HSE Offshore Representative

HSE Offshore Representative

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the project representative onboard installation vessels, monitoring and supervising HSE activities performed by contractors and subcontractors.
• Ensure application of contractual and technical HSE requirements and promote a strong safety culture onboard installation vessels.
• Provide HSE supervision for offshore operations onboard J-Lay, S-Lay, PLSV, and MSV vessels.
• Serve as the HSE focal point onboard the vessel, including during emergency situations.
• Provide daily reporting to the SURF Installation Manager and Deputy.
• Demonstrate exemplary behaviour regarding ethics, the Code of Conduct, and H3SEQ rules, promoting their implementation across the project team.
• Maintain awareness of requirements and applicable international standards, liaising with the Operation Safety Leader regarding changes.
• Develop HSE-specific worksite or construction-yard instructions as required.
• Review contractor and subcontractor HSE documentation and verify implementation.
• Promote and verify implementation of the Project HSE Plan and procedures by the construction team.
• Verify that contractors and subcontractors meet their contractual commitments and execute activities safely in accordance with specifications, designs, and codes.
• Participate in kick-off meetings with contractors and subcontractors.
• Perform routine and random daily HSE inspections and track completion of corrective actions.
• Report anomalies, violations, and unsafe practices immediately.
• Interface with the construction team and contractor HSE authorities on HSE matters.
• Attend daily meetings, Tool Box Talks, HSE Committee meetings, Safety Tours, and relevant HSE audits or visits.
• Provide regular HSE inspection and activity reports and support implementation of corrective actions.
• Participate in safety campaigns and initiatives, coordinating with the Operation Safety Leader for consistent HSE supervision.
• Track contractor anomalies, incidents, and accidents, maintaining HSE performance indicators for project activities.
• Advise the construction team, support resolution of HSE issues, and implement effective methods for day-to-day HSE supervision.
• Implement management decisions and maintain close communication with the Operation Safety Leader regarding HSE concerns and challenges.
• Verify completion of accident and incident investigations, including root-cause analysis, and implementation of recommendations.
• Maintain confidentiality of documentation within the role's area of responsibility.
• Promote HSE culture and applicable local and international HSE rules onboard the vessel.
• Record Synergi cases and follow up on actions with the Project HSE Lead.
• Prepare the HSE section of the Daily Drilling Report, including statistics and highlights, and manage HSE performance statistics.
• Prepare weekly reports and consolidate monthly statistics for validation.
• Propose HSE improvements and validate initiatives, programmes, and presentation material.
• Work closely with the onboard HSE Supervisor and participate in daily and task-specific meetings.
• Attend all vessel inductions and present HSE messages.
• Ensure anomaly cards are recorded and actions are closed.
• Implement HSE campaigns and Golden Rules programmes onboard, including monthly communications, posters, and presentations.
• Participate in weekly safety meetings and present relevant HSE information.
• Audit HSE documentation onboard, including Permit to Work documentation.
• Witness work activities, carry out regular vessel inspections, and participate in hygiene and OMT inspections.
• Collaborate closely with the vessel contractor's onboard HSE team.

Requirements

• Engineer or Offshore Supervisor with at least 15 years of oil and gas experience, particularly in SURF activities.
• Knowledge of requirements and specifications relevant to the role.
• Knowledge of Surinamese offshore regulations covering marine operations, environmental requirements, and natural resources.
• Deep knowledge of SIMOPS and HSE rules.
• Experience supporting a major EPCI project.
• Ability to identify, analyse, and resolve HSE, technical, procurement, transportation, storage, preservation, engineering, construction, quality, schedule, and cost issues.
• Construction background and strong communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and accept significant responsibilities.
• Commitment to safety and environmental requirements.
• Sufficient technical understanding of the disciplines involved in the work.
• Strong organisational skills, a positive attitude, and the confidence to raise and defend positions in accordance with contract requirements.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

• Riser pull-in and pull-out operations.
• Flexible-lay operations.
• Rigid pipelay operations.
• Riser construction, including lazy-wave and steel hybrid riser configurations.
• Subsea-structure installation.
• Practical experience onboard rigid-lay vessels, PLSVs, and offshore support vessels.

Mandatory Training and Certification

• BOSIET, T-BOSIET or FOET, as applicable.
• Technological Risk Awareness training.
• Cause Tree Analysis training.
• Golden Rules training.
• Valid offshore fitness-to-work certificate, such as OGUK.
• Seaman's book.
• CA-EBS OPITO certification.