an emergency, as well as those that could
affect response efforts and details of plan implementation.
 Keep abreast with the latest technology and management techniques and review it applications/ implications to
ADNOC Offshores operation and advise any changes required from time to time.
 Oversee emergency & crisis management procedures and programs both for sites and Head Office to ensure
the company's state of readiness & preparedness at all times
 Development of guideline and governance documentation to support field ICS procedures with support.

4. Generic Accountabilities
Supervision
 Plan, supervise and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
 Train and develop the assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver
the respective section objectives.
Budgets
 Provide input for preparation of the Section / Department budgets and assist in the implementation of the
approved Budget and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
 Investigate and highlight any significant variances to support effective performance and cost control
Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
 Implement approved Section / Department policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures in order to
support execution of the Section’s / Department work programs in line with Company and International standards.

Performance Management
 Contribute to the achievement of the approved Performance Objectives for the Section / Department in line with
the Company Performance framework.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
 Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of operational processes.
 Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO
standards in order to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) and Sustainability
 Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures & controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines
in line with international standards, best practices and ADNOC Code of Practices.
Reports
 Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.
5. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal
 Regular contact with HSE Business unit.
 Frequent contact with various division, i.e Audit Assurance Division, Projects & Engineering and Operation
Support.
 Regular contact with ADNOC Group Companies for sharing knowledge and exchange information.
External
 Frequent contact with Technology Providers.
 Contact with 3rd party HSE Study Consultants/ Vendors.
6. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Minimum Qualification
 Bachelor Degree in or equivalent with relevant accredited certifications in Emergency Response & Crisis
Management discipline.
Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills
 8 - 9 years of experience, including at least experience in an Oil & Gas (Exploration & Production), Chemical
process, or similar industry.
 Good Knowledge and understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS) which ADNOC is planning to adopt,
current disaster recovery planning techniques and technologies as well as the ADNOC HSE Risk Management
Guidelines.
 Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. English is the language of use but a working knowledge
of Arabic is desirable. The individual should be knowledgeable of local and state requirements related to
emergency response.
 Skill is required in the use of computers and Windows based programs.
 Ability to develop, prepare and implement effective emergency plans, procedures and documentation.

 Working knowledge of all areas of the organization and a clear understanding of ADNOC OFFSHORE’s key
functional processes and available resources.
 Strong interpersonal skills to interface with managers and staff at all levels of the organization.
 Working knowledge of data and voice communications system which are a key component of emergency response
system.