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Description

POSITION SUMMARY / ROLE PURPOSE:
The Sr. EHS Specialist Emerging Areas provides EHS&SR support to the Emerging Areas Global Supply Chain team. This team are usually the first Hess people "on the ground" in a new location or the first operational staff to arrive before exploration drilling commences.
This role will be responsible to ensure a consistent approach to all aspects of EHS management when setting up logistics bases in any emerging areas where Hess operates. Collaboration with all other elements of the EHS&SR function is paramount. Assure technical standards, business, legal, regulatory and compliance requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Planning

- Input to decisions re potential sites for logistics bases
- Input to Emerging Areas (EA) project plans to ensure EHS elements are addressed and EHS activities are identified on the plan
- Input to scope of work for tenders for logistics services (bases, aviation, vessels) and evaluation of responses to those tenders.
- Ensure audits on potential 3rd party bases are carried out. Provide advice on the basis of the results of these audits on choosing a specific base.
- Determine, along with GSC management, whether on-the-ground EHS support is needed
- If on-the-ground support is needed, assist in hiring/procuring that support
- Coordinate ER planning with EA, GSC and EHS personnel ensuring adequate plans are in place prior to operations commencing.
- Ensure medical and security support arrangements are in place and adequate prior to operations starting up
- Coordination/collaboration with Exploration EHS, Drilling EHS and regional EHS Managers

2. Ongoing Advice

- Develop, maintain, carry out and report on a schedule of site visits to include pre-start up contractor onboarding visits as well as inspections and audits of operational bases
- Provide ongoing EHS support, advice and coaching to EA team and lead on-the-ground EHS&SR support
- Where necessary, facilitate links into the wider EHS organization including Subject Matter Experts in the Centre Of Excellence
- Participate in or lead incident investigations
- Report on performance of EA bases to EA and GSC management
- Assist in closing out/suspending base operations
- Close liaison with Logistics Managers in EA's
- Key continuity role in the value chain "handover" process

3. Development of Systems and Competencies

- Further development of "standardised approaches" in consultation with EA management and Logistics Managers
- Development of EHS&SR training for EA Logstics personnel and delivery of training where appropriate
- Provide a conduit to individual subject matter experts in the COE or within business facing EHS organisations

Qualifications

REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:
Knowledge of logistics base operations
Extensive knowledge of lifting operations, cranes, fork lift trucks, etc
Knowledge of marine operations
Able to develop emergency response plans
Good verbal communication skills
Influencing skills
Auditing skills
Cultural Sensitivity
REQUISITE EXPERIENCE
10-15 years of relevant experience according to the following:
Highly Desirable
Remote operations
Marine operations
Working in developing world countries
Desirable/Beneficial
Supervisory experience
Tender evaluation
EDUCATION
Degree educated in engineering or science subject

Job
Environmental Health & Safety
Primary Location
Americas-United States-Texas
Schedule
Full-time