HSE Specialist

Our client, a global Oil and Gas Operator are currently seeking a HSE Advisor for an initial 12 month contract with the opportunity to extend.

The HSE Specialist, Waste Management Coordinator will establish a consistent Waste Management Process (including supporting tools) across Barrow Island i.e., Gorgon, WA Oil, Wells and Projects. A key aspect of the role includes raising awareness and fluency on waste management requirements and working closely with a range of stakeholders e.g., Planners, Waste Owners, and Business Partners.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Finalise and rollout Waste Management Process and Tools. This will be critical in the initial stages and building fluency and ownership.
• Finalise Waste Owner (and Delegate) and Waste Coordinator roles and responsibilities for sign-off by leadership.
• Consistent point of contact throughout the process and enabling wastes to progress to the next phase to prevent any bottlenecks or stockpiling of waste on BWI. A key part of this will be working with the Planners in Perth to ensure waste is appropriately captured as part of work scope planning and inclusion in labour routes.
• Focal Point and “go to” for waste related queries across the various teams (Production, Maintenance, Projects) and the various contractors and levels (Leadership to Crews in the field handling the waste) Whilst the role is not responsible for contractor management of CWY and CRs, the role will have some level of oversight over these contractors given their touch points with waste management.
• Education and awareness on general waste requirements e.g. waste segregation, handling and labelling. This is not a once-off tasks and requires ongoing consistent approach.
• Provision of sampling guidance; CoC template generation; review of sampling results, Dangerous Goods advice as it relates to waste management.
• Maintenance of Waste Tracker and input of specific information.
• Provide data for waste metrics.
• Population of Waste Catalogue and reach out to relevant stakeholders on applicable aspects.
• Visible presence on site to continuously raise awareness and profile for waste.
• Provide sampling support. There may be instances where the role could complete sampling on ad-hoc basis and build teams fluency on how to take a sample. However, being the one responsible for sampling the waste is not a core responsibility of this role.
• Complete waste safeguard verification and assurance activities.
• Ensure waste regulatory requirements are met.
• Identification of streamlining, simplification, and waste minimization opportunities.

Qualifications & Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related environmental engineering discipline
•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across all different levels of the organisation.
•Excellent ability to influence across teams outside of HSE.
•Previous experience in waste management, rolling out processes, systems, and procedures.  Attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities.
•Previous experience working in a site role.
•Knowledge of environmental legislation and regulations.
Looking for a candidate with 10+ years’ experience in environmental management. Preference to have had direct experience in waste management.

If interested in this position, please reach out to Ciara Stack or apply directly through the link below

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