Firefighter

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The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job purpose

To assist in the supervision of professional firefighting and emergency response watches, in support of Majnoon Field Development.

Duties and responsibilities

• Attend meetings and administrative duties, in the absence of Watch Supervisor.
• Ensure positive fire watch handovers.
• Update watch on daily activities and duties.
• Assist with watch tasking and ensure duties are being conducted efficiently.
• Assist to ensure fire team watch personnel and resources/materials are available for approved and scheduled high risk activities and emergency incidents.
• Assist with all fire and ERT watch administration.
• Be reachable at all times (phone/radio) in preparation for emergency response during their work rotation.
• Ensure MFD fire vehicles and equipment inspections are conducted and findings recorded.
• Attend HSE meetings where required, in the absence of Watch Supervisor.
• Assist with the running of daily emergency drills.
• Assist MLC with fire and emergency response training courses, if required.
• Carry out additional tasks expected from a modern fire and emergency response team assistant watch supervisor, including but not limited to: oil spill, environmental incidents and other critical infrastructure support.
• Assist with personnel development of the fire and ER watch.
• Deputise as the focal point at any emergency incidents, and be able to brief management on incident status.

Qualification and training requirements

• Basic or advanced international firefighting accreditation (JOIFF etc).
• Incident/On Scene Commander.
• SCBA user.
• Oil spill response.
• First aid.
• DDT (if required to drive on duty).
• MFD induction training (ERW).
• Emergency response for work site situations (WAH, CSE, H2S etc).
• Medically fit.

Experience

A minimum of 8 years of relevant job experience within the oil and gas industry.

Good understanding of and demonstrable hands-on experience in all functional aspects of firefighting, emergency response (including oil spill).

Language proficiency, computer and software skills

• MS Office
• Excel – fundamental awareness
• Word – fundamental awareness
• Outlook – fundamental awareness
• English language – novice (verbal and written)

Skills

• Proven supervisory skills.
• Communication skills.
• Basic presentation skills.
• Focus on continuous self-learning and improvement.
• Ability to work cohesively and communicate successfully in multi-cultural teams whilst being aware of and sensitive to cultural differences.
• Demonstrable ability to prepare meaningful reports, in basic English, utilizing information and data received from third parties.
• Be able to react to continually changing incidents and environments.