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Position Summary
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The Senior Well Operations HSE Advisor provides senior-level HSE leadership, advice, guidance, assurance and supervision across all HKN Well Operations activities, including drilling, workover, stimulation and well testing. Reporting to the HSE Manager or delegate, the role supervises, coaches and develops Well Operations HSE Advisors and provides oversight of Rig Contractor and service company HSE personnel. The role ensures that HKN and Contractor personnel at the location carry out their duties in accordance with HKN standards and expectations.
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Main Duties & Responsibilities
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Performance Expectations:
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- Provide assurance that the HSE aspects of Drilling, Workover, Stimulation & Well Testing operations are managed in line with HKN HSE expectations and Standards.
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- Supervise, coach and mentor Well Operations HSE Advisors, set expectations, monitor performance and provide feedback to the HSE Manager.
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- Provide Training and Coaching to the Rig Contractors HSE advisors, rig crews and service companies.
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- Represent HKN in incident investigations at site, and lead or support investigations of significant incidents as directed by the HSE Manager.
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- Supervise/observe all non-routine or high-risk tasks including lifting operations, well control events, stimulation and well testing operations.
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- Liaise with HKN Operations team to ensure coordination of SIMOPS procedures.
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- Participate in and review safety meetings, toolbox talks, risk assessments and pre-job safety analyses.
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- Review and verify the HSE content of contractor and service company plans, procedures and bridging documents prior to operations commencing.
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- Represent HKN Energy Ltd. on their location as senior HSE representative.
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- Promote compliance to HKN Incident Free Lifesaving Operating Rules
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- Assist HKN Paramedic in health and hygiene audits and follow-up on tracking deficiencies.
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- Encourage the use of safe working practices on and around the Rig site.
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- Provide input to the HSE Manager on HSE improvement initiatives, lessons learned, contractor HSE performance reviews and HSE KPI trends.
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- Be responsible for producing and reviewing the following documents and reports:
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- Daily HSE report including summary of statistics (and review of reports produced by Well Operations HSE Advisors).
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- Reporting all HSE incidents to HKN and recording all incidents in the incident recording system
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- Writing and distributing Flash Incident reports within 1 hour of an incident event
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- Writing and reviewing detailed Incident reports
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- Ensure that all drills are conducted regularly and efficiently and generate drill reports.
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- Conduct HSE inspections/audits of work sites, equipment, and vehicles. Produce report on findings and track closure of actions.
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- Periodic summary of HSE performance, trends and lessons learned for the Well Operations team.
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Competency (Knowledge & Skills) Required:
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- Required to have the capability of undertaking the following tasks unsupervised:
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- Monitor and enforce compliance to HKN and Rig Contractor HSE policies, procedures, and standards across all Well Operations activities.
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- Supervise, direct and appraise Well Operations HSE Advisors, and supervise contractor HSE personnel.
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- Provide HSE leadership and assurance across drilling, workover, stimulation and well testing operations, including well control, simultaneous operations, high-pressure and H2S-related activities.
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- Lead and challenge the delivery of safety meetings for HKN and contractor personnel.
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- Plan, coordinate and evaluate Emergency Response Exercises and Drills.
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- Respond to all incidents, lead the initial HSE response and provide support to the Drilling Supervisor and HKN management.
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- Review and verify application of the Permit to Work System and provide input during toolbox talks, pre-job safety meetings and high-risk job planning.
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- Review and challenge contractor and service company bridging documents, HSE plans, risk assessments and job safety analyses.
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- Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis, and verify closure of corrective actions.
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- Work and behave in a safe manner.
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- Proactively seek and pursue opportunities for continual improvement.
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- Lead by example with positive attitude, and exercise stop-work authority where necessary.
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- Ability to consult with and influence all levels of the workforce, including senior management and contractor leadership.
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- Ability to multitask and prioritise workload across multiple concurrent operations and personnel.
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- Ability to write clear and concise reports in English, and to review the quality of reports produced by others.
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- Ability to address issues observed, facilitate resolutions and hold others to account.
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- Ability to train, mentor and assess Drilling, Well Services and HSE personnel in occupational HSE training topics.
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- Excellent English language communication skills to process and convey information effectively through a variety of methods to a wide range of people
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Minimum Qualifications Required:
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- Proficient with professional computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
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- NEBOSH Certificate Essential. NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
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- Certification in Incident Investigation and Root Cause analysis essential.
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- Formal qualifications in Rigging, Lifting & Slinging are preferred.
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- Well control awareness (e.g. IWCF/IADC) and H2S training preferred.
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- Formal supervisory or leadership training preferred.
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- HSE/Industry relevant work experience of typically 12-15 years.
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- Rig Based HSE experience across Drilling, Workover, Stimulation & Well Testing operations – minimum 8 years.
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- Demonstrated experience supervising and developing HSE Advisors and/or contractor HSE personnel.
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- Demonstrated experience leading incident investigations and engaging with senior management and contractors.
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- Experience of working in Kurdistan Region of Iraq or a comparable international operating environment preferred.
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