Competence Specialist

AGR; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading energy services firm in Scotland seeks a Competence Specialist to ensure efficient competence advisory services in the oil and gas sector. Responsibilities include managing competence assurance, conducting assessments, and developing assurance plans. Ideal candidates will have experience in competence management systems and knowledge of safety and regulatory requirements. This is a contract role offering an exciting opportunity to contribute to essential safety and operational standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in previous competence coordination.
• Experience with competence management systems within the upstream oil and gas industry.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and competence assurance management standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of competence assurance plans.
• Conduct assessments and/or internal verification.
• Manage the competence assurance register.

Skills

Production Operations background

Experience in competence coordination

Knowledge of safety case requirements

Job description

About the role

AGR are working closely with our Aberdeen-based client to recruit a Competence Specialist to join its team.

This role will report directly into the Training and Competence Team lead and be responsible for providing efficient competence advisory services within the operated assets, technical and HSE function.

This is a key role that will maintain the latest standards, procedures and systems to ensure consistent best practice is deployed in the competence area satisfying country specific language legislation and client requirements.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Support the development of site, business and portfolio competence assurance plans in a timely manner to identify technical and legislative competence needs
• Conduct assessments and/or internal verification as required
• Manage the competence assurance register and build effective relationships with assessors and internal verifiers assisting with standardisation meetings and ensuring they are following correct process
• Manage Competence and Job Profiles in the Competence Management System and prepare and issue competence reports
• Actively contribute to key competence strategies including competence frameworks
• Maintain assessment programmes for Safety Critical, Operational Critical and Technical that will minimise risk to the safety of personnel, the integrity of the assets and the maintenance of the environment at both the offshore and onshore locations
• Provide support for any audit and inspections that involve Competence

At AGR we are committed to finding the best fit for our team, building a unique and exciting environment. Even if you don’t meet every requirement below but you feel you have something to bring to the table please still apply or get in touch with a member of our recruitment team.

Requirements

• Production Operations background
• Proven experience in previous competence coordination
• Experience with competence management systems within the upstream oil and gas industry
• Knowledge of safety case requirements, regulatory requirements and competence assurance management standard

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Training

Industries

Oil and Gas