Competence Specialist

Our client is currently recruiting for a Competence Specialist. Based in Aberdeen, the role is on contracts basis and offers hybrid working (3 in office, 2 from home).

ROLE

• This role is responsible for providing efficient competence advisory services within the company’s operated assets, technical and HSE functions
• Maintains latest standards, procedures and systems to ensure consistent best practice is deployed in the competence area satisfying Country specific legislation and company requirements
• Provides operated assets support for assessment and verification
• Supports functional competence frameworks and assessment across the business

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the development of site, business and portfolio competence assurance plans in a timely manner to identify technical and legislative competence needs
• Conduct assessments and/or internal verification as required
• Manage the competence assurance register and build effective relationships with assessors and internal verifiers assisting with standardisation meetings and ensuring they are following correct process
• Manage Competence and Job Profiles in the Competence Management System and prepare and issue competence reports
• Actively contribute to key competence strategies including competence frameworks
• Maintain assessment programmes for Safety Critical, Operational Critical and Technical that will minimise risk to the safety of personnel, the integrity of the assets and the maintenance of the environment at both the offshore and onshore locations
• Provide support for any audit and inspections that involve Competence

REQUIREMENTS:

• Production Operations background
• Proven experience in previous competence coordination
• Offshore asset location experience and mobility to carry out regular trips
• Experienced with competence management systems within the upstream oil and gas industry
• Knowledge of safety case requirements, regulatory requirements and competence assurance management standard
• Minimum completion of higher education with a preference for further education certification
• Several years working in Oil and Gas operations
• Knowledge and experience in development and/or maintenance of units of competence criteria and range of equipment
• Experience in communicating competence requirements and changes
• Working knowledge of competence management systems
• BOSIET
• MIST
• PDA in Workplace Assessment Using Direct and Indirect Methods
• PDA in Internal Verification of Workplace Assessment