Project Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Lead – Basrah Gas Company JV | Basrah, Iraq
Shell
Total years of experience :11 years, 0 Months
Directed all aspects of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) management with construction and capital project budgets of up to $800M. Assessed and mitigated potential risk by conducting risk management reviews. Collaborated with workers and senior leaders to enable them to effectively lead and manage HSE within their areas of responsibility. Reviewed statistics and audits metrics to approve reports on technical requirements including physical, biological, health and safety risks, together with environmental impact. Developed and delivered HSE trainings to ascertain employees’ performance in line with regulations.
• Achieved 2.5M man-hours exposure INJURY FREE on the Greenfield NGL Plant project (1B scfd).
• Achieved 1.0M man-hours exposure INJURY FREE on the Pipelines portfolio by acting as the HSE Lead and authorized person.
• Developed and executed HSE plans, while driving behavioral changes through positive leadership.
• Delivered leaderships workshops and promoted productive engagement with workers and senior leaders.
• Analyzed processes and conducted incidents investigations to identify issues and implement corrective action plans for continuous improvement.
Managed HSSE operations by defining goals aligned with the HSE MS control framework throughout project lifecycle for large projects valued at up to $1B each, reporting and trend analysis, regulatory compliance, engineering practice interpretation, assurance reviews, and contract development and management.
* Contributed to organizational success by serving as Chair for HAZOP studies, ALARP workshops, Bow-ties workshops, and HAZID’s workshops.
* Developed statement of fitness (SoF), safety in transition (SIT), technical integrity (TIV) plan, and TIV reporting and served as a project team HSE representative during prestart safety reviews, pre & commissioning phases.
Spearheaded construction activities including contractor onboarding, regulatory and contract compliance, resource allocation, technical support, team leadership, strategic planning, project consultation, reporting and analysis, and workshop participation.
* Facilitated contractor HSE onboarding to ensure alignment with client requirements, compliance with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, and compliance with Legal Trades training as well as client HSE training requirements.
* Liaised with client to create a safety working procedure with 30 and 60-days lookahead safety planning for high and medium hazardous construction activities, and identification and mitigation of risks achieving injury-free flagship project valued at CAD$1B.
Led strategic health, safety, and environment quality operations by developing and implementing HSE procedures, ensuring appropriate safety management system and regulatory compliance, defining goals and training requirements, review and approval of HSE policy and programs, quality projects and initiatives, auditing and implementing remedial actions, and incident investigation.
* Fostered a Positive Safety Culture by gaining commitment and accountability from senior leaders and staff achieving high engagement despite Middle Eastern multicultural environment.
* Advanced organizational goals by leading the Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) function in the AMEC-Black Cat joint venture for MENA region and attaining ISO-9001-2008 recertification and OHSAS 18001-2007 certification.
* Recognized for company’s outstanding performance by the Qatar Ministry of Labor in Occupational Health and Safety 2012.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering