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QSSHE - Environmental Advisor

Position title

Environmental Team Leader

Contract

Permanent Contract

Contractual hours

Full-time

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This is a great opportunity for a dynamic and highly motivated individual to be a member of the Perenco Wytch Farm QSSHE Team. The successful candidate will provide competent and proactive environmental support to a mature onshore Oil & Gas Field. You will ensure that all environmental requirements are fully understood, and risks, controls and mitigations are identified and put in place in a timely, economical, and effective fashion from operations through to decommissioning, including projects, drilling and infill.

This position operates on a Monday to Friday basis based on site.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Management of all Environmental Permitting Regulatory requirements (EPR), UKETS, top tier COMAH and waste disposal permits for an onshore operation.
• Act as key site contact for environmental regulators, Local Authorities, NGO’s and external stakeholders.
• Submit all environmental permits & reports to the regulators.
• Technical input into all site environmental operations, including land management.
• Produce an Environmental plan that sets out key initiatives and milestones for delivery in support of ISO14001 & ISO45001.
• Coordinate and lead the maintenance of ISO14001:2015.
• Complete audits & inspections as scheduled.
• Owner of the Environmental SEMS documents.
• Ensure the timely submission of all internal and external reporting.
• Act as the focal point for all local government planning applications and the compliance with existing S106 conditions.
• Represent the company in external affairs concerning environmental management.
• Provide advice on environmental policy and legislation compliance to the team.
• Coordinate the monitoring and review of environmental legislative changes and the potential impact on the business.
• Undertake regular reviews of the performance of personnel and contractors regarding meeting environmental operating standards through site visits, inspections and/or audits.
• Undertake site visits to review and support line management in their completion of investigations into the causes of events and the identification of root causes and preventative measures.
• Working with the training team, develop, and maintain training and advisory documents and deliver training and advisory sessions to personnel.
• Member of the Incident Management Team (IMT).
• Provide input and oversight of environmental element of HSE budget.
• Line Manager for the Environmental Advisors and graduates.

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Key Experience & Requirements Include:

• Strong experience working in the environmental field in a process industry, preferably upstream Oil & Gas.
• A sound knowledge of the UK regulatory environmental framework and how it can be influenced.
• Sound knowledge of emissions management and emissions trading schemes relating to onshore operations
• Working knowledge of ISO14001
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Degree in Environmental Management and Sustainability, Engineering or similar
• Working knowledge of COMAH & EPR regulations
• Knowledge of SECR

Beneficial Experience and Personal Attributes:

• Team leader or supervisory experience
• Full Member of IEMA or similar
• Trained incident investigator
• NORM Management / RPS
• Trained ISO14001 auditor
• Build excellent relationship to influence & collaborate with peers & stakeholders to deliver mutual success.
• Plan and organise, must be able to multi-task whilst displaying flexibility and strong prioritisation skills.
• Take a pragmatic approach to work whilst acting with integrity.
• Work alongside leadership, be proactive and self-starting.
• Use personal credibility and relationships to educate and assist others.

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Benefits:

At Perenco we value and reward our people, offering competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits including:

• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Excellent Pension Provision
• 25 Days Holiday
• Discretionary Bonus
• Profit ‘Units’ Sharing Scheme

Position location

Job location

Europe, United Kingdom, Wytch Farm (Dorset)

Precision

Candidate criteria

Education level

3-year university degree

Experience level

10 years or more