Team Leader, HSE (Aviation)

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Job purpose

Ensure also to prevent or minimize any incidents, injuries and damage to company employees, customers, contractors, facilities, and equipment.

Key accountabilities

• Manage a team of HSE Engineers, Inspectors and Security Teams to meet workload demand at Civil Aviation Facilities and other sites under the business vertical. Provide leadership, mentoring and direction to control risk within tolerable limits.
• Develop and facilitate implementation of HSE procedures within the jurisdiction in accordance with corporate health, safety, and environment policies.
• Oversee and assist Aviation Operation Division and any other vertical business unit such as Supply Chain, Production Plant Division and Maintenance Division in the management of risks related to safety critical operations or to downgrade such situations.
• Identify hazards, evaluate risk, assess consequences, monitor compliance, and provide assurance of Retail division HSE hazards and risks. Audit the effectiveness of mitigation or control barriers to reduce the risk as low as reasonably practical.
• Participate and represent HSE Operation Department safety studies such as HAZOPs, HAZID, ENVID, OHRA, SIL, BFSR, FERA, ESSA, F&G Mapping Study, ISD, JSA and any other Risk Assessments.
• Attend and participate in Health, Safety and Environment Impact Assessment (HSEIA) workshops.
• Manage internal and external Aviation Division HSE audit programs and support audit team during implementation of Aviation Division and including any vertical business unit during any HSE Audit Programs.
• Lead and conduct Job Safety Analysis and Formal Risk Assessment workshops in coordination with relevant business units within Operation Group.

• Carry out inspections, audits, surveys, sampling and monitoring to ensure that HSE and fire-fighting procedures are effectively implemented in all company facilities within allotted area.
• Conduct audits related to key elements of Occupational Hazard identification to ensure the process is being followed and confirm proper resolution and closure of recommendations from HSE studies, audits, and incident investigations.
• Report hazards, unsafe acts or conditions and near misses, prepare action plan for remedial action and conduct follow-up until gaps are adequately addressed.
• Manage, initiate, and participate in management HSE Tours, leadership site visit and inspection of company premises. Conduct follow up on the findings to ensure timely closure.
• Facilitate investigation of all critical accidents or incidents and facilitate implementation of accident investigation recommendation. Provision of operational HSE advice, coaching and guidance to Retail management.
• Conduct Contractor Camps inspection to ensure alignment and compliance with ADNOC Welfare Standards.
• Coordinate with internal business units for the inspection and pre-mobilization of Contractors and renewal of Contractor Road tankers.
• Conduct periodic work management system audit including refresher training covering the 23 Effectiveness Management System (EMS).

• Develop maintenance program for all fire-fighting equipment and systems within Operation Group facilities and overall general preventive maintenance and develops fire safety equipment replacement program.
• Exercise regular coordination with Maintenance team to ensure regular maintenance and testing of all safety, security, and fire-fighting equipment according to outlined or approved programs.
• Develop the annual firefighting and inspection program in compliance with the NFPA 25 and other relevant standards.
• Prepare and establish in place a formalized procedure for the inspection and testing plan both for the fixed and portable firefighting equipment with checklists.
• Coordinate with the HSE inspectors to conduct the periodic testing and inspection of portable and fixed firefighting system.

• Facilitate implementation of site emergency response and crisis management procedure to ensure preparedness in case of any emergency. Maintain an emergency response role within the incident management team.
• Lead and conduct the implementation of the annual exercise schedule across Operation Group in compliance with the approved Emergency Response Plan.
• Establish necessary coordination with Emergency Response, Crisis Management and Business Continuity Team.
• Develop the annual exercise program for the Aviation Division and vertical business units.

• Build and maintain relationship with Local and Federal Regulators, Armed Forces, MOI (Civil Defence and Police), NGC (National Guard Command), Mutual Aid and neighbouring critical facilities, etc. On call 24/7 (by phone or radio). Participate and attend meetings and fire emergency response drills.
• Participate in various in-house and external committees like emergency and crisis response, Behavioural-based safety audit (BBSA), welfare committee, contractor assurance etc. to ensure compliance to central HSE norms from ADNOC Group and National HSE regulations.

• Review new project work proposal under Aviation Division to ensure that safety and emergency facilities and equipment are included at the design stage of such work and follow up on the safety aspects of such work to ensure compliance with the company's standards and requirements.
• Participate and review different engineering deliverables such as 3D model review, P&ID Review, Fire detection and protection system cause and effect matrix, philosophy, etc.

• Ensure safety training and awareness programs are conducted on a periodic basis to increase the awareness for Operation Group employees, trainees and concerned contractors to ensure participants learn and can apply their learnings in the field.
• Develop and implement HSE awareness campaigns (heat stress, attitude through posters, signs, safety publications, etc.) in all Retail facilities within allotted area.
• Plan and identify annual training needs of the team and ensure a continuous improvement of their core competencies as well as other competencies as required to enhance the overall performance and meet the division annual training target.

• Submit Daily, Weekly and Monthly HSE reports to Manager, HSE Operation Department reporting on various HSE activities and any HSE issues including all Aviation Divisions and business verticals premises and any new construction or maintenance project sites within the allotted area.
• Facilitate reporting of all accident or incident in line with the company accident or incident investigation and reporting procedures.
• Report HSE Performance and Compliance statistics within Aviation Division and drive necessary initiatives in support of driving 100% HSE goal within the Operation Group.
• Responsible to report and coordinate the timely closeout of observations with proper trend analysis to prevent the occurrence of any incident.

• Plan and develop Term of Reference (TOR) for the facilitation of various types of audits based on the relevant ADNOC HSE Standards in achieving compliance.
• Lead and facilitate the timely closeout of various audit findings and ensure proper trending and reporting at a regular interval.
• Responsible for the tracking and managing of audit findings in coordination with the action owners.
• Develop and conduct welfare audits at Contractor Camps as per the annual program.
• Conduct Contractor performance evaluation in line with the ADNOC HSE Standards and Guidelines.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills

• Bachelor's Degree in HSE, Safety, Technical, Science disciplines or equivalent.

• 10 years of experience in Health, Safety and Environment within the Oil and Gas Industry, including 5 years in managerial role.
• Vast in Health, Safety and Risk Management principles and practices.
• Knowledge in Joint Investigation Group (JIG 1 & 2) HSE Requirements.
• Well-versed in applicable National and International HSE standards and regulations, OSHA, NFPA, UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice, ADNOC HSE Standards and Guidelines.
• Excellent understanding of safety culture and capability to cultivate proper tools to create positive culture at workplace in an operation environment.
• Excellent oral and written language skills (English).
• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office Professional Certifications.
• NEBOSH International Diploma or at minimum NEBOSH IGC Certificate.

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading energy producers, and a primary catalyst for Abu Dhabi’s growth and diversification.

We operate across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, through a network of fully-integrated businesses, with interests that range from exploration, production, storage, refining and distribution, to the development of a wide-range of petrochemical products.

Since 1971, we have created thousands of jobs, driven the growth of a diverse knowledge-based economy, and played a key role in Abu Dhabi’s global emergence.

Today, we continue to look for new and innovative ways to maximize the value of our resources, pioneering those approaches and technologies that will ensure we are able to meet the demands of an ever-changing energy market, and continue to have a positive impact on the Abu Dhabi economy for generations to come.

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