Area Authority

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all. We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments you need during the recruitment process. 

We value all our people and their contributions and recognise the benefits we gain from the diversity that exists amongst our teams.

Who We Are Looking For:

• Job Title: Area Authority
• Duration: Permanent
• Location: Azerbaijan
• Work schedule: 4*4 Rotation

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and audit worksites to confirm compliance with Upstream Control of Work system.
• Overall responsibility to the OIM/SC for the safe Control of Work activities in accordance with these procedures and within their designated area.
• Liaising with Assistant Rig Superintendent on day-to-day planning of drilling operations and permit requirements.
• Liaising closely with the Performing Authority (PA) when planning permits, to ensure that the appropriate hazards and controls have been identified for that task.
• Ensuring the appropriate level of risk assessment is carried out for the task.
• Ensuring that all the appropriate control measures have been put in place prior to allowing a Permit to be issued, confirming that the PA fully understands the scope of the task and that other members of the work party have been fully briefed via a safety Toolbox Talk or equivalent means of communication.
• Discussion & approval of isolation design with Isolating Authority (IA), control of isolation implementation and ensuring that the isolation is in place prior to allowing an associated permit to be issued. Also ensuing that the isolation is properly removed after completion of the work and cancellation of the permit. Evaluate all.
• Work to be carried out to the requirements of the Permit-to-Work system, initiate, and write Permits-to-Work as necessary and ensure that all safety precautions are taken and only work is carried out stated in the Permit-to-Work.
• Ensuring that adequate handovers take place at shift change, crew change or other change out/over of AA’s, PA’s and IA’s.
• Maintaining the Long-term Isolations Register and carrying out audits as specified in Safe Isolation and Reinstatement of Plant.
• Validate lessons learned and audits.
• Familiarise themselves with the Safety Policy and to take all reasonable care to ensure the health and safety of themselves and persons likely to be affected by their acts or omissions.
• Ensure that the Safety Policy is fully implemented and adhered to by all persons under their authority.
• Ensure that all tasks supervised are adequately planned, making use of client, pre-shift, TBT/TRIC, and is communicated to those involved. Ensure that first line supervisors are present at the TRIC/TBT.
• Comply with Waste Management Legislation, Manual Handling Regulations, COSHH, Risk Assessments and other relevant legislation.
• Ensure that all lifting operations are carried out in accordance with LOLER and Company lifting operations procedures (further responsibilities defined in LOLER procedure).
• Ensure that planned safety inspections and audits on the installation are carried out in accordance with Safety Policy by themselves and those under their authority.
• Take immediate action to contain, eliminate or guard against actual and potential hazards to safety, health, plant and equipment which come to their attention in the course of their work.
• Guide and direct personnel to comply with approved safety procedures to prevent incidents on the installation.
• Authorised to carry out atmosphere testing and monitoring for entrance into confined spaces if deemed competent, carry out unsafe act auditing and plant inspection once during each offshore trip (delegate as appropriate).
• Ensure compliance to all client procedures & relevant Company Management Systems.
• Explain to the persons concerned the visible and hidden hazards involved in the jobs. (Job Safety Analysis / Pre job meeting).

Experience:

• Previous offshore experience as Area Authority.
• Proven Safety Leadership.
• Completion and recording of task and area audits.

Skills:

• Commitment to safe working practices, policies, and legislation.
• Good communication skills and ability to work as an individual and as part of a team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Fully qualified and practicing Area Authority using Upstream CoW in the BP ECOW system.
• Understand P&ID drawings and process isolation requirements.