Platform EPRD Lead – Decommissioning

Description

• Develop and maintain a positive company culture, including promoting the company Mission Statement and Core Values, maintaining an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and driving continuous improvement.
• Take accountability for successful Platform EPRD delivery and joint accountability for the success of all International Division Decommissioning projects and activities.
• Responsible for working closely with the SHE Team to ensure all regulatory requirements are met, including the Decommissioning Programme, permits, licences, acknowledgements, notifications and consents (PLANC), environmental waste accounting and legacy requirements.
• Ensure compliance with the Decommissioning Programme and any other regulatory interfaces on the project.
• Share in the team accountability for overall department financial performance.
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally, with key contractors to provide foundations for dealing with challenges effectively, such as conflict management, change management, potential variations etc.
• Promote a culture of cost efficiency.
• Support the Decommissioning focal points with compilation of the annual department budget and have responsibility for own lines therein.
• Work together with contractors, verifiers, all company functions and the decommissioning department to promote and ensure a cohesive and collaborative team environment in which to deliver successful projects.
• Take a leading role in maintaining and building effective external interfaces, including those with regulators, industry bodies, supply chain members and other operators.
• Line manage decommissioning resources within their team and work with the Decommissioning Superintendent to support development of personnel within the decommissioning department.
• Work closely with the team to create an environment where everyone can perform to their best, enhancing the delivery of decommissioning projects and creating value for the company.
• Communicates clearly key messages to support delivery of Platform EPRD, including a Vision for success, clarity on plans and progress, early alerts for potential challenges, and clarity on costs, opportunities and threats.
• Leads the Contract Management for the Platform EPRD Workstream, working closely with SCCO and the Decommissioning Superintendents, ensuring all contracts are managed to deliver safe, environmentally responsible and value adding activities in line with the contract and commercial agreements, including, Platform EPRD Removals Services Contracts (RSC), Marine Warranty Surveyors (MWS) and all other support services required for Platform EPRD delivery.
• Ensure delivery of safe, efficient and compliant recycling and disposal activities at nominated disposal yard(s). Responsible for reporting and evidence gathering necessary to complete the Decommissioning Programme close-out process.
• Responsible for effective turnaround and close-out of Contractor issued Technical Queries, efficient resolution of any Contractor Variation Order Requests and co-ordination of the Management of Change
• Responsible for leading a team to deliver contract management and Workstream Leadership of all North Sea Platform EPRD, plus joint responsibility for the overall success of all decommissioning activities, working with the wider team to ensure decommissioning campaigns and activities are executed safely, within budget and on schedule.
• Establish active and consistent risk (threat and opportunity) management throughout all decommissioning phases and ensure clear communication to the business, identify where escalation is required.
• Ensure effective and value-adding reporting is in place, including financial control and reporting. Take accountability for financial budgets for the Platform EPRD Workstream.
• Ensure the Platform EPRD Workstream is led through the PDP process, ensure full workstream cost estimating, annual budgeting, effective cost reporting, risk management, overall project planning & milestones, leads scenario planning, compile resource profiles, agree project objectives and metrics, maintain robust management of change, ensure an effective evaluate phase(s) is conducted so learnings can be taken forward.
• (MOC) process. Effective recording and future implementation of all lessons learned.
• Responsible for working with the Information Management (IM) team to ensure the quality and completeness of knowledge & project content is maintained during the course of the project in accordance with IM procedures and to protect any contractual positions that come with lump sum contracts.

Requirements

• Be open-minded and inquisitive to developments in techniques, commercial models and technologies etc applicable to decommissioning projects.
• Ability to keep the larger project picture in mind, including recognising where interfaces may be needed.
• Demonstrated support of company’s culture, promoting participation in our teams, committees and forums, including EDI, ER, CSC, Safety Forum, Sports and Social.
• Competency in risk assessment and mitigation at project level.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles. Ability to seek value for the business by promoting and applying these principles appropriately.
• Structural Engineering background.
• Demonstrated ability to work together with others to achieve results and successfully coach and mentor team and peers to do likewise.
• Experience of executing Platform EPRD activities
• Demonstrated people management skills – performance management, resource planning, and recruitment.
• Knowledge of the offshore working environment.
• Project Management Qualification or working towards accreditation with a recognised body. i.e. APM or PMI.
• Oral & written communication, drive, energy)
• Experience of managing budgets, teams and working collaboratively with external parties.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively – able to articulate complex ideas and views, able to listen effectively to others and take on board alternative points of view.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage a high performing team.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement
• Be open to collaborative opportunities externally and internally.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach staff. Has clear understanding of when to lead and not manage.
• Experience of leading large scale, high-value contracts and project scopes.
• Ability to enquire and challenge the relevance of accepted operational standards for the decommissioning phase;
• Technical/Engineering degree or a number of years of experience in a technical field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead successful cross functional projects. Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with conflict, disagreement and indecision. Ensures decisions are made.
• Previous experience of disposal yard activity management.
• Be able to prioritise multiple work fronts, both for themselves but also provide guidance to less experienced team members;
• Demonstrated ability to create an empowered team, setting clear expectations and ensuring the team take accountability for delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge traditional thinking, driving innovation to solve complex issues.
• Demonstrated knowledge in areas of Decommissioning and Project Management. Competency in large contract management.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation in technical solutions
• Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate team and wider peers and colleagues towards the attainment of key goals.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance