Operations Specialist - Project Support (OESS)

Job Overview

This position is responsible for facilitating and coordinating the Project Support Operations function within the OESS, Project Management Team (PMT), and Offshore Operations to ensure the safe and efficient execution of offshore brownfield projects including construction, commissioning, and start-up phases.

Key Responsibilities (Part I)

• Provide operational input and facilitation for brownfield project design developments to ensure compliance with company standards concerning operability, maintainability, reliability, and integrity, incorporating Human Factors standards.
• Contribute to brownfield design processes such as Design Reviews, Hazard Identification (HAZID), Hazard and Operability (HAZOP), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) studies, Constructability Reviews, and Model Reviews.
• Engage in risk evaluations including Risk Screening and Formal Risk Assessments (FRA) for brownfield projects to verify risk identification, appropriate control measures, and adherence to Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) requirements without interrupting baseline operations.
• Maintain effective communication and cooperation with various company groups and departments to promptly align on interface agreements, design challenges, and deviations related to brownfield tie-ins.
• Monitor and ensure completeness of project-initiated electronic Management of Change (e-MOC) and Interface Agreements, including updating Operation & Maintenance (O&M) procedures to incorporate brownfield modifications; review Cause and Effect charts and Distributed Control System (DCS) modification graphics; participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for Instrumentation, Controls, and Safety Systems (ICSS); and support Alarm Rationalization.
• Provide advisory input for developing start-up procedures that support integrated start-up plans for brownfield and greenfield projects, as well as contribute to Operations Readiness requirements.

Key Responsibilities (Part II)

• Coordinate internally to develop start-up procedures and integrated plans for safe start-up of brownfield and greenfield facilities.
• Facilitate Offshore Operations contributions to Operations Readiness and supervise the identification of opportunities, implementation of best practices, and prioritization to ensure cross-functional and organizational alignment.
• Review handover deliverables from new facilities' Project-to-Producing Asset (P-to-PA), including procedures, equipment criticality assessments, Bill of Material (BOM), Recommended Spare Part List (RSPL), maintenance strategies, and asset registers; collaborate with material engineers to resolve outstanding issues.
• Maintain an integrated activities plan encompassing all offshore projects and asset activities to detect and resolve scheduling conflicts and effectively manage Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS).
• Facilitate frequent coordination with the PMT and Operations Shutdown department to optimize project-driven shutdown scopes and durations; oversee offshore projects’ shutdown Cold Eye Reviews (CER) and ensure compliance with the Shutdown Management System (SDMS) processes and gate requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in offshore/onshore oil and gas facilities operations, including at least 2 years in a supervisory capacity within offshore operations.