MANAGER ASSET INTEGRITY And PROCESS SAFETY

Job Purpose

Lead and manage cost-effective integrity assurance and process safety improvement programs, establish policies, standards and processes across the company and manage a companywide centre of excellence to provide assurance of the Asset Integrity and Process Safety for all Sites/ Pipelines, throughout their life cycle. Enable full visibility of Asset Integrity threats in order to contribute to broad awareness of the status of the asset integrity that enables decision-making at all levels of the Organisation including shareholders, and promote a culture of excellence.

Key Accountabilities

Asset Integrity & Process Safety Policy, Standards, Processes and Practices

• Ensure that asset integrity and process safety related policies, framework and standards are updated and continually improved in line with ADNOC requirements and to establish standardised approaches which deliver improved integrity assurance & process safety.
• Lead companywide programs to implement sustainable improvements of asset integrity and process safety activities in order to ensure compliance with company standards throughout the asset lifecycle and to contribute to increased process safety.
• Manage the administration of the technical authority framework in order to formalize technical decisions which influence the integrity of company Assets and process safety performance. Ensure the establishment and management of processes whereby technical integrity, operating integrity and process safety events, opportunities and risks are reviewed across the company, improvement areas are identified. Follow-up the implementation of the mitigation actions in order to avoid recurrence of similar events throughout the asset lifecycle.
  
  

• Establish a coherent, accurate reporting system for the integrity performance and status of the assets and related processes to provide basis for management decisions.
• Manage the development of and communicate asset integrity and process safety performance reports to Corporate and Shareholders that provide confidence in asset integrity status and process safety performance throughout the asset lifecycle.
  
  

• Establish effective networks of internal stakeholders (e.g. process owners and subject matter experts) and activate associated governance to maximize the benefit to the company.
• Promote a proactive attitude and culture towards integrity assurance, challenge entrenched practices and established ways of working and change these to align with standardised world class practices.
• Ensure the provision of expert advice, support and training in relevant areas and act as interface between sites and other entities across the company in order to establish and sustain the new ways of working.
• Contribute to definition of the competence requirements and direct the development of the asset integrity and process safety skill pool across the sites to ensure current and future capability is in place to meet the business needs.
  
  

• Develop, establish and maintain a comprehensive Asset Integrity and Process Safety Risk Management framework that enable full visibility and clear understanding of AIPS risks across the company. Design adequate means for reporting and maintaining a live AIPS Risk Register at each site as well as at corporate.
• Manage the corporate centre of expertise that provide timely and effective support for AIPS related risk assessment and mitigation to projects and sites teams.
• Establish a comprehensive risk-based Assurance programs across all projects and operating assets including Pipelines, as a Risk Assurer, in coordination with all stakeholders for Level 2 and 3 Audits and in compliance with ADNOC standards and guidelines.
  
  

• Explore and implement digital technologies such as Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twin, Robotics, Drones related to Process Safety, Operating and Technical integrity to enhance efficiency, productivity and Asset Integrity and Process safety.
• Manage the development of data analytics platform for AIPS activities in line with digitalization strategies to meet oil and gas 4.0 vision and goals.
  
  

• Develop consistent and realistic long and short term operational plans for the Department in line with the Division objectives and manage the implementation of the approved long and short term plans and ensure they are effectively converted into its performance objectives to realise the Division Objectives and established service levels.
  
  

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering with advanced knowledge/practice in Quality, Business Process and Performance Management systems
  
  

• 12 years of professional experience in the Oil & Gas industry with at least 6 years in a relevant managerial role and direct exposure to Plant Operations, including 6 years of supervisory experience.
• Thorough knowledge of gas extraction and processing plant operations, production engineering principles, maintenance & inspection and project management,
• Mastery of methods, system and techniques relevant to Integrity Assurance
• Knowledge of applicable and relevant standards and industry best practices,
• Management skills related to the functional domain and disciplines,
• Sound knowledge of HSE principles their application relevant to Oil & Gas industry.