Senior Training & Competence Advisor

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Training & Competence Advisor to join the Aberdeen team on a maternity cover basis.

Responsibilities:

• Provide the business with support and advice on higher level training and competence matters.
• Provide support and guidance to Skills Pool team members ensuring consistency of application.
• Support the review training and competence frameworks in line with business and industry requirements and standards.
• Management of approved centre and correspondence with Awarding Bodies.
• Administration of Vocational Qualifications and In-House Logbooks including applications of accredited certification where applicable.
• Responsible for ensuring legislative compliance with awarding body standards.
• Administer, monitor, and control the electronic competence management system (CMS).
• Provide information, support and guidance to the Skills Pool Coordinators, Competence Specialists, and onsite assessment teams.
• Lead, audit & manage internal reviews in respect to the quality management system processes utilised for both the awarding bodies and in-house competence standards.
• Identify better efficient ways of working and develop and revise processes and procedures.
• Identify problems and come up with solutions.

Key accountabilities:

• Participate in standalone projects as required.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Management of Skillspool mailbox and in-house systems.
• Query and Service level Management – both Internal and external clients.
• Proactive management and ownership of data stored in various systems within business area.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Minimum Experience:

• Previous Training & Competence experience, preferably in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and information to a range of audiences and stakeholders.
• Strong ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, to work collaboratively to achieve objectives.
• Monitors compliance with standards and processes to assure optimal delivery.
• Ability to manage a high volume of work and prioritise.
• Able to provide effective team management to achieve complex or high priority objectives, and develop others personally and professionally.
• Strong ability to work flexibly - managing changing and competing priorities and absorbing new information rapidly to address complex issues including workforce planning.
• Able to apply judgement, creativity and flexibility to generate new and innovative ideas and approaches and to solve complex problems.
• Able to challenge and influence others, including more senior colleagues and stakeholders, to ensure that the right outcomes are achieved.

Role-Specific Skills:

• Clear understanding of technical disciplines and associated competencies.
• Ability to analyse data and provide recommendations on findings.
• Capability to advise and support on training and competence programmes.
• Professional demeanour, interpersonal skills.
• Lead by example.
• Able to demonstrate a level of team working skills.
• Problem solver that is curious in their approach.
• Attention to detail.
• Demonstrate sound, fact-based decision making, and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, clients and contractors to help teams achieve goals.

Company Overview:

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.

Diversity Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.