Corporate HSSE Advisor
ADDAX Petroleum
Total years of experience :25 years, 1 Months
• Manage, train, coach, initiate personnel development plans for all department personnel (45 engineers, supervisors, coordinators).
• Represent the company on HSSE issues at various company, industry and government forums.
• Maintain an interface with the Corporate HSSE through reporting, investigation of incidents, strategic planning, conferences and open communications
• Promote HSSE awareness and develop a HSSE culture, adopt and implement best industry practices
• Provide advices regarding all HSSE aspects of operation of asset, including production operations, maintenance, drilling, wells services and pipeline operations.
• Engage line management and staff to realize zero incident HSSE performance
• Develop, implement, monitor, review and evaluate the effectiveness of Company and local HSSE standards, policies, procedures. HSSE management systems and performance to achieve continuous improvements and meet corporate goals and expectations.
• Prepare annual HSSE plans & objectives with Line Managers
• Ensure compliance with all aspects of the environmental impact assessment
• Implement HSSE Reporting processes as per procedures and company requirements; ensure proper recordkeeping of results in all operations.
• Coordinate development of contingency plans for emergency and critical incidents.
• Keep abreast of all current and developing country and location regulations, codes and key constraints including changes, assess potential impact, develop plans to ensure compliance
• Manage the social aspects with local residents, communities and villages
• Identify HSSE training needs and develop Training Plans and schedules for implementation.
• Conduct and/or Lead Internal & External HSSE MS Audits (company and contractors).
• Advise company employees and assess contractor on safe practices, and unsafe conditions.
• Ensure that operational activities are conducted in a safe manner and in compliance to safe and best industry practices
• Liaise with Clients, Authorities and Local Regulations on HSSE issues.
• Establish written performance standards, goals and objectives and appraise Company and Contractor staff.
• Support, assist Line management, leads incident investigation teams, Root Cause Analysis techniques.
• Ensure investigations and close out of all serious incidents and High Potential incidents
• Liaise with others E&P operators on operational matters such as security, emergency response, community relations and environmental issues
• Monitor process safety performance and advise for improvements
Main Company Activities: Inspections (Quality Audits, QMOS, QS, Non-destructive Controls, Lifting equipments, Electricity, DP, Tubings, Casings, Derrick inspections) / Building (Ship) (Civil engineering, Infrastructures) / - - Training(Formation) (/ Essays - Measures / advice(council))
• Client Management / Client satisfaction / Client relations
• Activity Development, Opportunities identification
• Projects developments (as safety training centres (Gabon and Congo))
• Financial Management, budget, investment, stock
• Audits of contractors and subcontractors
• Contractors and contracts management
• Personnel management
• Recruitment, training,
• Local Relations
• Operational and financial monthly reportings
• Quality, hygiene, safety &security, environment management / Ensuring projects quality and safe operations
Responsible for all drilling rig operations along with the safety off all crews.
Full management of the drilling rig, 80 to 110 persons, drilling operations for production of oil & gas on Maracaibo Lake (Venezuela) and Rabi / Toucan / Atora fields ( Gabon) .
Clients: PDVSA / Shell / Total / Panafrican.
Manage daily drilling activities / Operations management / Rig moves / Well engineering / Maintenance management / - Client relations / - Marketing management (rig and its multi annual activity) / - Staff management & training / Adherence to safety practices / Maintain Inventory and control (USD650K)/ Ensure sufficient supplies and spares are on hand / Promote incident reporting and lessons learnt, participate to incident investigations.
Financial control management & reporting
Adherence to ecological & other government policies, laws, regulations.
HSE management systems implementations and follow up
Develop, establish and maintain a relation of trust with client
Elaboration of worldwide HSE Manual for SDS and development, implementation of HSE management system along with procedures and standards.
Part of Schlumberger Oil Field Services team during OFS HSE Standards set up
Developed short term plan and long term strategy (5 years).
Online reporting system start up (Quest)
Improvement of quality management system.
Follow-ups, analyses of NCs, NPT.
Trend analysis presentations, incident follow up, investigations.
Developped safety campaigns, based on trend analysis (Hands & Fingers injury campaign, DROPS, Safe Lifts).
HSE MS Audits all operations and drilling activities including shipyards, audits and evaluations of HSE MS of contractors and sub-contractors
Managing, coaching, developping QHSE Managers within Operating Countries
Implementation, control, follow-up of quality & safety procedures on all company operations.
Preparation, elaboration and follow-up of plans, methods, management, systems and techniques of quality management systems. Analysis and presentation of safety & quality results. / Analysis of nonconformities and follow up. Development and implementations of plan for quality improvement. Minimization of waste (oil, polluting gases, garbage) and environmental protection. Audits of QHSE management systems on sites, including contractors, subcontractors. Managing & training local QHSE officers (nationalization goals)
Safety Instructor / Trainings to safety regulations & policies & HSE MS + H2S, Defensive drving, First Aid, Move smart, Forklift.
Dec 93 to June 96 : Schlumberger Sedco Forex
Oil Exploitations in North Sea and Western Africa- Semi submersibles and Jack up drilling platforms
Supervision of the Electrical & Mechanical maintenance / Elaboration of preventive maintenance plans, improvements / Reducing downtime (NPT KPIs) / Maintenance cost & budget management / Maintenance staff management & training
Head of electrical maintenance department / Maintenance Manager
Nov 90 to Nov 93 : Sedco forex - (jack ups & semi-subs). North Sea and Western Africa.
Supervision of the Electrical maintenance on drilling rigs, elaboration of maintenance preventive plans.
Compliance with maintenance plan cost, elaboration of preventive maintenance plans, management of staff, and management of budget, quality & safety standards follow up.
Minimization of repair costs and downtime (NPT KPIs).