Safety Advisor / Consultant

Job Description

<p><strong>This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.</strong></p> <p><strong>About the Company<br></strong><br><br><br>This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.</p> <p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p> <p>This Company Upstream OE &amp; Operational Compliance requires a Safety Advisor / Consultant to support Upstream organizations on Process Safety and major Incidents investigations matters. The candidate’s primary focus will be on employees from Onshore and Offshore oil and gas processing plants and drilling.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Enhance Businessline safety standards and general procedures such as work permit, process safety, hazards identification, risk management, emergency preparedness, etc.</li> <li>Developing loss prevention, fire prevention, and safety standards, procedures, and General Instructions (GIs) for matters not already addressed by existing resources.</li> <li>Providing advice and consultation to Upstream management as requested to facilitate Safety Management System (SMS) enhancement.</li> <li>Develop critical safety documents for major activities such as job safety analysis and hazards identification plans.</li> <li>Assisting departments in preparing for major safety reviews such as loss prevention compliance reviews.</li> <li>Conducting training sessions for field personnel related to safety procedures and issues.</li> <li>Researching emerging safety technologies and conducting feasibility studies and cost analyses to identify improved solutions to existing safety problems and emerging regulatory requirements.</li> <li>Acting as an expert process safety resource for risk identification and mitigation during design, construction, commissioning, turn-over to operations, on-going operations, management of change, and decommissioning of facilities.</li> <li>Developing and delivering safety training materials and safe work procedures.</li> <li>Instructing on safety concepts, practices, and standards (both on-the-job and classroom-based).</li> <li>Developing loss prevention, fire prevention, and safety standards, procedures, and General Instructions (GIs) for matters not already addressed by existing resources.</li> <li>Directing and participating in the preparation of major reference manuals documenting corporate and LPD safety systems, policies, and procedures (e.g., LP Policy, SMS manual, Safety Handbook, Construction Safety Manual). Reviews related high-level documents from other organizations or outside parties with the potential to impact the safety of company operations as required.</li><br></ul> <p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Postgraduate degree in process safety and loss prevention from an internationally recognized institution.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree, preferably in chemical or mechanical engineering.</li> <li>Certified Safety Professional from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.</li> <li>Master’s degree or PhD recommended.</li> <li>Minimum of 15 years’ experience working in operations for oil, gas, petrochemical plants, or refineries, with clear evidence of delivering major impact in this capacity.</li> <li>Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a senior position as a Loss Prevention and Fire Prevention expert, with clear evidence of delivering major impact in this capacity.</li> <li>Strong technical expertise in the area of process safety, such as design engineering, loss control management, hazard identification, hazard and operability reviews, incident investigations, emergency preparedness and response, safety management systems.</li> <li>Extensive experience leading and participating in HAZOP and SIL studies with internationally recognized certifications.</li> <li>Extensive experience working in organizations that have diversified manufacturing plants.</li> <li>Must be able to work with minimum supervision on relatively unstructured tasks. Must have the demonstrated ability to produce top-quality written and oral reports.</li> <li>Excellent command of oral and written English.</li></ul>