Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Area Authority. This is a staff core crew role on a 2/3. The preference is for experience of FPSOs in the North Sea.
Overview
Experienced and safety-focused Area Authority to expand and strengthen the team. This is a key operational role responsible for controlling activities within an assigned area through the Control of Work process. You will coordinate permitted work, isolations and simultaneous operations, maintain a clear understanding of plant status, and ensure activities are prepared and completed safely and efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Acting as Area Authority within the Control of Work process
- Reviewing, coordinating and authorising permitted activities
- Maintaining oversight of plant status, isolations, operational hazards and simultaneous operations
- Supporting safe work on hydrocarbon-processing plant, utilities, marine systems, power-generation equipment and integrated control and safety systems
- Managing the safe reinstatement of plant following intrusive maintenance.
- Aligning Control of Work preparation with 28-day, 90-day and turnaround plans
- Conducting worksite visits, monitoring and audits to confirm compliance with Control of Work requirements
- Applying process-safety principles and maintaining awareness of major accident hazards and performance standards
- Managing interfaces between disciplines to minimise operational and simultaneous-operations risk
- Supporting effective resource use, identifying potential cost concerns and highlighting opportunities to reduce waste
- Capturing lessons learned and maintaining high-quality permit records
- Coaching offshore personnel to build their Control of Work knowledge and competence
- Carrying out duties allocated under the installation's Emergency Response Plan
- Supporting additional operational activities and projects when required.
Essential qualifications and experience
- HND recognised trade qualification or equivalent technical experience
- Strong knowledge of hydrocarbon-processing facilities and utility systems
- Practical experience of Control of Work, permit-to-work and plant-isolation processes in an offshore or major-hazard environment
- Understanding of process-safety management, major accident hazards and performance standards
- Experience in coordinating multidisciplinary work and simultaneous operations
- Awareness of integrated asset planning and incident-investigation techniques
- Valid certification for working offshore in the UK North Sea
Desirable experience
- Previous experience as an Area Authority, operations supervisor or in a comparable Control of Work role
- Working knowledge of FPSO operations and marine interfaces
- Familiarity with integrated control and safety systems, power generation, marine, subsea and diving, drilling and well-intervention activities
- Previous team-lead, supervisory or coaching experience
The qualities you will bring
- A strong and visible commitment to health, safety, environmental protection, and asset integrity.
- A calm, authoritative and accountable approach to controlling work.
- Sound operational judgement and the confidence to challenge, pause or stop work when conditions are unsafe or unclear.
- Strong planning, coordination and decision-making skills.
- Clear communication with offshore and onshore teams, contractors, vendors, and regulators.
- A collaborative approach that encourages engagement, shared responsibility, and continuous improvement.
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Area Authority - 2/3 in Redruth employer: Orion Group
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