Team Leader HSE

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Job purpose

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

Key accountabilities

• Manage a team of HSE engineers and HSE inspectors and indirectly site security team to meet workload demand at Abu Dhabi multi product depots, plants 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 relevant site-specific teams and any other vertical business unit such as supply chain, production plant division, aviation depots 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 supply chain and production plant divisions HSE audit programs and support audit team during implementation of site-specific teams 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 site HSE walkthroughs, leadership site visits 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 fire-fighting equipment with checklists.
• Coordinate with the HSE inspectors to conduct the periodic testing and inspection of portable and fixed fire-fighting 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 relationships with local and federal regulators, armed forces, MOI (civil defence and police), NGC (national guard command), fire brigades, mutual aid and neighbouring critical facilities, etc. On call 24/7 (by phone or radio). Participate and attend meetings and fire emergency response drills.

• Bachelor's degree in HSE, safety, technical, science disciplines or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in health, safety and environment within the oil and gas industry, including 3-4 years in managerial role.
• Extensive knowledge of health, safety and risk management principles and practices.
• Knowledge in NFPA standards, ADNOC HSEMS and 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 computer skills in Microsoft Office Professional.
• Professional certifications: NEBOSH international diploma or at minimum NEBOSH IGC certificate.

Company Industry: Oil & Gas

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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